Information Technology
The Business of Sustainable Development
A new Internet site now helps businesses become more environmentally, socially and financially sustainable. Business and Sustainable Development marks the beginning of a two-year project to develop a global information network designed to inform business representatives about corporate trends and market and financing opportunities associated with sustainable development. Drawing from real corporate experiences, and funded by the Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Works Agreement, the site will grow to include strategies for implementing sustainability, information on the latest banking and investment practices, case studies, environmental industry resources, interviews with business leaders and corporate news. Contact: Tatjana Brkic, Tel: (204) 958-7743, e-mail: tbrkic@iisd.ca, or visit: http://iisd.ca/business/.
Info-tech talks online
The International Organisation for Information Specialists (IOIS) began its activities in Central and Eastern Europe in 1994, initiated by individuals involved with environmental issues and environmental information management. With some 50 current members, IOIS attracts academics and scientists world-wide interested in how their work is influenced by trends in information science, the availability of distributed electronic networks, information policies, the economics of electronic information, the changing role of librarianship, new electronic means for information creation, global transmission and world-wide use. Subscription to the organisation's discussion list IOIS-L is open to all existing and aspiring IOIS members. The list is not moderated. Rather, various topics arise in which members may be especially competent and who can take a role of leadership in the discussion.
Regional info from UNEP
The Home Page of UNEP's Environment and Natural Resource Information Networks for Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States has been updated. Included are links to national and international sources of environmental information about the region as well as Home Pages for relevant regional organisations. A particular focus is on state-of-the-environment information and reporting. Visit http://www.grida.no/prog/cee/enrin/htmls/link.htm, or for more info, contact: denisov@grida.no.
Environment & Health Online
The Okno Group is pleased to introduce its new monthly e-mail publication, Environment & Health Online, covering the environmental and health care sectors in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Every month, E&H Online delivers an easy-to-read summary of current policy developments, industry news, and important events in the region - a companion to the print publication Environment & Health, a supplement to Okno Group's East/West Letter, which offers in-depth analyses, case studies and news briefs. For a free sample subscription, contact eh-online@okno.com or visit www.okno.com.
REC * PUBLICATIONS * THE BULLETIN * SPRING 1998
