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CCC’s Solar Power Adventures

Tony Awad, Consolidated Contractors Company
Consolidated Contractors Company

As a pioneer in the construction industry, and with a vision to lead in promoting green awareness, CCC believes in providing future generations with a healthy and safe environment as well as social and economic prosperity. As a result, CCC started examining the implementation of solar energy applications on construction camps in the Middle East early on. At the moment, solar technology is put to successful use in various CCC units and projects. The rationale behind these schemes is to reduce the electrical energy consumed by camps by utilizing environmentally-friendly technologies. more[...]

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The UN Global Compact in Africa

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Different activities regarding the UN Global Compact are described in selected countries, like Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and South Africa. The main topics are renewable energy resources and biodiversity, human rights and anti-corruption. more[...]

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When Women Do Better, Economies To Do Better

Mara Swan, ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup

Few companies have helped empower women like ManpowerGroup – both inside and outside our organization. As the world leader in innovative workforce solutions for 65 years, ManpowerGroup was one of the first employers to bring women into the workforce decades ago and remains a pioneer for women today. We not only provide experience and employment opportunities to women that they previously may not have had access to, but equally important, we nurture a culture that respects how diversity of thought inspires the productivity, innovation, and collaboration companies need in the Human Age – an era of certain uncertainty requiring flexibility and new approaches to work. more[...]

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Personal and Professional Development of Women in Agribusiness

Francesca Carnesella, Camposol and Copeinca
Camposol

According to figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, of the economically active population in Peru, 24 percent of all workers are in the agriculture sector – one-third of whom are women. Agribusiness has an extensive labor reserve that employs thousands of men and women in decent work conditions and good pay guaranteed by law, which allows for improvement in their quality of life. CAMPOSOL generates more than 13,000 jobs, of which approximately 40 percent are held by women, thus creating an opportunity to improve their quality of life. more[...]

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Ten Innovative Sustainability Reports

Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd

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AfDB and Kenya Sign Multi-Million Dollar Loan Agreement to Finance Hydroelectric Power Project and Enhance Higher Education

African Development Bank (AfDB)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the Government of Kenya amounting to millions of dollars to finance a major regional hydroelectric power project and the enhancement of the country’s higher education system. more[...]

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Water Footprints: Lessons from Kenya’s Floriculture Sector

Prof. Wayne Visser, Kaleidoscope Futures

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The Human Age

Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup

Recent events in many countries across the world are a stark reminder that the power of the human spirit should not be underestimated. As we put the “Great Recession” behind us and look toward a more positive – and yet vastly different – new era, we are reminded that it was the innovation, creativity, and passion of people who got the world through those challenging times. During the downturn, companies had to cope with “doing more with less” – raising productivity yet with fewer people to get the work done. This required new approaches, new perspectives, and above all, new ingenuity. The recession is in our rearview mirror but that pressure to do more with less has endured – we have entered the Human Age. more[...] login_required

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For Young People to Succeed

Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup

Global youth unemployment stands at record levels and significantly outstrips that of joblessness rates for other age groups. Everywhere you look, the numbers are deeply troubling. The latest statistics from the International Labour Organization put the global youth unemployment rate at more than 81 million workers – 40 percent of the total unemployed. The developing world, with generally younger populations, is disproportionately affected. According to the ILO, the highest regional youth unemployment rates exist in the Middle East and North Africa, where close to one out of every four young people are out of work. more[...] login_required

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Wind Power: Real Energy, Real Jobs

Philip Warburg

Wind power could supply 20% of U.S. electricity and generate hundreds of thousands of new jobs per year – unless Congress kills the wind tax credit. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has been outspoken in deriding President Obama’s efforts to give wind and solar power the prominence they deserve on America’s energy agenda. “In place of real energy, Obama has focused on an imaginary world where government-subsidized windmills and solar panels could power the economy,” he wrote in a March editorial in Columbus Dispatch. more[...]

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Women's Empowerment Principles - Equality Means Business

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

The Women's Empowerment Principles are a set of Principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. They are the result of a collaboration between the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, part of UN Women) and the United Nations Global Compact. The development of the Principles included an international multi-stakeholder consultation process, which was launched in March 2009. more[...] login_required

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Proliferation of Hydroelectric Dams in the Andean Amazon and Implications for Andes-Amazon Connectivity

Matt Finer, Center for International Environmental Law

A short studie over the strategic planning and policies of hydroelectric dams and its implication in Andean-Amazon region. more[...] login_required

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Empowering Women For More Sustainable Communities

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As a global organization with a presence in 82 countries and territories, Manpower Inc.’s employees, associates, clients, and candidates are naturally diverse. Diversity brings a broader range of perspectives and capabilities to our organization, as we continue to be innovative by remaining open to the ideas of all. Manpower’s core mission is to provide the best possible talent for our clients, and that means tapping into all populations and including those that have traditionally been underrepresented. Diversity is essential to maintaining our role as an expert in the changing world of work. more[...] login_required

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Joerres, Jeffrey A.

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