http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2010/07/02/sustainability-consortium-life-cycle-assessment-mission-animation/ Ethical and Delightful Design for Communications, Products, and Services Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2010/07/02/sustainability-consortium-life-cycle-assessment-mission-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-52659 Mario Vellandi Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:58:48 +0000 http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/?p=4365#comment-52659 Thanks for your reply Jackie. Indeed, it seemed to me as well that sustainability primarily means "green" to these folks, and that social concerns aren't really a factor, although there should be some consideration. Thanks for your reply Jackie.
Indeed, it seemed to me as well that sustainability primarily means “green” to these folks, and that social concerns aren’t really a factor, although there should be some consideration.

]]> http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2010/07/02/sustainability-consortium-life-cycle-assessment-mission-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-52645 Jackie DeCarlo Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:02:26 +0000 http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/?p=4365#comment-52645 I appreciate being introduced to this consortium. More and more I am encountering such broad-based efforts to set benchmarks and metrics for sustainability, but I get the sense that the third pillar (of economic, environment, and social concerns) gets tacked on. Certainly green sensibilities should include social impacts, but when you listen to the rep from Safeway and Walmart they don't talk about labor concerns in the life cycles. The rhetoric in these efforts is about waste and emission reduction, etc. I hope the actual work is around wage and benefit increases, commitments to safe and healthy workplaces etc. Jackie I appreciate being introduced to this consortium. More and more I am encountering such broad-based efforts to set benchmarks and metrics for sustainability, but I get the sense that the third pillar (of economic, environment, and social concerns) gets tacked on. Certainly green sensibilities should include social impacts, but when you listen to the rep from Safeway and Walmart they don’t talk about labor concerns in the life cycles. The rhetoric in these efforts is about waste and emission reduction, etc. I hope the actual work is around wage and benefit increases, commitments to safe and healthy workplaces etc.
Jackie

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