This Week in Numbers: The Propositions

Only 4 more days until you cast your ballot. This is probably the most important election of our generation. Not only do we have two very different presidential candidates, but we have 11 very important propositions on the table in California. Do you know how you're going to vote on November 4th?

This is not the place to voice my opinion, but rather to give you the tools to cast an educated vote. Below are the propositions and the supporting/opposing parties. Click on the link for the official Arguments & Rebuttals.

Prop 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals

FOR: 

WAYNE PACELLE, President 

The Humane Society of the United States
DR. KATE HURLEY, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., Clinical Professor
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
ANDREW KIMBRELL, Executive Director

Center for Food Safety

AGAINST:

DR. CRAIG REED, DVM, Former Deputy Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
DR. TIM E. CARPENTER, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
DR. PATRICIA BLANCHARD, DVM, PhD.,
Branch Chief, University of California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System

Prop 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Initiative Statute

FOR

ROBIN MEEKS, Parent
MINDY VAZQUEZ, Parent
DIANE GIBSON, Parent

AGAINST

LEWIS K. UHLER, President
National Tax Limitation Committee
EDWARD 'TED' COSTA, President
People’s Advocate
JON FLEISCHMAN, Publisher
Flashreport.org

Prop 4 Waiting Period & Parental Notification for Abortion for a Minor

FOR

BARBARA ALBY, Author
California’s “Megan’s Law” Child Protection Legislation
JOSEPH R. ZANGA, M.D., FAAP, Past President
American Academy of Pediatrics
THE HONORABLE TONY RACKAUCKAS, J.D.,
District Attorney, Orange County

AGAINST

DR. MYLES B. ABBOTT, Chair
American Academy of Pediatrics, California District
DONNA GERBER, President
California Nurses Association
NANCY SCHUBB, President
California Association of School Counselors

Prop 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing, Parole, Rehabilitation

FOR

JEANNE WOODFORD, Former Warden
San Quentin State Prison
DANIEL MACALLAIR, Executive Director
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
DR. JUDITH MARTIN, President
California Society of Addiction Medicine

AGAINST

CHARLES A. HURLEY, CEO
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
JERRY DYER, President
California Police Chiefs Association
BONNIE M. DUMANIS, President
California District Attorneys Association

Prop 6 Police & Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties & Laws

FOR

LEE BACA

Sheriff, Los Angeles County

BONNIE M. DUMANIS

District Attorney, San Diego County
HARRIET C. SALARNO, Chair
Crime Victims United of California

AGAINST

LOU PAULSON, President
California Professional Firefighters
STEPHAN B. WALKER, Chief Executive Officer
Minorities in Law Enforcement

Prop 7 Renewable Energy Generation

FOR

DR. DONALD W. AITKEN, Ph.D.

Renewable Energy Scientist, Los Angeles County
JOHN L. BURTON 

California State Senate, President Pro Tem (Ret.)
JIM GONZALEZ, Chair
Californians for Solar and Clean Energy

AGAINST

SUE KATELEY, Executive Director
California Solar Energy Industries Association
TOM ADAMS, Board President
California League of Conservation Voters
TERESA CASAZZA, President
California Taxpayers’ Association

Prop 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry

FOR

RON PRENTICE, President
California Family Council
ROSEMARIE "ROSIE" AVILA, Governing Board   Member
Santa Ana Unified School District
BISHOP GEORGE McKINNEY, Director
Coalition of African American Pastors

AGAINST

SAMUEL THORON, Former President

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
JULIA MILLER THORON, Parent

Prop 9  Criminal Justice System. Victim's Rights. Parole.

FOR

MARCELLA M. LEACH, Co-Founder
Justice for Homicide Victims
LaWANDA HAWKINS, Founder
Justice for Murdered Children
DAN LEVEY, National President
The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children

AGAINST

SHEILA A. BEDI, Executive Director
Justice Policy Institute
ALLAN BREED, Former Director
California Department of Corrections

Prop 10  Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Renewable Energy.

