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Green Investments Summit (GIS) 2009 Singapore sets the platform for investors, financiers, clean energy developers, government representatives and global experts to successfully engage in global efforts to address the energy crisis and climate change. The conference offers an unparalleled platform for clean energy stakeholders to discuss and discover practical strategies to develop clean energy technologies and infrastructures under such challenging economic times.

GIS 2009 Singapore will give you:

• Policy and regulatory updates and show you how green deployment is here to stay
• Access to the global capital markets and investments in the clean energy market
• Access to the future of merger and acquisition activities in the green industry
• Updates on clean energy developments and outlining emerging opportunities in Asia
• Carbon finance opportunities for the clean energy market

Please visit http://www.alleventsgroup.com/greeninvest2009/ for more information.

ISBN: 978-0-470-71431-7

Hardcover: 326 pages

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recommended Retail Price: SGD 70.57 (including GST)

Available at all major bookstores

Book Review

Conversations with Green Gurus introduces various environmental pioneers from different sectors, including business, government, academics and non-governmental organisations:

• Ray Anderson (Founder of Interface, Inc)
• James Cameron (Founder, Executive Director and Vice-Chairman of Climate Change Capital)
• Paul Dickinson (CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project)
• John Elkington (Founding Partner and Director of Volans)
• John Grant (Author of The Green Marketing Manifesto)
• Denis Hayes (President and CEO of The Bullitt Foundation)
• Gary Hirshberg (President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm)
• Tony Juniper (Former Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
• Professor Sir David King (Former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government)
• Amory B. Lovins (Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute)
• Professor Wangari Maathai (Founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
• Ricardo Navarro (Founder and Director of the Salvadoran Centre for Appropriate Technology)
• Dr Vandana Shiva (Physicist, Environmental Activist and Author)
• Jeffrey Swartz (President and CEO of Timberland)
• Sir Crispin Tickell (Diplomat, Academic and Environmentalist)

These leaders share insights on their professional and personal lives, and their current views on sustainability. The book gives a concise overview of how these green gurus started their green journey, and their wish to see a more sustainable world.

Here’s some thoughts from the gurus:

Well, it’s easiest to start with the first principle of natural capitalism: radical resource efficiency. Just look for muda, that wonderful Japanese word that means waste, purposeless and futility. Look for any measurable input that produces no customer value, and set a goal of reducing it to zero. - Amory B. Lovins

So sustainability really can and should be at the core of what companies are now planning, in terms of, for example, where markets will go and what will be some of the future risk factors. At that fundamental level sustainability, for a company, is about being able to continue in business. - Tony Juniper

The beautiful thing about business is that it doesn’t have any ideology except to make money. If you can demonstrate that you make more money by saving the world, then businesses will save the world really quickly. And so all we have to do is wake up the consumer to stop putting money into their own endangerment. And that shouldn’t be very difficult. - Paul Dickinson

I think the biggest problem, which I must admit I’m still dealing with, is the fact that very many people do not see the environment as something that is integral to our daily lives. It tends to be seen as an outside issue, often associated with scientists and academics, but in fact it is very, very central to our lives. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat - all these things that we cannot live without. - Professor Wangari Maathai

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What is it: A relaxed get-together of the Green and Clean Community of Singapore.

For who: Everyone working on, with a passion for or just an interest in clean technologies, renewable, carbon management, water, energy efficiency, etc. Feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested. Friends, colleagues, anyone with an interest is welcome!

When: Wednesday July 8, there is no agenda so feel free to drop by anytime between 7:00 to 9:30 pm

Venue: Orgo (http://www.esplanade.com/eat_drink_shop/dining/orgo/index.jsp); Located on Esplanade’s spacious Roof Terrace overlooking the bay (we are getting a 10% discount on drinks!); 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981; Tel: +65 97336911; Nearest MRT: City Hall MRT

This event newsletter is from the organizer of China Solid Waste Management Summit 2009.

China Solid Waste Management Summit 2009 - China’s BIGGEST solid waste management summit inspiring you with unique business know-how and intelligence will be hold on September 24th -25th in Shanghai, China. The high-profile event will consist of 200+ top professionals from global solid waste fraternity including environment & solid waste authorities, solid waste operators, solid waste treatment plants, engineering consulting companies, technical solution suppliers, equipment & software providers, CDM project developers, investors and accounting & legal firms, etc.

During the unique summit, it will highlight emerging opportunities for foreign cooperation, specifically in terms of China’s current lack of sufficient capital, solid waste treatment technology & solution, waste-to-energy technology & solution, operational expertise, CDM projects development, arising from the current endeavor to significantly increase the country’s solid waste management ratio by accelerating solid waste management plant construction and upgrade nationwide.

