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]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/hello-world-2.html/feed 0 01/09 – Greennovate Movie Night – TED Night, Part III http://www.joinmagic.org/0109-greennovate-movie-night-ted-night-part-iii.html http://www.joinmagic.org/0109-greennovate-movie-night-ted-night-part-iii.html#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:43 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1741 Hello Movie Fans,

This week’s TED movie night was such a great success, that we decided to have a third TED themed event. After all, there is a huge selection of TED talks, and we have only watched a few so far.
The concept of TED night will be the same as this week: You can send your favourite talks to Flora (lanfeifei@hotmail.com), and we will screen a selection of user submitted talks next Wednesday, while having little discussions about the topics. Make sure that the talk you want to submit, is about a sustainability or world issue, and it should be available with Chinese subtitles.

TED is short for Technology, Entertainment and Design It is an annual conferences which aims at bringing together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

Time: Wed, 25 August, 7pm
Location: Shanghai, Jing An District, 528 Kangding Road, Building 1, on the roof!

Attendance is limited to 35 people. Please RSVP on our Douban Website

Bring your own drinks and snacks!

]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/0109-greennovate-movie-night-ted-night-part-iii.html/feed 0 GreenCup@Expo, co- organized by Greennovate and AIESEC – a competition of sustainability projects at Expo http://www.joinmagic.org/greencupexpo-co-organized-by-greennovate-and-aiesec-a-competition-of-sustainability-projects-at-expo.html http://www.joinmagic.org/greencupexpo-co-organized-by-greennovate-and-aiesec-a-competition-of-sustainability-projects-at-expo.html#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:17:28 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1709 The conference room of the USA Pavilion at Shanghai Expo was filled yesterday by more than 100 students from Chinese universities, who all had the same goal: winning the ‘GreenCup’ award for their sustainability project! As members of AIESEC student organization, the students have been running green projects in their cities, such as Wuhan, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Beijing, Dalian, Nanjing, and Shanghai. For ‘GreenCup@Expo’, Greennovate and AIESEC worked together to organize this special event.

MIhela Hladin, announcing the opening of the event

Several distinguished members of the corporate world attended the event, to learn more about sustainable youth action in China, and also to share sustainability knowledge from their own business practice. Among the keynote speakers were representatives from InterfaceFLOR, Nike, FedEx Express, and Wellnessecity.

During the competition, the guest speakers formed a panel of judges, to evaluate the pitches of the AIESEC project teams. Each of the 11 project teams had a six-minute time- window to convince the judges of their project, who then ranked the projects according to their impact, creativity, and presentation. In addition, each project had its own promotion video online, which could be voted upon by the general public.

The competition turned out to be a tight race between several projects. In the end, ‘Hi-Green’, the project by AIESEC at University of Nottingham Ningbo, came out as winner in the category ‘Best project of 2009/10’! Here they are with their trophy, and a cheque over 5000 RMB, sponsored by Greennovate.

GreenCup Winner: AIESEC at Nottingham University Ningbo

The video votes made the difference, and put AIESEC HUST a close second, even though their judging panel score was higher. Congratulations to AIESEC UNNC for your project, and for your video, for rallying the support of 736 votes.

The Scoreboard of the competitors for 'Best Project of 2009/10'




 In the competition category ‘Best New Project Idea’, the winner is AIESEC at Nanjing University with their concept for their project called ‘Engreenment’. Their prices are bicycles, sponsored by Momentum.

AIESEC at Nanjing University, winner of 'Best Project Idea'




 In the end, all of the teams can consider themselves winners, for showcasing their efforts in front of their peers, industry representatives, and the general public through significant media exposure. The event is featured in print publications such as Shanghai Daily, and on TV through International Channel Shanghai.

]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/greencupexpo-co-organized-by-greennovate-and-aiesec-a-competition-of-sustainability-projects-at-expo.html/feed 0 25/08 – Greennovate Movie Night – TED Talks http://www.joinmagic.org/2508-greennovate-movie-night-ted-talks.html http://www.joinmagic.org/2508-greennovate-movie-night-ted-talks.html#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:41:30 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1699 After last week’s great TED movie sucess, we decided to have another movie night wit the same theme: We will watch only TED Talks. TED is short for Technology, Entertainment and Design It is an annual conferences which aims at bringing together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

A lot of us are big TED fans, and we watch the talks on their website. Now we want to give everyone the opportunity to recommend their favourite TED Talk, and we will play a selection of them during today’s Wednesday’s movie night.
To suggest a TED Talk to us to play, please send an email to feifeilan@hotmail.com. The talk should be about a sustainability or world issue, and it should be available with Chinese subtitles.

We are excited receiving your recommendations, and to watch and discuss about the presentations.

Time: Wed, 25 August, 7pm

Location: Shanghai, Jing An District, 528 Kangding Road, Building 1, on the roof!

Attendance is limited to 35 people. Please RSVP on our Douban Website

Bring your own drinks and snacks!

]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/2508-greennovate-movie-night-ted-talks.html/feed 0 24/08 – GreenCup@Expo -AIESEC & Greennovate organize conference at Expo! http://www.joinmagic.org/2408-greencupexpo-aiesec-greennovate-organize-youth-conference-at-shanghai-expo.html http://www.joinmagic.org/2408-greencupexpo-aiesec-greennovate-organize-youth-conference-at-shanghai-expo.html#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:09:56 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1584

For the first time, on 24th August 2010, AIESEC, the world’s largest student organization, will hold an environmental themed conference at the Expo in Shanghai, where 10 project teams from all over China will compete for the Green Cup and a prize of 5000 RMB!

