Archive for June, 2009

Job Opening at Clownfish Shanghai: Client Services Director

Monday, June 29, 2009 9:36 No Comments

Clownfish, a London based consultancy, is looking for a new Client Services Director (reporting directly to the CEO), to generate sales and achieve targets by creatively managing a healthy pipeline, developing relationships with current and new clients and with the Head of Strategy, ensuring all clients are serviced and opportunities maximized.
The candidate needs to be [...]

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Beijing’s 20 billion Olympic “Green” Spend Yielded Little Gain

Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:47 No Comments

The recent Journal Environmental Science and Technology contains the findings of a joint Oregon State University and Peking University joint study that looked into the quality of Beijing’s air, and the effectiveness of Beijing’s efforts to clean it, for the Olympics.
Atmospheric Particulate Matter Pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics is available by subscription only, but [...]

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DC Event: Environmental Law in China – A Continuing Discussion

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:41 No Comments

For those of you in the DC Area, here is an event that may be of interest to you.
June 30, 2009 Tuesday 12:15 PM
End: June 30, 2009 Tuesday 2:00 PM
District of Columbia Bar The Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section
In Co-Sponsorship with the International Law Section and the Environmental Law Institute
Presents an Off the [...]

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Climate Change and China’s Poor

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:18 3 Comments

Last week , as a result of Greenpeace’s report that Climate Change Hurts China’s Poor, I was contacted by a media outlet for some comments.  It is one of those issues whose relationships to poverty will surely be examined going forward in great detail as the effects of climate change are predicted to restrict many [...]

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Event Notes: GIGA Greening Your Contractor

Monday, June 22, 2009 5:43 No Comments

Last week, GIGA China invited in the partner of Design Li3 to speak about greening contractors. With a large group of architects and planners in the room (roughly 40), the night was set for an interesting discussion, and GIGA’s highly interactive culture provided just that.
Lily’s speak, contrary to the title, was actually pretty focused [...]

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Wal-Mart Senior Sustainability Manager Needed

Friday, June 19, 2009 8:15 No Comments

Type:Full time
Start Date:- n/a -
Salary: Negotiable Location: China – Shenzhen Job Reference:- n/a – Application Deadline: – n/a – Degree/Experience: MBA/Graduate Degree Preferred International Student Applications Accepted: Yes
Job Details Description
This is a high-profile and high-impact opportunity to join the Wal-Mart sustainability team and grow out sustainability initiatives from both within China and globally.
Background on Wal-Mart’s [...]

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JUCCCE Chinese Mayoral Training Video Clip

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:23 No Comments

Anyone following @juccce last month saw a wave of updates from founder Peggy Liu as their first mayoral training kicked off.
18 months in the planning and  formalized at the November 2008 JUCCCE conference, the 8 day session:
50 mayors from all over China gathered in Beijing to learn from worldwide experts about how to create greener [...]

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June 18 Shanghai Green Drinks Announcement

Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:52 No Comments

It’s that great time of the month again: Green Drinks! 每个月最让您愉悦的集会: “GREEN DRINKS”!
Green Drinks will be June 18th from 6-8pm at Racks M.D.B (5/Floord Xintiandi Mall, 123 Xingye Lu, near Madang Lu). Please mark your calendars and feel free to invite others to the event. Remember, 2-for-1 drinks and food and we [...]

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Bambu Home Hiring Production Planning Manager

Monday, June 8, 2009 10:05 No Comments

Our good friends at Bambu Home are now looking for a Production Planning Manager. If interested, make sure to email your resume and cover letter to bambu (@) bambuhome.com
Opportunity:
To be a part of a small but dynamic organization on a fast growth curve. This is a development opportunity for a self-motivated individual with exceptional [...]

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ESD China is Hiring

Thursday, June 4, 2009 1:00 No Comments

ESD China Limited (ESD, www.esdchina.com) is a professional environment, energy and engineering service firm with core business in the areas of environmental site assessment and remediation, energy and industrial engineering; water resources management; sustainable municipal/regional development, and industrial safety, health and environmental (SH&E) management. The firm is comprised of internationally experienced scientists, engineers and [...]

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