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...Stigson is president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, an organization of about 200 companies committed to smart environmental policies. Some cutbacks are inevitable, he believes, but "sustainable development is now an integrated part of doing business. It's not a question of environment versus business. It's a business issue, and if companies don't address it, they will have problems with their license to operate and grow." His business council has been working with most of the leading players in the cement, metals and mining, and electric-utility industries to define specific targets for such things...
...held in front of about sixty men and women last night to accompany the white ribbon campaign. Among them, in jacket and tie, were over a dozen members of the Phoenix final club. “Those of you who have done work with male violence know the nature versus nurture argument comes up all the time. But it’s always brought up to end debate,” said Gordon W. Braxton, a prevention specialist in the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. “Today we want to use it as a conversation starter...
...battle we face is not of Republican versus Democrat but of the indifferent versus the committed." - on prioitizing the needs of Africa, as President George W. Bush was coming into office, Associated Press...
...Hammonds said following the tea. “I like to get a sense of the diversity of student opinion.” The discussion came mostly from the students and centered on the possibility of a student center, the positive and negative aspects of large versus small classes, and the importance of good pedagogy. Hammonds later added that she was not surprised by any of the topics discussed, as she had heard “similar versions” of each argument in prior conversations with students. She also said that the setting was more formal than...
...Private-sector employers may be cutting deeply into employee benefits, but for local and state governments, the gravy train rides on. Last year state and local governments spent an average of 51% more per employee on benefits and compensation than private-sector employers did, or $39.50 per hour worked versus $26.09, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute. And the disparity continues to grow...