The four- hour- event, which is co-organized by Greennovate and AIESEC, supported by FedEx, will attract 140 students from China’s top universities, 13 project teams, 4 distinguished speakers, and several media outlets. Set in the USA Pavilion, this exclusive conference is sure to honour AIESECs achievements of the year 2009/10, and give a strong motivation impulse for the coming year.
In order to participate, you need to be a member of AIESEC Mainland of China. To register, send an email to tom.bley@greennovate.net. See the Flyer for more details.

]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/2408-greencupexpo-aiesec-greennovate-organize-youth-conference-at-shanghai-expo.html/feed 0 20/08 – GECKO ‘Train the Trainer’ in Greennovate Office http://www.joinmagic.org/2008-gecko-train-the-trainer-in-greennovate-office.html http://www.joinmagic.org/2008-gecko-train-the-trainer-in-greennovate-office.html#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:04:29 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1692 On 20 August, starting at 7pm, we will hold a GECKO Training session in our office in Shanghai.
The address is: Room 203, Building 1, 528 Kangding Road, Shanghai.
The easiest way to get there is to take the Metro to Changping Road Station (on line 7). From there it’s just a 5 minute walk.

It’s a great opportunity to get started as a volunteer. During the training, you will learn how the program functions, what content there is, and how to deliver it at High Schools. You will also receive access to all the teaching materials. And meet cool people!

To get some background knowledge before the session, please check out the materials on www.greennovate.org/resources

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Next week we will have a special movie night: We will watch only TED Talks. TED is short for Technology, Entertainment and Design It is an annual conferences which aims at bringing together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

A lot of us are big TED fans, and we watch the talks on their website. Now we want to give everyone the opportunity to recommend their favourite TED Talk, and we will play a selection of them during next Wednesday’s movie night.
To suggest a TED Talk to us to play, please send an email to feifeilan@hotmail.com. The talk should be about a sustainability or world issue, and it should be available with Chinese subtitles.

We are excited receiving your recommendations, and to watch and discuss about the presentations. See you next week!

Time: Wed, 18 August, 7pm

Location: Shanghai, Jing An District, 528 Kangding Road, Building 1, on the roof!

Attendance is limited to 35 people. Please RSVP on our Douban Website

Bring your own drinks and snacks!

]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/1808-greennovate-movie-night-ted-edition.html/feed 0 11/08 – Greennovate Movie Night – ‘Addicted to Plastic’ http://www.joinmagic.org/1108-greennovate-movie-night-addicted-to-plastic.html http://www.joinmagic.org/1108-greennovate-movie-night-addicted-to-plastic.html#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:23:24 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1674 Join us this Wednesday, for another iteration of our Green Movie Night.

We are going to watch ’Addicted To Plastic’. “For anyone who’s wondered what eventually happens to all the plastic in water bottles, packaging, and hundreds of other everyday uses, the feature-length documentary Addicted to Plastic offers a visually compelling, entertaining, ultimately frightening explanation…Candid interviews, especially a particularly revealing one with a representative of the industry’s American Plastics Council, permit viewers to form their own opinions. Connacher’s on-screen presence as a curious, energized hipster on a plastic road trip lends immediacy to his narrative and enables him to filter complex information and hypotheses into a manageable form that will provoke viewers without confusing them. All in all, Addicted to Plastic is an absorbing, shocking, only partially reassuring odyssey.” Jeffrey L. Meikle, Professor, American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Author, American Plastic: A Cultural History

Time: Wed, 11 August, 7pm

Location: Shanghai, Jing An District, 528 Kangding Road, Building 1, on the roof!

Attendance is limited to 35 people. Please RSVP on our Douban Website

Bring your own drinks and snacks, preferrably in reusable containers, and not made from plastics! ;-)

]]> http://www.joinmagic.org/1108-greennovate-movie-night-addicted-to-plastic.html/feed 0 Sustainable Manufacturing in China – InterfaceFLOR http://www.joinmagic.org/1323.html http://www.joinmagic.org/1323.html#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:11:28 +0000 admin http://www.greennovate.net/?p=1323

Taking a tour of the Interface factory, which is currently under construction near Shanghai

Recently, Greennovators had the opportunity to visit the site of the new China factory of carpet manufacturing company Interface. This factory shows how it is possible to combine a profitable business with a strict focus on sustainable operations.

Interface is a poster child of the sustainable business community, and has been the subject of many case studies on how to turn a profit-driven business into an environmentally responsible entity. The story started in 1994, when Interface CEO Ray Anderson was struck by the fact that his company did not have an environmental vision. “Business is the largest, wealthiest, most pervasive institution on Earth, and responsible for most of the damage. It must take the lead in directing the Earth away from collapse, and toward sustainability”. Ultimately, Anderson was inspired to set out on the mission to make Interface the first name in industrial ecology worldwide. After a complete redesign of the company’s business practices, Interface conforms to the four sustainability principles which are set in the ‘Natural Step’ framework.

In Interface’s factory in China it evident that sustainability is a pervasive motive in the company’s operations. You can see it everywhere inside the factory, in the way the outfitting of the building is being done, in the energy use concept, and in the way that the working environment is designed. The factory visit left an impression on all of us, and it is encouraging to see at first hand such a role model in the Chinese manufacturing landscape.

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