Hal Levin's Final Research Report, Sustainability Through New Ways of Working, is the latest addition to our NewWOW library. This much-anticipated final draft incorporates the very significant changes to the energy outlook in the past year, member comments, and our work on the Sustainability Calculator. The report is extensively referenced for those readers wanting more detail. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/510 (click on the Attachment link at the bottom of the summary)
Reminder - Symposium V is less than two weeks away. Details, registration and a link to hotel reservations at http://www.newwow.net/members/#tabs-panelsblock_1-1
Member recommendations. Several members contributed articles this week. Many thanks to them for sharing with us.
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Kate North contributes information about the United Nations FI Property Working Group's recommendations suggesting that property fund managers embed responsible investment principles in their decision-making. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/865
Stewart Levine notes that blogger Seth Godin suggests a new standard for meetings and conferences, that says 'if you're going to spend the time and the money to see someone face to face, be in their face. Interact or stay home!" http://www.newwow.net/members/node/855#comment-572
George Horhota sent in an article about the efforts of Canadian companies (IBM Canada and Compugen) to cope with crowded offices. It features an interview with Peter Browne. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/866
Renate Fruchter provides a link to a scorecard for a corporate climate footprint from ClimateCounts. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/528#comment-570
Hal Levin sent in links to three pieces, including a blog about how ROI is a bigger selling point for sustainable IT, http://www.newwow.net/members/node/584#comment-573 a report on smart technology and climate, http://www.newwow.net/members/node/867#comment-574 and two new sustainability studies. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/867
Also newsworthy:
- To cube or not to cube? ThomasNet's Trends report describes why some companies are testing new workspaces that replace cubes with more flexible environments. It mentions Autodesk, Intel, Cisco and H-P. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/62#comment-571
- Book Review: Distracted: The Erosion of Attention. Reporter Marci Alboher writes about the problem of constant interruptions at work in an article for the New York Times. Our summary includes excerpts from an interview with author Maggie Jackson. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/255#comment-568
- US Flexibility study - 2008. The latest edition of a study of US workplaces by the Families and Work Institute finds that employers with more women and more minorities in top positions, and nonprofits organizations, are more likely to offer flexible workplaces. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/243#comment-567
