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- N.C.'s Research Triangle Park to undergo sustainable transformation
North Carolina's 7,000-acre Research Triangle Park will undergo a strategic transformation that will "maximize efficiency, mobility and synergy among the region’s universities, businesses and governments" and realize the Research Triangle Foundation's "commitments to environmentally sustainable development," according to this piece. Work includes refurbishment of existing structures and the creation of mixed-use urban hubs and multi-tenant clusters. Inhabitat
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- CSR programs help attract top talent, companies say
Companies with strong corporate-social-responsibility programs have workers with higher morale and greater loyalty, a Society for Human Resources Management study says. Millennials especially are attracted to companies where they can participate in sustainability efforts, companies say. "Eighty percent of our employees volunteer. If we ever stopped it, they would revolt," said Michelle Russo of Discovery Communications. CNN
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- Poll shows most Americans are supportive of renewable energy
Most Americans are in favor of renewable-energy development and tax incentives for developers of renewable-energy technologies, according to a recent Texas A&M University National Energy Opinion Poll. Of those polled, 59% were also in favor of increased funding support for research and development of renewable-energy technologies, said John Pappas, associate director of the A&M Energy Institute. FuelFix.com
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- Why bosses should be both caring and daring
The best leaders are both highly sensitive to their employees' feelings and determined to challenge them to take real risks toward achieving their potential, write George Kohlrieser, Susan Goldsworthy, and Duncan Coombe in this book excerpt. "Listening and inquiry ... help a leader encourage appropriate risk taking," they write. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
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--Steven Price, senior director of conservation science and practice at WWF Canada, as quoted in The Globe and Mail
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