China Solid Waste Management Summit 2009 is an exclusive platform gathering:

• 30+ eminent speakers & panelists in the industry
• 25+ representative countries and regions
• 25+ solid waste management operators
• 6+ specialized workshop sessions
• Compelling project showcase
• Site tour

And it focuses on the following issues:

• How could solid waste industry participants effectively share the 4 trillion stimulus package to drive its industrialization process?
• What is the right path for optimizing the pricing of solid waste management fees?
• How can domestic participants and foreign investors to make the best use of CDM benefits?
• Where are the most compelling waste management market and projects?
• How to promote waste-to-energy industrialization?
• Will the solid waste play a leading role in sustainable and renewable energy sector?
• How can foreign participants find the right local partners and enter China market?
• In-depth insights into updated technology innovation with zero secondary pollution

China Solid Waste Management 2009 concerns the updated technology innovation and industrialization issues, provides a leading-edge multinational one-on-one networking, market expanding and informative platform for industry members to explore the sustainable development of urban refuse comprehensive and circular utilization strategies based upon strategic partnership.

For more details, please review the official conference website: www.solidwastesummit.com

Any enquiry, please contact

Ms, Rachel Yang

Email: rachel.yang@igvision.com

Tel: +86-21-5161 5339

This News Report is from the organizer of Green Building China 2009.

New Highlight of environment conservation - Green Building China 2009

In the continuously evolving global contraction market, Asia has been proved to be the hot area with the most rapid development. In a year, it is expected that China, with an annual increase of over 9%, will come to the leadership in the construction industry. On the other hand, on the basis of energy-saving building, as the upgrade and development, green building seems to fit much more into the economic and social progress and to meet the demands of livelihood better.

Developing green building is an extremely important measurement of adapting China’s strategy to the global economic transformation and a curtail composition of the strategy to establish an innovative country, which makes green building an outstanding strategic position. China’s per capita natural resources seems at out elbows. Many existing buildings have a serious problem of resource and energy waste in the process of construction and use.

At present, China has buildings in service of 40 billion square meters in total, above 95% of which are high energy-consumption buildings. The energy consumption of unit area reaches as many as 2 or 3 times of that in the developed countries with the similar climate environment. Thus, the National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC), Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHRUD), Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), and relevant government bodies, after careful research, have published several standards to regulate and lead the healthy and rapid development of green buildings.

To carry out the strategy deployment of the State Council and Party Central Committee about energy saving and emission reduction, construct resource conservation & environment friendly society and promote intelligence and green building, the Green Building China 2009 will be held in November 3rd-4th, 2009.

This outlook will be on the basis of the combination of technology, policies and market. Government officials will arrive at the conference to present the green building industry trend and policy guide. Professional R&D elites will publish and communicate technical solutions; meanwhile, business leaders will provide talented insights about marketing feasibility.

Congress Name: Green Building China

Entrepreneur: Architectural Society of China

Organizer: Business Innovation Partner

Congress Time: 3rd-4th November, 2009

Congress Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, BEIJING SUN PALACE, Beijing, CHINA

CONGRESS TOPICS

Section One: Industry Related Policies and Rating System

Section Two: Financing and Marketing of Green Building Projects

Section Three: Evolving Green-Tech Making Sustainability Possible

Section Four: Future Outlooks

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Government Policy Makers
• International Authority of Green Building Rating System
• Chief Executive Officer, Head of R & D Department and Marketing
• Directors of International industry related manufacturing companies
• Representatives from green building projects developers
• Representatives from Financing institutions offering financial supports to green building constructions
• Developers of new environment-friendly energy technology
• Suppliers of Building Automation System and Building Energy-saving solution scheme and so on

For more information, please contact:

Austin XU, Project Manager of Business Innovation Partner

Tel: 021 6167 0500*812

Fax: 021 6167 0511

E-mail: austin.xu@bipartners.com

Internet address: www.greenbuildingchina.com

Venue: Seminar Room II, ISEAS

Speaker: Mr Jon Brodd, Chairman and CEO, Cima NanoTech, Inc

This seminar discusses the use of nanotechnology and nano materials to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of photovoltaics. For details and registration, visit the ISEAS website.

