Welcome to ICBIS

by Ron Nielsen on September 18th, 2009

Check this section regularly for news items on business sustainbility – how it’s evolving, what impact it’s having, who’s doing what …

And send any contributions you may come across to us to be posted here by e-mailing: info@icbis.org

Some Examples of recent information on sustainability

Cadbury: A Testbed for Stewardship - Wall Street Journal, 7 January 2010

Managers embrace sustainability principles - Financial Times, 22 June 2009

Serious about reporting - Ethical Corporation, June 2009

Corporate Social Responsibility: A stress test for good intentions - The Economist, 14 May 2009

Here is an interesting introduction to the concept of sustainability

by Ron Nielsen on September 2nd, 2009

This video shows the fundamental challenges we face as a global community – which then translate into the more regional and local challenges we confront day-to-day.

Think about the often-cited interpretation of sustainable development from “Our Common Future”:  ‘… meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs … ‘ as you watch this short video.