1. The State of Sustainability Leadership 2011

Dr Wayne Visser, CEO of CSR International and Visiting Professor of Social Responsibility at Manheim University, Germany, comments on the new list comparing the emerging themes from 2010 with the earlier Top 50 listing. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

2. Costa Rica: Living Sustainably and Happily

The Central American country of Costa Rica, well-known as a haven for eco-tourism and peaceful, tropical living, is proving to the world that being a small nation in the developing world is no barrier to sustainability, happiness and ecological consciousness. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

3. Amazon’s Purchasing Data Finds U.S. Consumers Going Green

It can be difficult to wade through all the competing claims and find some hard data on the larger environmental movement in the United States. But if cross-category purchases of green products from the nation’s largest online retailer have anything to say about it, then Amazon may be capable of providing that larger picture of how America is going green. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

4. As BP Oil Spill Anniversary Looms, Gulf Restoration Groups Laud Introduction of RESTORE Act

A coalition of environmental, economic and social equity organizations today praised the Senate introduction of a bipartisan bill to ensure that 80 percent of the Clean Water Act (CWA) penalties to be paid by BP and others responsible for last year’s Gulf oil disaster will be used to restore the communities, economies and ecosystems of the Gulf region directly. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

5. US at Top Worldwide in EE Innovation

This week’s energy news looks bad for the United States – at first glance. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

6. UN Nature Panel to be Launched in Autumn

A new UN body advising governments on how to tackle biodiversity loss and protect so-called “ecosystem services” will be officially launched in early October. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

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