Jobeda Ali is winner of the Social Business Leader Award at the Ogunte Women’s Social Leadership Awards 2010. Dear friends, I would like to share some wonderful news: on Tuesday I won the Award for Social Business Leader of the Year at the Ogunte Women’s Social Leadership Awards, held every …
Seed Fund Grantees, Leslie Christian, and Guayaki
How do we respond to ecological limits on economic growth? Is it beneficial for children to be exposed to technology at a young age? We address these questions below, and also bring you our 2010 Seed Fund grantees!
Canadians Caught in Time Crunch: Romanow
TORONTO – Canadians, especially women, are caught in a time crunch and the problem has been getting worse over the past 15 years, says a new report by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), Caught in the Time Crunch: Time Use, Leisure and Culture in Canada.
The New Pioneers by Tania Ellis, Wiley 2010
I welcome The New Pioneers as a contribution to moving forward the vision of more ethical and sustainable businesses, reforming markets and growing “greener” economies worldwide. Tania Ellis has performed a great service, and we hope this book is widely read! Hazel Henderson, author Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy …
Caught in the Time Crunch: Time Use Leisure and Culture in Canada
Not so long ago we dared to imagine a shift to the leisure society – a world where robots lifted the burden of work, and prosperity allowed more time for stimulating activities and fun. Download the report (PDF).
Private equity ‘barbarians’ at the gate of ESG
June 15th, 2010 RI News Alert: › Private equity ‘barbarians’ at the gate of ESG: conference report Click here to read the newsletter.
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
15 June 2010 DEALS NEWS… Ex-Im Bank agrees on $500m financing to support Vietnam’s renewable infrastructure growth Solar company Tigo Energy raises $10m in venture funding Barclays to invest €35m in Irish wind farm Australia’s CSIRO awarded $40.7m to develop solar and geothermal technologies E.ON sells UK wind farm for …
COEXISTing with GDP: Action enables us to overcome divisions and find solutions
Excerpt from guest blogger Pippa Bartolotti from COEXIST, an ever growing group of people and organisations who believe that true and lasting Peace can only be sustained when economic, social and environmental justice have been achieved. Among other things, prisons are included in GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Of course prison …
Banks Profit from Near-zero Interest Rates: Another Reason for States to Own Their Own Banks
“Banks Profit from Near-zero Interest Rates: Another Reason for States to Own Their Own Banks” http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/banks_near.php
Romer’s Charter Cities: A Really Witless Approach to Development
We are so happy that someone has deconstructed Paul Romer’s nutty idea. – Ed. Romer’s Charter Cities: A Really Witless Approach to Development Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:59 AM PDT One of the great pleasures historians have is going back through the dead-end schemes of long-ago generations, the ideas, hailed …