Archive | October, 2008

Whose Water Is It Anyway?

I heard this crazy idea for water harvesting, which on reflection did not seem that crazy after all. If one is able to collect all the water flow from all the airconditioners operating night and day in a large city like Karachi, how many MGD water can one generate? Yours truly was an instant convert […]

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Megacities. Megaproblems. Megasolutions

The world’s fastest growing cities are found in either Asia or Africa. Out of the 20 fastest growing cities in the world, ten, are in China. Take emerging megacity, Shenzhen: A small town until 1980, Shenzhen experienced an unparalleled population and economic boom after being designated a free trade zone. Today, Shenzhen has more than […]

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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Reputation At Risk

why it matters, what it means and where it is going As the economic world turns upside down, the issue of trust – in business, governments, media and pressure groups in particular – has returned as perhaps one of the most urgent challenges of our time and one that has no borders. This can also […]

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Sustenance of Enterprise

“In the world of today, managers and leaders of organizations, in both the private sector and civil society, are being challenged as never before to find ways to play a pro-active role in addressing the concerns of sustainable development”. They are often overwhelmed by a shower of conflicting messages from the media, shareholders, customers, employees, […]

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