In IBLF’s monthly sustainability news roundup for June, we highlight five items – spanning opinion pieces, news stories, videos and blogs – that we’ve found particularly interesting. Here they are:
1. Top CSR blogger Heather Mak highlights how companies are opening up their supply chains to increase accountability, particularly helping customers engage with issues of sustainability. Read the blog here
2. In this TED talk video, information theorist David MacKay shows the limitations on our sustainable energy options: Watch ‘A reality check on renewables‘
3. The winners of the Guardian Sustainable Business Awards were recently announced. Numerous award categories rewarded companies for their roles in furthering best practice. Find out more here
4. With the 2012 Olympics nearing in London, Japanese officials have promised that, should their bid for the 2020 Olympics be successful, they will host a sustainable games. Read about it here
5. Anthony Buono, Jean-Christophe Carteron and Matthew Gitsham get on their soapbox and state, in an FT piece, that schools need to champion a sustainability mindset. Read it here
