United Nations World Conservation Monitoring Centre
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
Part of the United Nations Environmental Programme, the WCMC's mission is to "evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity at the centre of decision-making."
Check out the interactive maps or section on parks and protected areas, or review the various international agreements on biodiversity.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Subscription Savings
SSO Tenants
The SSO Library offers tenants significant savings on:
Leadership Directories - Congressional, Federal, State
Congressional Quarterly and National Journal publications
Contact Marianne in the SSO Library for more information: mreiff@sso.org or 202-624-5485
Monday, February 26, 2007
Annual Capital Expenditures - 2005 Report
From the Census Deparment:
Capital Spending Up 10 Percent, Reaches $1.1 Trillion
Businesses invested $1.15 trillion in new and used structures and equipment in 2005, the largest increase since 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau reports.
The 2005 level surpassed the 2004 total of $1.04 trillion by 10 percent, according to the Annual Capital Expenditures: 2005 report, based on the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
The report can be accessed at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/ace-05.pdf
Spending on new structures and equipment accounted for almost $1.07 trillion or
93.2 percent of the 2005 total. Nearly two-thirds of this spending ($702.2 billion) went for new equipment, with the rest ($365.7 billion) allocated to new structures.
These and other findings are included in the report, which defines capital goods as business assets that have an expected use of more than one year and are usually depreciated. The report shows estimates of investment by all nonfarm businesses, including businesses with and without employees.
Capital Spending Up 10 Percent, Reaches $1.1 Trillion
Businesses invested $1.15 trillion in new and used structures and equipment in 2005, the largest increase since 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau reports.
The 2005 level surpassed the 2004 total of $1.04 trillion by 10 percent, according to the Annual Capital Expenditures: 2005 report, based on the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
The report can be accessed at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/ace-05.pdf
Spending on new structures and equipment accounted for almost $1.07 trillion or
93.2 percent of the 2005 total. Nearly two-thirds of this spending ($702.2 billion) went for new equipment, with the rest ($365.7 billion) allocated to new structures.
These and other findings are included in the report, which defines capital goods as business assets that have an expected use of more than one year and are usually depreciated. The report shows estimates of investment by all nonfarm businesses, including businesses with and without employees.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Best Corporate Citizens
100 Best Corporate Citizens 2007
Environmental responsibility. Corporate governance and ethics. Fairness toward employees. Accountability to local communities. Providing responsible products and service to customers. Maintaining a healthy rate of return for investors.
Those are just some of the challenges of responsible business in the 21st century, challenges that are being met head-on by the 100 companies listed.
These are the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2007—companies that are proving that good corporate citizenship and good business go hand in hand.
Top 5
1) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
2) Advanced Micro Devices
3) NIKE
4) Motorola
5) Intel
Google (29) and Microsoft (40) also made the list.
+ Direct to Complete List (2 pages; PDF)+ Methodology
+ 2006 Materials
Source: CRO (Corporate Responsibility Officer)
Environmental responsibility. Corporate governance and ethics. Fairness toward employees. Accountability to local communities. Providing responsible products and service to customers. Maintaining a healthy rate of return for investors.
Those are just some of the challenges of responsible business in the 21st century, challenges that are being met head-on by the 100 companies listed.
These are the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2007—companies that are proving that good corporate citizenship and good business go hand in hand.
Top 5
1) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
2) Advanced Micro Devices
3) NIKE
4) Motorola
5) Intel
Google (29) and Microsoft (40) also made the list.
+ Direct to Complete List (2 pages; PDF)+ Methodology
+ 2006 Materials
Source: CRO (Corporate Responsibility Officer)
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Core Health Indicators
This site offers the latest statistics from World Health Organization (WHO) publications such as World Health Statistics and World Health Report.
Find data by country or region, year, and a large selection of vital and epidemiological indicators such as deaths, life expectancy, diseases, risk factors, and access to health care. From the WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS).
URL: http://www3.who.int/whosis/core/core_select.cfm
Find data by country or region, year, and a large selection of vital and epidemiological indicators such as deaths, life expectancy, diseases, risk factors, and access to health care. From the WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS).
URL: http://www3.who.int/whosis/core/core_select.cfm
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
CRS Reports
From ResourceShelf.com - DocuTicker
Congressional Research Service Reports
These reports can be hard to find, but Senior Editor Shirl Kennedy does a great job of finding new ones and updating old ones. Includes CRS Reports on Military and Defense, Food and Agriculture, Energy, and Government and Politics.
http://www.docuticker.com/?cat=57
Congressional Research Service Reports
These reports can be hard to find, but Senior Editor Shirl Kennedy does a great job of finding new ones and updating old ones. Includes CRS Reports on Military and Defense, Food and Agriculture, Energy, and Government and Politics.
http://www.docuticker.com/?cat=57
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Migration Policy Institute Data Hub
From the Migration Policy Institute:
MPI Data Hub’s First Release: A Cutting-Edge State Data Tool
The newly created MPI Data Hub includes a tool that provides the most current demographic and social information on the foreign born in each state.
Direct to State Data Tool
The newly created MPI Data Hub includes a tool that provides the most current demographic and social information on the foreign born in each state.
Direct to State Data Tool
The MPI Data Hub showcases the most current demographic, social and economic characteristics of US immigrants at the state level, as well as stock, flow, citizenship, asylum, and historical data for 17 countries. Use the interactive maps to see where foreign-born groups live in the United States and the countries of origin and destination of migrants globally.
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