Serving people, planet and profit: An 'integrated bottom-line' approach to looking at business for entrepreneurs, activists, and decision makers
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The World Social Forum takes place annually to provide a meeting ground for civil society organisations, networks and individuals to explore the progression of social movements across the globe. Those attending the function become equipped with the latest knowledge on social development, struggles and innovation in the field.
The WSF hopes to facilitate networking among organisations, both local and international, that are working in a sustainable manner towards quality of life improvements for the world’s poor.
The date for the 2009 World Social Forum has been confirmed by the International Council. It will happen from January 27th 2009 until February 1st 2009 in Belem, Para, Brazil. Persons and organisations are invited to register for the event to
"come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action.”
As a longtime proponent of the power of blogging as a more democratic, open communications tool, I've always encouraged companies...[read more]
The Alliance for Climate Protection was founded by Al Gore in 2006 as a “single purpose organization committed to igniting...[read more]
I’m as jaded as the next guy when it comes to companies touting their green chops but, on closer inspection,...[read more]
"Movies alone can't change the world. But the people who watch them can." This Saturday, May 10, we have the...[read more]
On Thursday, Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of General Motors came to San Francisco to speak about the future of...[read more]
Despite the advent of bluetooth-enabled blackberries and other modern technologies, the ritual of handing out business cards remains an integral...[read more]
City governments are a partner with developers in building communities within city borders. Just as with any other partner...[read more]
After four years of heads down work to find answers where it appeared that only questions existed, Adam Werbach followed...[read more]
The Carbon Disclosure Project and Merrill Lynch & Co. have joined in a three-year global partnership that aims to spur wider adoption of corporate carbon accounting and disclosure standards and help channel investment $$$ into carbon and greenhouse gas reduction projects. [read more]
Here's something to debunk for the weekend. Alexi Mostrous from the Times suggests that there is no scientific evidence that...[read more]
Greenwash is a new addition to the English lexicon and a practice that offers businesses a potentially quick and high return. Those are likely to turn out to be ephemeral, and even damaging, not only to practitioners but to other organizations intent on making honest efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and environmental degradation.[read more]
One cold day last Fall, I was coming out of Briar Patch Co-op, the first LEED certified commercial building...[read more]
How do you fit the biggest environmental film festival in the country into a town with a grand total...[read more]
New scientific theories, particularly important ones, take decades if not centuries to become mainstream--just consider the idea of the heliocentric solar system, evolution and plate tectonics, which still may be foreign or spurious to large numbers of people. Such is the case with global warming. [read more]
Beginning while I was a student at the sustainability focused MBA program Presidio School of Management, and on into my...[read more]
In the face of the rising value of greenwash, the success of domestic and international climate change mitigation and emissions reductions efforts hinges on assembling the apparatus to reliably, accurately and comprehensively monitor, assess and report on businesses' awareness, plans and actions. The Carbon Disclosure Project aims to do just that.[read more]
The UN, World Bank and a host of other leading public and private organizations have for more than a decade now led efforts to develop a generally accepted set of indicators of sustainable development that governments and industries could commit to and implement in an effective way…The effort continues and the stakes-- as well as the consequences of success or failure-- are higher than ever… [read more]
The recent release of the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card, produced by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, shows that two-thirds of...[read more]
Some interesting newspaper articles about "Greenwash" have appeared in the Cape Town press in recent weeks, including one in October’s...[read more]
It's that time of year when we all start seeing the 2008 calendars, and other dated material so, of course,...[read more]
Not long ago, BP met a public relations disaster by making a request to increase its dumping of particulate matter...[read more]
Once in a while, it makes sense to check one’s “sources”. With the glut of information that is continually flooding...[read more]
Perception has held for a long time that "building green" was always more expensive than building in so called "traditional"...[read more]
A while ago I got a copy of Wired Magazine with an interesting DVD inserted into the package. It turned...[read more]
Have a look at this article on CNN: "Solar Power Makes Tiny Village Beam". It's a fantastic story featureing not...[read more]
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