Thank you to the members of the ICBAN sustainability working group who took part in our two-day sustainability study tour experience in Dublin, Birr and Cloughjordan on November 29th and 30th 2011.  Six local authorities from north and south of the border as well South western... [ READ MORE ]

The Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) Ltd is a cross-border local authority led organisation comprising 10 member Councils in the Central Border Area of Ireland / Northern Ireland.  Under its Spatial Planning Initiative ICBAN has a Sustainable Region Working Group... [ READ MORE ]

In the near future, any branding or marketing initiative that does not authentically create shared value will be practically dead on arrival.  So wrote marketing guru Phillip Kotler in his book, Marketing 3.0.  Kotler was referring to a leap in marketing where brands... [ READ MORE ]

Rating and communicating your organisations progress on sustainability is easier and more productive when you know what to measure and why. Lucky then that Kinelea Ltd. have recently announced Ireland's first official training on the Global Reporting Initiative, the most... [ READ MORE ]

The green awards are constantly evolving.  In 2011 we introduced a questionnaire to develop a more robust and rounded picture of entrants sustainability achievements. The idea was to reward organisations that integrate sustainability into every aspect of their operations as... [ READ MORE ]

Thanks to Colin and all ICBAN members who attended my presentation on sustainability yesterday. Great discussion afterward and great to see so many sustainability enthusiasts from local authorities both North and South of the border.  The presentation is too big to post so... [ READ MORE ]

RealEyes recently signed a service level agreement with Kinelea Ltd to help Irish organisations report on their sustainability impacts using the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) framework.  The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) produces one of the world's most prevalent... [ READ MORE ]

The following article appeared in the May Edition of Health Manager- The Journal of the Health Management Institiute of Ireland. Sustainable practices in waste, water, chemical use, procurement and transportation, to name a few, all have potential to boost the bottom line... [ READ MORE ]

Thanks to all our speakers at the Working the Green Economy event on 17th/18thJune. Here are some of the points we took from what was discussed on the day – some real nuggets for anyone looking to start up a business of any kind. Thanks as well to everyone who attended... [ READ MORE ]

Thanks to all who attended our first introduction to sustainability workshop with Fingal County council planners on May 31st. It was quite a cycle from Ranelagh but thoroughly enjoyed the ideas and enthusiasm of the group.  You can download the presentation used on the day... [ READ MORE ]