‘Sustainability News’
General reporting on issues, research and experimental programs, new trade associations, and communities/business efforts, advertising, marketing.
Relates to: Trendspotting, Community Development Solutions, Global Citizenship, Sustainability Research Group, EthicalMarkets.tv
People’s Sustainability Treaty On Rights of Mother Earth
The undersigned recognize and acknowledge the following: We are all part of Mother Earth, an indivisible, living community of interrelated and interdependent beings with a common destiny. Mother Earth is the source of life, nourishment, and learning and provides these as well as spirituality and all else we need to live well. Download the treaty [...]
Sustainable Brands Spotlights ‘Who’s Coming’ to Sustainable Brands ‘12 Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nayelli Gonzalez Saatchi & Saatchi S 415.871.2013 Nayelli.Gonzalez@saatchis.com Sustainable Brands Spotlights ‘Who’s Coming’ to Sustainable Brands ‘12 Conference Executives from CNN, Walmart, Safeway, Ford, Coca-Cola and More to Join Over 1,000 Attendees at Game-changing Conference in San [...]
Backyard Biomimicry Workshop
presented by Ethical Markets Media September 27-29, 2012 To register, contact office@ethicalmarkets.com or call 904-829-3140. For more on partners and sponsors: AskNature.org The Jacoby Group Janine Benyus on Biomimicry Ripple Effect Ecotours BACKYARD BIOMIMICRY WORKSHOP Biomimicry is the [...]
ENB Vol. 27 No. 29 – Second Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development – Issue #5
UNCSD INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS: FRIDAY 27, April 2012 On Friday, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. WG1 completed its first reading on Section V (Framework for Action) in morning and afternoon sessions. WG2 continued discussions on Section IV (IFSD), and exchanged views on IFSD reform options [...]
Side Event on Environmental Health Initiatives: Innovative Approaches for Building Sustainable Cities
Side Event on Environmental Health Initiatives: Innovative Approaches for Building Sustainable Cities April 24, 2012 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. Conference Room A, United Nations North Lawn Building Draft Agenda With increased migration from rural to urban areas for economic opportuities, local governments are faced with the challenges of providing [...]
Un Trade Report: Rise In Natural Resources Prices Appears To Be
UN TRADE REPORT: RISE IN NATURAL RESOURCES PRICES APPEARS TO BE HURTING POOR NATIONS New York, Apr 23 2012 3:05PM A sustained rise in prices for raw natural resources and basic agricultural goods is defying long-standing patterns and appears to be hurting poor nations through rising food and fuel costs more than it is helping them through [...]
“I need advertising,” said Earth. A call for RFPs, by Martha Shaw.
“I need advertising,” said Earth. A call for RFPs, by Martha Shaw. New York – Apr. 20 - If Earth had an ad budget, it would hire Earth Advertising, or at least that was my assumption when I invented the agency in 1999, originally eFlicks Media. “Earth needs a good ad agency,” Walter Cronkite had suggested to me way back. Here on [...]
Ecology, Scarcity and The Gift Economy
Newsletter - April 2012 In this edition of the College newsletter we are pleased to announce details of our new part-time and postgraduate programmes. We have a special interview with Jonathan Balcombe and Marc Bekoff who join us for the forthcoming short course Animals and Us, plus details of new courses, special offers, blogs and other news [...]
BP Spill Two Years After–This week will mark the second anniversary of the explosion at BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform…
BP Spill Two Years After This week will mark the second anniversary of the explosion at BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which led to the largest oil spill in US history. In the immediate aftermath of the spill, researchers marvelled at the ability of bacteria to consume the oil and… Continue Reading » Antibiotic Resistance [...]
B Corps Emerging in South America
Maria Emilia Correa of Systema B is working to bring B Corporations to Latin America. She explains below the purpose and particular need for recognized social enterprises in Spanish-speaking countries. For more in English, read Ellie Winninghoff's article on Flex Corps and B Corps. Podemos hacernos los locos, o podemos hacernos cargo: dos [...]