FOR

DR. ALAN HENDERSON, Past President
American Cancer Society, California Division
MIGUEL PULIDO, Governing Board Member
South Coast Air Quality Management District
ALLISON HART, Executive Director
Clean and Renewable Energy Association

AGAINST

LENNY GOLDBERG, Executive Director

California Tax Reform Association

MARK TONEY, Executive Director

The Utility Reform Network (TURN)

MARTY HITTLEMAN, President
California Federation of Teachers

Prop 11 Redistricting

FOR

JANIS R. HIROHAMA, President
League of Women Voters of California
TERESA CASAZZA, President
California Taxpayers’ Association
JEANNINE ENGLISH, President
AARP California

AGAINST

DANIEL H. LOWENSTEIN, Former Chair

Fair Political Practices Commission

ROBERT BALGENORTH, President

State Building & Construction Trades Council of California

MARTY HITTLEMAN, President
California Federation of Teachers

Prop 12  Veteran's Bond Act of 2008

FOR

SENATOR MARK WYLAND, Chairman
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
ASSEMBLYMAN GREG AGHAZARIAN
ASSEMBLYMAN TONY STRICKLAND

AGAINST

GARY WESLEY

This Week in Numbers: The Company Report

Baxter - to donate $5 million to Chicago Public Schools

Dell - renewable energy purchase up 870% since 2004 and latest desktops are 80% more energy efficient

GE cuts energy use by 29% by switching out lights in a 1950s warehouse

GE Ecomagination - revenue to hit $17 billion in 2008

Nestle Waters - published first Corporate Citizenship Report - one goal announced is to develop a "next generation bottle" made of 100% recycled materials or renewable resources by 2020

Morgan Stanley - plans to build off-grid datacenter powered by tidal energy

Patagonia - new campaign "Vote the Environment" rocks!

Sears, Target, OfficeMax, General Mills, P&G - increasing cause marketing efforts despite current economic crisis

Wal-Mart- outlines goals for socially responsible global supply chain in China

This Week in Numbers: The Beverage Industry

Coffee Bean opens LEED-certified facility in Portland

Coke designs a lighter can

Pepsi announced it cut 16,000 tons of plastic last year by reducing amount of materials in bottles

Miller has goal of zero waste, is currently recycling 99.9% of packaging waste

Constellation Wines to have the largest solar installation of any winery in the world

In a Tough Market, Knowing is More than Half the Battle

IMC2 issued a white paper this week regarding the State of Sustainability Communications. The study looked at how well S&P 100 companies are communicating their sustainability efforts. Here's what they found:

Leading Players: The automotive, forestry, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries are currently setting the standard for sustainability communication.

Emerging Players: The mining/energy, transportation/shipping, technology, communications and consumer product/retail industries are making progress, yet still have significant opportunity to improve.

Lagging Players: The financial services and media/entertainment are lagging players. Their sustainability communications have the most opportunity for growth.

God news or bad? Well, I see "opportunity to improve" and "opportunity for growth" as "opportunities for eager MBAs looking for a job in a tough market."

Whether you're looking for a job in CSR or not, the emerging and lagging players are going to have to play catch-up, and every top decision maker in these companies will need to understand what is at stake when it comes to effectively communicating sustainability efforts.  Are you prepared to speak on this at your next interview with Nestle? 

We're hoping that our weekly installments of "This Week in Numbers" has helped you stay on top of some of the important industry trends and current events. If you would like us to follow a certain company or industry more closely in our weekly briefings, please let us know and we'd be happy to do our best to help you stay informed.

Technology Week in LA: Emerging Clean Technologies

Tech Week in LA is back this October 20-24. The main event is taking place on October 22. Check out details below: 

click below for more details and tickets:

Los Angeles County Technology Week is back!

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Business Technology Center

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

TECHNOLOGY LEADER OF THE YEAR:

Clean Tech CEO of the Year: Steve Gelnn, CEO, LivingHomes, LLC

Steve Glenn will be the keynote speaker on October 22, 2008 following a day of some great panels and networking:

Panel topics includes: Funding Early Stage Tech Companies:  What's Hot, What's Not What's New Energy Program Transportation Program Am I and My Company Protected: where tech companies  are most vulnerable and what to do about it

Registration for the Patagonia Company Visit is now open

Email erica.lutzker@pepperdine.edu to register.

Registration is now open to PAYING MEMBERS ONLY. (If you're not yet a paying member, here's what you need to do: how to register)

 NON-PAYING MEMBERS may register beginning Friday at 12:01pm GT.

 As there are only 20 slots for this site visit, it will be first come, first serve (provided you register properly according to the above).

 We will also create a wait list. And if you don't make the cut for this, there are lots more exciting NI events planned throughout the year!

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 Event Details:

PATAGONIA SITE VISIT

Friday, October 24th, 8:30am - 11:30 am

CEO Casey Sheahan will speak for 45 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Q&A, and then a company tour!

Make sure to read Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's book, "Let My People Go Surfing" and visit these sites before the our visit ::

http://patagonia.com

http://www.patagonia.com/usa/tinshed/index.jsp

(Please note that this is also the date of the VCLL Case Competition. This visit also conflicts with the NAWMBA conference. In fairness to your colleagues, please do not register for this event if you are planning on attending either of those.)