The Institute of Water Policy (IWP) is organising a Water Policy Dialogue on 25 June 2009 at the National University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus. If you’re interested in attending, pls register your attendance with IWP at iwplkyspp@nus.edu.sg. There will be a series of speakers covering the following themes:

1. Water Policy Dialogue | Water Governance

9.30 am - 2.00 pm

The Auditorium

2. Asian Water Review | Patterns, Achievements and Challenges

2.00 pm - 3.30 pm

Manasseh Meyer Building Room 3-1

3. Good Practices for Urban Water Management in Asia

3.50 pm - 5.30 pm

Manasseh Meyer Building Room 3-1

The Singapore International Water Week 2009 will be held from 22 to 26 June at Suntec Singapore, with the theme: Sustainable Cities - Infrastructure and Technologies for Water. This global platform for water solutions aims to bring together leaders, experts and practitioners to address water challenges, technologies and opportunities.

The event programmes include:

• Water Leaders Summit
• Water Convention
• Water Expo
• Business Forums
• Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize

During the Water Week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will also open the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, Singapore’s largest and most advanced used water treatment facility.

For more information on the Singapore International Water Week, visit www.siww.com.sg.

Standard Chartered @ Changi awarded Environmental Platinum Green Mark Certification

Features first-of-its-kind endangered species educational garden in commercial buildings

27 May 2009, Singapore - Standard Chartered announced today that its new office building, Standard Chartered @ Changi at Changi Business Park, has been awarded the Platinum Green Mark Certification by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (“BCA”).

The built-to-suit office building integrates energy and water efficient features and is expected to reduce energy consumption by up to 36 percent compared to conventional buildings in Singapore. The building will also incorporate an endangered species educational garden as part of its comprehensive range of eco-friendly features.

First-of-its-kind in office buildings, the garden is designed to be a recreational space as well as to raise awareness of environmental conservation among employees and the community. Located on the ground level, the garden will feature a range of plants which are extinct or at risk of extinction in the wild due to over-collecting or de-forestation.

Approximately 20 percent of the plants across the building’s 70,000 square feet landscaping will be of the endangered variety with educational areas focusing on a range of endangered plants with everyday uses in medicine or food.

This is part of Standard Chartered’s efforts to educate the next generation on the importance of protecting the environment. The Bank will collaborate with Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the Singapore Botanic Gardens to participate in awareness programmes throughout the world.

The new building includes energy efficient and water saving features such as:

• Solar panels to generate sufficient power to maintain the building when unoccupied. This would maintain emergency systems and landscape irrigation so the building effectively has zero energy consumption when not in use.
• An automatic drip-feed irrigation system utilising rainwater and recycled water for effective landscape management
• Recycling of waste water, condensate and rain water collection will result in considerable water savings of up to 19,890 m3 of water per year which is enough to fill eight Olympic-size swimming pools

Lim Cheng Teck, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, said:

Minimising the impact of our business on the environment has always been an integral part of Standard Chartered’s sustainable agenda. We are proud to be given this award as it is a strong recognition of the Bank’s commitment to improve the environmental impact of its operations, especially in the area of energy consumption in its buildings.

An integral part of this building is the trees, plants and foliage which will provide a healthier working environment as well as reinforce the importance of protecting our environment.

The BCA Greenmark Platinum award is the highest environmental award in Singapore recognising projects that demonstrate a minimum of 30% energy and water savings as well as environmentally sustainable building practices and innovative green features.

ISBN: 978-0-470-38779-5

Hardcover: 224 pages

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recommended Retail Price: SGD 52.38 (including GST)

Available at all major bookstores

Book Review

Smart Green is a green resource guide for entrepreneurs and business leaders interested in creating sustainable businesses. There is no single definition of a green company or what sustainability means for every company, but the author managed to describe the steps for a company to become Smart Green, which includes the following:

Smart Green companies must first reflect on what it takes to be green and be aware of sustainability issues. They should become green-aware; bio-aware; socially-aware; energy-aware and regionally-aware.

Smart Green companies conduct a needs analysis through footprint analysis, product life cycle analysis, business relationship analysis, and cash flow analysis. The outcomes help in the preparing of a green mission statement, which includes goals and objectives, desired outcomes, and involving stakeholders.

When Smart Green companies work on their strategic planning, they understand the seven tiers of Smart Green growth:

1. Awareness of the Need for Change
2. Recognition of Implications
3. Analysis of Current State
4. Applying a Systems View Approach
5. Planning and Implementing a Strategy
6. Analysis of and Reflection on Outcomes and Impacts
7. Innovation, Creativity, Growth, and Meaning

Smart Green companies also measure sustainability outcomes based on the analytics approach that looks at financial outcomes, long-term strategies, return on investment, continuous growth and best practices.

Smart Green companies are led by leaders who are aware of environmental, social and economic indicators, and measure success on profit and the extended footprint of the company.

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