Mr. Tanveer B. Lone is indeed a busy man, laden with his struggle for the truth in the Sustainability industry. His first name, Tanveer, according to our wonderful Ferozsons Urdu-English dictionary means 'illuminating'. We feel he is sometimes the seeker of enlightenment,
and at others, the seemingly lone bearer. Driven towards his destination – the true light of CSR – he sometimes feels like a lone voice buried amidst the complex factors he confronts on the way. Yet as he sets forth, oft-alone on this journey, he knows he will meet companions along the sub-paths his journey takes, merging at destinations common with him. There will be occasions where we can all relate to him. At times, though his capitalist-training-bred financial focus may fluster us and his understanding towards disseminating the true implications of the triple bottom-line. Feel free to share ideas with Mr. TBL that might help clear the oft-murky waters he'll encounter in his expedition at tbl@apr.com.pk
tbl and eco-efficiency: where to start?
The term ‘Triple Bottom Line’ (TBL), which translates into “People, Planet, Profits,” captures an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success - economic, environmental and social.Through our masthead we personify the term TBL. Essentially, our ‘bottom line’ is a grey bar with a burgundy border which runs through the masthead, at some points overlapping the letters and running under them at others. Here ‘t’ stands for triple and is represented through the three shades of the letter. The ‘b’ stands for bottom and it sits below our grey line with the line going through it - since this magazine is a below the line activity, the two gel in together. The ‘l’ stands for line and the letter sits comfortably on top of the grey ‘bottom’ line.
by khadeeja balkhi The spirit of eco-efficiency? To combine economic value creation or enhancement while continuously mitigating environmental resource usage and impacts.More
renewable energy
Over the last thirty years, Asia has become a major player on the global scene. Many economies have become tigers while China and India are developing more rapidly than anyone had expected.
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footprints in the air
It is now a well known fact that we, humans, are systematically ruining our planet by disregarding the damage done by industrial pollution and our wasteful life style.
An average car, with a 1000 cc petrol engine, produces about 160 grams of greenhouse gas carbon-di-oxide
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leapfrogging past green A paint factory catches fire. All the city's fire brigade is involved in trying to put out the fire. Still, the burning chemicals continue to burn throughout the night. The firm puts out an ad in the papers soon after telling the world that they are back to business as usual. An insurance company puts out a press release telling the world that they have made the insurance More
EIU surveys sustainability impact on businesses
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a wide-ranging survey of over 1,200 executives worldwide to investigate and assess the impact of sustainability on business.
EIU conducted numerous indepth interviews with leaders of business and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) as well as other sustainability experts. More
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