We have previously discussed the benefits of teleconferencing systems and software in general, but as more organizations are adopting learning models, we want to emphasize e-learning specifically, and while our focus revolves around corporate social responsibility (CSR), the advantages we’ll mention certainly apply to a wide range of company training needs.
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The Benefits of E-Learning at Work
Posted in Communication, Education, Workforce Optimization, tagged corporate budget, corporate communication, corporate ethics, corporate training, CSR, e-learning, environmental curriculum, environmental education, environmental issues, green business, online training, senterra, senterra consulting, socio-environmental issues, sustainability education on June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The daunting task of green product design
Posted in Corporate Ethics and CSR, Education, Product Life Cycle, Supply Chain, Waste Management, tagged corporate communication, corporate ethics, cradle-to-cradle, CSR, education reform, environmental education, environmental issues, green business, green design, green products, life cycle assessment, Product Life Cycle, senterra, senterra consulting, socio-environmental issues, toxic products, zero-waste on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I first read William McDonough’s and Michael Braungart’s “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things” back in 2003, it occurred to me that responsible product design had to be the most daunting tasks imaginable to the world of manufacturing. The point is not to redesign everything we make to be indefinitely reusable and non-toxic by next Friday, the point is to really start thinking about what we make, how we make it and why.
How critical is an environmental education?
Posted in Education, tagged Belgrade Charter, education reform, environmental curriculum, environmental education, socio-environmental issues, U.N., UNEP, UNESCO on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is quite shocking to look back to the Belgrade Charter, adopted by the U.N. in October of 1975, reading once again over what seems to perfectly define the goal of an environmental education and realize that we have somehow managed to ignore its significance over the past three decades.
