‘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
PNN News Update: June 3, 2008
2008-06-02 - International - CSR <http://www.planet2025news.net/ntext.rxml?id=12546&photo=> Nike, Steelcase, Clorox and Herman Miller Leading Charge on Sustainable Design Nike, Clorox, Steelcase and Herman Miller have infused sustainability into their design processes in ways that have led to innovative products that offer value to [...]
Footprints Newsletter
Posted June 3, 2008 Sharing the Pain Those other seats in your car? They can serve a mutually beneficial purpose for you and the rest of the world. $4.09 a gallon gas might finally be the threshold that moves folks from single-occupancy vehicles towards other forms of transportation. Carpooling is catching on as one track folks are [...]
May 20: PNN News Update 4
2008-05-19 - International - CSR Energy Companies Fear Renewables Bubble One-half of the world’s energy leaders are concerned that a bubble may be developing in the renewable technology sector, according to a survey released today by KPMG International. In ..continue... (more...)
China's Barter Industry Ready TO TAKE OFF…
IRTA, NATE member invests $6 million in China barter joint venture! Click here Monumental 2-year effort sees trading commencing for BBX China, the world's first 300,000 member trade exchange... Click here The small business sector in the U.S. is being scr****! Click here Attention TRADE EXCHANGE OWNERS... Thousands of visitor every [...]
Integrity in Science Watch – May 12, 2008
Nutritionists with Biz Ties Crowd NAS School Foods Panel At least 8 of 14 prospective members of the National Academies of Science committee reviewing the nation’s school cafeteria standards have received recent research support from the food industry or currently receive honoraria for sitting on the board of an industry-funded non-profit, an [...]
Social Commerce Builds Empathic Coalitions
Interra Community Cards shift the act of "consuming" into "saving and giving." People tell us how good it feels to use the cards. We also offer communities a co-creative cooperative change process to educate residents about choices and how these choices can inspire us to come together. If we are to accomplish things we've never done before, we [...]
News From the The Forgiveness Project
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FORGIVENESS PROJECT AND SYNERGY THEATRE* ‘The Long Road’ – a new play by award-winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson – will be performed at the Soho Theatre in London from 19th May-5th June with an outstanding cast including Denise Black (Coronation Street), Alison Newman (Footballer’s Wives) and Steven Webb [...]
THE FIRST ANNUAL BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE WINNER ANNOUNCED
We congratulate winner Dr. John Todd of the Buckminster Fuller Challenge Award. Dr. Todd is also on our Research Advisory Board and our Founder, Dr. Hazel Henderson, was one of the Judges. For more information, visit:http://challenge.bfi.org MAY 2nd, 2008 NEW YORK CITY The Buckminster Fuller Institute is pleased to announce that [...]
Green World Campaign
The Green World Campaign is a network of global citizens finding new ways to care for our world. Like helping to turn barren lands around the world greener, right now, with a mouse-click and a quarter. And this spring, we're greening Ethiopia. Read more...
