January 23, 2004
Green Business, CFE and Dams

How do we make the case to CFE that it is in their interest to preserve the Usumacinta?

Earthwatch has a number of publications on business and biodiversity:

Publications of Earthwatch Europe

CFE is proud that many of their plants conform to an international standard - ISO 14001 - of environmental responsibility:

El Universal Online 1-5-2004 Cumple CFE con normas ambientales

But what is ISO-14001?

EPA - Environmental Management Systems/ISO 14001 - Frequently Asked Questions

Greener Management International - Issue 28 - Special Issue on ISO 14001: Case Studies and Practical Experiences (Abstracts)

Wiley - Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

What is greener management, environmental management? Does this guy know?

RGU: Staff: Business Management - Peter Strachan

How about the World Commission on Dams?

WCD and ISO - Ripple Effects: WCD & ISO
Common Ground for Dams? DAMS Newsletter 7, August 2000

WCD - Dams and Development: An Overview

1. Dams have made an important and significant contribution to human development, and the benefits derived from them have been considerable
2. In too many cases an unacceptable and often unnecessary price has been paid to secure those benefits, especially in social and environmental terms, by people displaced, by communities downstream, by taxpayers and by the natural environment.
3. Lack of equity in the distribution of benefits has called into question the value of many dams in meeting water and energy development needs when compared with the alternatives
4. By bringing to the table all those whose rights are involved and who bear the risks associated with different options for water and energy resources development, the conditions for a positive resolution of competing interests and conflicts are created
5. Negotiating outcomes will greatly improve the development effectiveness of water and energy projects by eliminating unfavourable projects at an early stage, and by offering as a choice only those options that key stakeholders agree represent the best ones to meet the needs in question

Posted by Dave at January 23, 2004 12:15 AM