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Comment on Commendations for Ogilvy PR at this year’s PRIA Awards by Termpapers1

Termpapers1 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:13:16 +0000

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Comment on Sam North and Brian Giesen take second place in the Ogilvy Digital Influence Essay Writing Competition by Jonathan Nguyen

Jonathan Nguyen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:58:24 +0000

I love it guys. Typical Sam North style… I wonder if there will be an @SamNorth soon.

Comment on Is sustainability and climate change still on the agenda? by Stephen Hale

Stephen Hale — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:48:30 +0000

Hi Kevin

Thank you for the response. I’m afraid that I can’t agree with your point of view given that the over whelming evidence globally does support a problem related to manmade environmental abuse. If 1000 doctors advised that there was something wrong and you needed an operation and 10 said that it was all fine would you ignore the advice? Even from a logical point of view I personally doubt that any human being could feel that the amount of pollution created by manmade sources since the dawn of industrialisation has had no effect. So let’s look at another angle for CEO’s. Most organisations are experiencing a major increase in the cost of energy and yet they are wasting massive amounts within the various operations they control. So we have a situation where the business has a rising but necessary cost and they can mitigate the risk through an effective sustainability program. In Australia as water supplies dry up they will have to consider a price for water. A decision becomes a bottom line driven decision but also provides a positive environmental result, improved corporate reputation and happier employees so a no brainer. The fact is that most major companies need to and are considering this a real issue so we continue to see the growth of sustainability strategy in businesses.

Comment on Sam North and Brian Giesen take second place in the Ogilvy Digital Influence Essay Writing Competition by Annabel Brown

Annabel Brown — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:40:59 +0000

A fantastic read gentlemen, well said!

Comment on Is sustainability and climate change still on the agenda? by Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:19:30 +0000

Interesting, however the climate shows no statiscally significant warming since 1995 according to Phil Jones of UEA when questioned by the BBC. While the earth is emerging from an ice age and hence is warming I think the CEO's might well not sell their ski gear. The IPCC datasets are being shown to based on bad data, fraud at worst and mani[ulation at best. The IPCC rely for their alarmist view of the future on modelling using the UEA CRU datasets. Garbage in Gargage out, as it is currently proving to be the case. Apparently 90% of the US climate stations don't meet the fundamental sighting requirements. Before CEO's start making financial decisions they might spend some time checking the real situation.

Comment on Ogilvy PR NextGen Leaders 2010 – the next peak by Jenna Brossman

Jenna Brossman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:57:52 +0000

Brilliant Idea!

Comment on Woolworths Eco Ambassador Program by Elissa Jones

Elissa Jones — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:14:22 +0000

I think the Eco Ambassador programme is really encouraging in a company so large and such a provider of employment opportunities in the Australian Labour market. As a food supplier renowned in provision of fresh food and related practices, Woolworths good name is undoubtedly desirable to see associated with environment and its umbrella of related causes. We were rated the highest company in this field this year. As one of Woolworths Eco-Ambassadors I am proud to be able to support the cause of environment and customer relations in our stores. For every negative experience in relations there is an equally positive one to match. The real challenge will be packaging biodegradably and it’s a race against time. Customers rightly want and expect great customer service, and policy lies with governments to enforce, not cashiers. We need a law change about plastic bags. Also, does anyone think electric transport as used in the docks in the USA is the way to go? Balquon of Nevada, USA is a supplier to the portside authorities in a major american seaport (can be googled) and the trucks have been very popular. A guy from USA, who has been working in the Middle East in the oil industry told me this. Tomorrow he is addressing a conference of oil and gas companies about engineering and infrastructure solutions to save them money; and to market a large Australian project in the field outside brisbane metro but in region SEQld. I can’t help thinking: why is this country not recognising the need to listen to people we previously wouldn’t, talk, and hear, look at the problems, seek solutions. The energy demand problem can certainly be lessened by reductive practices, and this is cost saving but only to a point. My father, a civil engineer, taught me to question the easiest assumptions, and ask the difficult questions in life. And, looking at integrated energy solutions to avoid the dangers of pollution and forming relational strategies between CEOS to provide stability in an increasingly unstable world so resources can be put into the valued things humans need- clean and fresh water, food and soil to grow it in is no longer and option but is essential to human survival. The far reaching impact of climate change, climate refugees and the need for immediate carbon sequestration in agriculture, money for farmers and research into dry land agriculture must go ahead immediately if we are to export and sell food to meet increased supply. If salinity penetrates the aquifers in the Nile delta, and the sea levels rise around the world due to thermal expansion the fertile areas for growing grains and rice will be destroyed almost irreversibly. Our borders will be overcome with people in a disease weakened state. Papers on this subject written by Dr Joseph Needham of Cambridge university UK were posted previous to the debate as early as the sixties. My Grandfatehr Clive T Gates wrote papers with Needham on climate change and dry land agriculture, and he said people would need food to survive and that this problem would be the problem of my generation. It is not a matter of money but of humanity. Famines have affected every civilisation on earth within written record for thousands of years back, and never has the rate of acceleration of environmental damage as regards agricultural sustainability ever been more urgent. In the Eastern states this was clearly seen and was evidenced by dust storms where prevailing winds carried many many tonnes of valuable and irreplaceable topsoil (and money) away earlier this year. Kevin Rudd’s and Obama’s are certainly the governments to listen to ideas from thinkers in every field, and if we all think and work together, industry, private, governments and the little guys- together we can solve it! There has to be commitment to stabilise our might together to bring hope and it must happen NOW!
Elissa Jones (B Arts (UQ)) Environmentalist, thinker.