Hazel Henderson, president of Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) and author of Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age and other books. ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Dec 2 2015 (IPS) – Civil society organizations, known as NGOs, have for decades used their non-government status to prod officials, politicians and …
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Cooperativism to Come
I just attended a terrific conference on Platform Cooperativism, hosted by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider. It was a great gathering of hundreds of activists, alternative economy folks, thinkers, and doers. I was quite humbled to be asked to deliver the closing keynote, which was essentially a first effort at …
Stakeholders in climate science: Beyond lip service?
Research models are evolving in response to the need for on-the-ground knowledge of climate change impacts on communities. Partnership between researcher and practitioner is vital for adaptive policy efforts (1). Transdisciplinary research teams present new opportunities by involving academics and local stakeholders, who actively conceive, enact, and apply research on …
WWW: Women Weave the Web Recommendations
Read Women’s Global Recommendations on Digital Access, Digital Literacy, and Digital Empowerment WOMEN WEAVE THE WEB: Read the Recommendations Today After crowdsourcing hundreds of our community’s voices from over 70 countries, we are excited to deliver to you the WWW: Women Weave the Web Recommendations Report. The report provides actionable steps that any …
Creating a trading space for researchers and innovators at the 2015 Intelligent Efficiency Conference
Creating a trading space for researchers and innovators at the 2015 Intelligent Efficiency Conference by Ethan Rogers, Senior Manager, Industry Are you conducting research on the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) and data analytics to save energy? Or, have you just finished some research and are looking for a venue …
Help us launch global Call for Climate Justice!
IfE Members, Friends, and Colleagues, In this time of sorrow over violence around the world, we have a little bit of good news: the International Civil Society Call to Address Inequalities and Social Justice in Climate Policy has received endorsements from over 200 organizations representing a huge diversity of countries, cultures …
UN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM CLOSES, HIGHLIGHTS LINKAGES WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM CLOSES, HIGHLIGHTS LINKAGES WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Consensus at the closing 10th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Brazil today underscored the contribution of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet to the achievement of the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations announced. Read …
SIGEF 2015, SHAPING BETTER TIMES TO COME, CONCLUDES WITH A GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION
SIGEF 2015, SHAPING BETTER TIMES TO COME, CONCLUDES WITH A GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION NGOs, project holders and a notable line-up of international speakers came together at the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum (SIGEF 2015) – a three-day international event dedicated to celebrate positivity, diversity, creativity and action worldwide. New York, …
ACCO Announces Dec. 2 Webinar on Data Center Energy Efficiency
ACCO Announces Dec. 2 Webinar on Data Center Energy Efficiency Data Center Efficiency: What Climate Change, Energy & Sustainability Professionals Should Know Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (1:00pm – 2:30pm) This webinar will explain data center energy efficiency opportunities in an easy-to-understand manner, empower participants to spot ways to reduce energy …