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Viridor Credits Scotland - first award in Lanarkshire
Forward Scotland is delighted to announce the first grant award through
Viridor Credits Scotland to a community organisation in Lanarkshire.
Stonehouse Development Trust were awared £30,...
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National Industrial Symbiosis Programme - materials exchange
The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme provides a serivce to match companies with 'waste' materials to further their business activities.
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People
New Online Travel Calculator To Encourage Kids To Walk To School
To support International Walk to School Month, a new interactive online Travel Buster tool has been launched today - a colourful cartoon calculator aimed at showing 7 - 11 year olds that walking, or c...
Policies
Scotland to host global conference on species management
The management of wildlife species for conservation, conflict resolution and sustainability, will be the subject of a major international conference to be held in Scotland this month (October).
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12:00 - 06.10.2008
Blog >> Communities
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So should 80 school teachers be flying to Marbella for a professional development event? Found myself getting upset with all the fuss today, as why shouldn't a group that is hardly overpaid be allowed to travel to work hard for a couple of days and maybe enjoy an hour by the pool? Hearing the families and journalists today you'd think it was purely a holiday. Then again...
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11:58 - 30.09.2008
Blog >> People
It seems like everyday we wake up to the effects of our unsustainable behaviours.Read more...
The financial crisis/credit crunch, whatever you choose to call things is the legacy of years of irresponsible economic activity. It suggests that currently the reality of so called sustainable economic growth is a bit of an oxymoron.
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14:04 - 24.09.2008
Blog >> People
Not the most exciting decision I've had to take recently, but I had to replace an old Hotpoint machine after it had got REALLY NOISY. Bearings were away, and it wasn't worth fixing after over 10 years good service, including two young boys through washable nappies! I'd been able to fix a couple of things myself previously, including the door release and the carbon brushes on the motor, but this I felt this was beyond me, and only likely to put off the day I'd have to bite the bullet anyway.Read more...
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09:01 - 23.07.2008
Blog >> Business
Read more...Those clever people at Love your world in Glasgow have developed a range of products to advance the messages of environmental responsibility. It's much more than just bags..its about changing attitude and behaviour.
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15:07 - 28.05.2008
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Forward Scotland rejects the premise that economic growth, as expressed by GDP should be the principle means of measuring progress. A nation that embraces the principles of sustainable development would seek to achieve a more equitable balance between the spheres of the environment, the economy and society.
Our latest research with partners the Scottish Council Foundation discusses and proposes a a basket of subjective indicators which could be used as an alternative to GDP. We think it makes sense to explore these kinds of topics and challenge traditional thinking.
Sustainable development indicators in your Pocket 2008
Working with Children - Sample GuidanceEvents Calendar
- One World Week
October 19, 2008 - October 25, 2008
- Climate Change: The cost of inaction
October 21, 2008
- Climate Change Conference
October 21, 2008
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