This is a fun website that is similar to the one we highlight in the second edition of Strategic CSR (Part II, p149 and Strategic CSR – Time, below):
“Worldometers is part of the Real Time Statistics Project, which is managed by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. Chief project coordinator is currently Sir Thomasson.”
The website, which is available in 32 different languages, details legitimate sources (http://www.worldometers.info/sources.php) and features an interesting “statistic of the month,” such as the number of toxic chemicals released by industries this year:
Happy Thanksgiving!
David
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From: David Chandler {msbbe096}
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:55 AM
Subject: Strategic CSR - Time
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:55 AM
Subject: Strategic CSR - Time
Dear All,
This link takes you to a very interesting website called the “World Clock”:
The description below came from the circular e-mail that was forwarded to me and describes the purpose of the site very well:
“Most clocks are happy just to tell us what time it is. But there are different ways of showing elapsed time, and they are not all chronological. This Web site, which keeps track of nearly every measurement of human progression, is a prime example. If you're a student of statistics, you will have your fill, from the number of traffic accidents since the beginning of 2007, to the number of marriages or divorces for the same period. What makes this site so interesting is that you can see it change before your eyes. Some figures, such as the world population, are in a state of constant change, while others show a much slower increase. Other categories include the number of barrels of oil pumped, cars and computers produced, and the variable temperature of the earth shown in billionths of a degree. If you wish to break down the information into shorter periods, you can view the figures broken down monthly, weekly, daily, and even now (where the counts will start from the moment you click on it).”
Have a good weekend.
David
Bill Werther & David Chandler
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
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