A small company’s day-to-day work can be overwhelming, due to worries about productivity, payroll, clients’ needs, purchase of supplies, and licenses. It’s no surprise that doing something for the environment is not necessarily the first priority for these companies’ managers, even though many wish to do so. They assume that environmental services are not a benefit, but instead … [Read more...] about Cleaner Production Is Good Business: What Four Small Argentinian Enterprises Teach Us
Three effective ways to increase women participation in construction works
In spite of advancement in women’s participation in many sectors, globally “the share of women in construction industry has remained shockingly low for decades -– under 3 percent”[1]. Women are considered to be disruptive to an “all-male” workforce and have to confront cultural stereotypes, sexual harassment, and life –balance challenges. However, with a large portion of … [Read more...] about Three effective ways to increase women participation in construction works
What do snail soup and climate change have in common?
¿Who would have thought that INDC, NAP, BUR, REDD+, PPCR, FIP, GCF are the perfect ingredients to make a soup? Some of you may not know what all these acronyms mean. Don’t, despair; we’ll get to that shortly. Snail soups well known to Hondurans and most other residents of Central America not only because there’s a reference to it in a catchy, rhythmic “tip” song, but also … [Read more...] about What do snail soup and climate change have in common?
Natural Capital: Climate Change´s first line of defense
Last December, negotiators from nearly 200 countries gathered in Paris and reached the world´s most significant agreement to address climate change. Countries will aim to keep temperatures from rising more than 2ºC by 2100 and “drive efforts” to keep temperature increases below 1.5ºC. The agreement will also create the financial infrastructure to address climate change and … [Read more...] about Natural Capital: Climate Change´s first line of defense
The Power of Checklists
A few of months ago I read a great book by Atul Gawande (The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right) which makes a compelling argument: when dealing with complexity, we can do better using the simplest of methods – the checklist. After finishing the book, I started implementing checklists in my work for two specific tasks: improving the way I supervise the environmental, … [Read more...] about The Power of Checklists