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Something a little bit different from McDonalds an advertising billboard which actually grows salad!

English Heritage will be launching their ‘Heritage at Risk’ project in July 2008.  The project will create the first comprehensive register of the country’s neglected or decaying historic properties and sites.

The Times has an interesting article on ‘human power’, where the footfall of people could be harnessed to produce emission free energy.  People’s feet would compress pads underneath flooring which would generate electricity by pushing a fluid through a mini – turbine.    The Spinnaker Tower, a popular visitor attraction in Portsmouth, could be one of the first destinations which could install the technology.

Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth - from Pompey Shoes, Flickr

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the UK chef famous for his River Cottage television series, launched a shareholders’ resolution for Tescos to improve the welfare standards of the chickens which they sell.  However, the BBC reports that he received under 10% of the votes at the annual general meeting (he needed 75% of the votes).

Ethical Trading Manager needed for high-profile textile-based fashion-brand.  This high-street fashion brand has a growing commitment to CSR. The company recognises the growing imperative of carefully measuring and managing its impact across all of its activities and is now recruiting a compliance office to take over the management of CSR and Intellectual Property (IP) issues within its supply chain across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. This is an exciting opportunity to gain an insight into the fashion industry’s factories and an understanding of the balance of commercial pressures within a CSR context. You can expect regular international travel across the EMEA region.

The job:

• Taking ownership of the company’s CR programme in the EMEA region, by managing its supply chain and assessing and reporting on relevant CSR risks
• Engaging with suppliers and driving compliance improvements throughout EMEA
• Tracking and reporting the CR status of vendors/manufacturers.
• Managing new factory / labour assessments and auditing programmes
• Establishing relationships and engaging with other brands and where applicable broader stakeholders.
• Helping to drive buy-in and impact of CR issues throughout the organisation.
• Training factories in the region on the company’s Ethical Trading Policy
• Assisting with intellectual property (IP) management at the factory level and providing general support to the IP team
• Establish a network of service providers who can help factories achieve compliance and improve their businesses.  These providers should be able to identify root causes of ethical trading issues and provide relevant business solutions to these, such as productivity training, etc

You:

• Are a qualified social auditor or have similar experience of devising an ethical trading approach
• Have worked in a similar role for 3+ years.
• Preferably have languages including any of the following: French, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian and/or Spanish.
• Have worked with textiles/accessories brands and are aware of the key sustainability issues facing the industry.
• Are driven, enthusiastic and enjoy travel, with a passion for ethics
• Are autonomous, but also function well within a team

Location: London
Deadline: urgent
If you’d like to be considered for this position, please send us your details here, with the following job reference included in the subject: 10276 – EMEA CR Mgr

Previously we have written a post on Natural Retreats, a provider of luxury self catering breaks in the Yorkshire Dales.  Their ethos centres on providing environmentally friendly breaks.  Natural Retreats have recently announced that they will be introducing new sites in the UK in the near future.   Click here to find out more.

A new report from management consultants Arthur D. Little looks at the notion that opportunities are being missed by companies which do not embrace sustainability. “Scratch the surface of many companies’ claims on sustainable performance and what lies beneath leaves much to be desired. Research by Arthur D. Little, for example, shows that even among Nordic companies, widely regarded as among the most environmentally responsible of corporate citizens, the response to the challenge of sustainability lacks rigour.”  You can download the report from their website.

Something a little bit different the Orange Wind Charger - find out more about GotWind here.

We have written several posts about Under the Thatch and we continued to be impressed by their work.  Bryncyn located in the Camarthenshire Hills is another recent addition to their portfolio of self catering properties.

Great opportunity for a creative and sustainability inspired individual to join a rapidly growing brand communications consultancy
This position is within a small, dynamic communications and brand consultancy that helps its clients to build more environmentally and socially responsible brands. The company develops innovative strategies and programmes that embed sustainability into the heart of its clients’ businesses to deliver more value to consumers, staff, investors and communities. This is an exciting opportunity to grow a company and use your sustainability expertise to help develop lasting change in client organisations.

The job:

• Working on research & consulting projects – these involve business sustainability strategy development, brand development and alignment, and marketing strategy development.
• Developing internal communication strategies for clients and promoting and managing organisational change effectively.
• Managing the process of pitching for new business.
• Managing projects to time, budget and quality and providing support and direction for junior members of the team.

You:

• Have 2-5 years experience from either a marketing and sustainability background.
• Possess a strong strategic mindset which is coupled with creativity and innovation.
• Have excellent comprehension of CSR and implications/opportunities for branding.
• Have a demonstrable passion for environmental and social change.

The position comes with various opportunities to travel and interact with a range of people.

If you’re interested in more information, please send Bright Green your details here, with the following job reference included in the subject: 10152