WHO WILL FEED CHINA? www.earth-policy.org/blog/who_will_feed_china Earth Policy Release September 24, 2014 Twenty years ago, Lester Brown published an article in World Watch magazine entitled “Who Will Feed China?” A year later, he followed with a book of the same name. The article and book generated an enormous outcry from China …
Future of Cities – Surge in Emerging Markets
We at Ethical Markets are wary of too much reliance on algorithms , unless frequently monitored and updated by humans ! For example, the takeover of Wall Street by algorithms and high-frequency trading led to the recent “ flash crashes” . Such future events are predicted by me and others …
Sustainable Development Update – 18 September 2014 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice
A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Notice: IISD Reporting Services invites you to complete a brief survey (by 30 September 2014) that we have designed to ensure that our knowledgebases are as useful and informative as possible.Click here to …
The Breakthrough Challenge – an update from Volans
Newsletter September 2014 The Breakthrough Challenge Team Volans is excited because the coming months will see us going into Breakthrough overdrive – hyperdrive, even. Key developments include the launch of our latest book, the start of the latest phase of our Breakthrough Capitalism program and the second round of …
Two Fall Cohorts of the Caring Economy Leadership Program are now forming
Ethical Markets is proud to be part of the coalition for a Caring Economy Campaign and that founder Riane Eisler is on our Advisory Board, Hazel Henderson, Editor Join us starting September 25 or October 11, 2014 Two Fall Cohorts of the Caring Economy Leadership Program are now forming Learn …
The Elmhirst Programme – Soul, Spirit and Story, 2015
The Elmhirst Programme – Soul, Spirit and Story, 2015 Schumacher College is delighted to announce a new programme of short courses and events based in the beautiful Elmhirst Centre of Dartington Hall. Starting in January 2015, we will bring together the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners of spiritual traditions, indigenous …
Senior UN officials urge Member States to craft ‘bold, pragmatic’ post-2015 agenda
11 September 2014 – With an “intense and important year ahead,” United Nations Member States must work to build a framework that will sustain and finish what was accomplished with the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the fight against poverty, hunger and disease, while rising to challenges old and …
Sustainable Development Update – 11 September 2014 – OWG Report to be “Main Basis” for SDGs in Post-2015 Agenda
OWG Report to be “Main Basis” for SDGs in Post-2015 Agenda 10_September 2014: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has decided that the proposal of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “shall be the main basis for integrating sustainable development goals into the post-2015 development agenda.” This …
2014 Women in Green Forum Showcases Sustainability Strides
By Danielle Lanyard, Founder and CEO, Village Green; producer, Green Breakfast Club event series Today’s climate crisis may be the most pressing issue of our time. Yet rarely are women serving as the primary voices speaking out and getting heard on this issue, or any issue that shapes our …
An All Local Grocery Store and Deli plus an Education and Distribution Hub
Greeti Greetings! Since Blessing the Hands that Feed Us came out in January, I’ve gone from author to activist with a passion for restoring regional food systems so we-the-eaters can have more fresh, local food and our food producers can have more fresh money in their pockets. Especially exciting is …