Biomimicry 3.8 Institute Newsletter: See What Got Participants Dancing and Cheering at the Education Summit and Global Conference

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Nature/Biomimicry

Biomimicry 3.8 Institute Newsletter – July 2013 See What Got Participants Dancing and Cheering at the Education Summit and Global Conference “Totally life-changing and inspiring.” “Masterful and well organized.” “Mind-blowing.” Those are just a few of the comments we heard from participants of our 7th annual Biomimicry Education Summit and …

Triple Pundit: Creating Conditions Conducive To Life: The First Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

Creating Conditions Conducive To Life: The First Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference By Tamsin Woolley-Barker, Ph.D – http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/07/creating-conditions-conducive-life-first-biomimicry-38-global-conference/ July 4th, 2013 This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of being a part of the 7th Annual Biomimicry Education Summit, and the first ever Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference, hosted together by the University of …

Biomimicry Revolution: Creating Conditions Conducive To Life

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

Creating Conditions Conducive To Life: The First Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference By Tamsin Woolley-Barker, Ph.D – http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/07/creating-conditions-conducive-life-first-biomimicry-38-global-conference/ July 4th, 2013 This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of being a part of the 7th Annual Biomimicry Education Summit, and the first ever Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference, hosted together by the University of …

ETHICAL MARKETS LIBRARY GETS CHAMPION TREE

Ethical Markets - RCommunity Development Solutions, Nature/Biomimicry

By Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director, Ethical Markets Media The Henderson-Kay-Schumacher Library housed at Ethical Markets in Saint Augustine, FL, has the privilege of growing a Champion Tree.  Champion Trees are the largest individuals a species has to offer.  By the easiest metrics, they are the largest (or oldest) trees of …

Biomimicry 3.8 Institute: April 2013 Newsletter

Jay OwenSustainability News, Nature/Biomimicry

        Biomimicry 3.8 Institute Newsletter – April 2013   Award-winning Designer Neri Oxman to Speak at Summit & Global Conference We’re pleased to announce that Neri Oxman will give the Saturday morning keynote presentation at the 7th annual Biomimicry Education Summit and inaugural Global Conference in Boston this coming …

Book Review: The Nature of Business By Giles Hutchins, New Society Publishers, 2013

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

The Nature of Business By Giles Hutchins, New Society Publishers, 2013 Nature has already shown us the way to solve many human problems, from deciphering simple engineering puzzles to unlocking the mysteries of flight. In The Nature of Business, author Giles Hutchins makes a compelling case for applying the same principles …

Book Review: Uncivil Liberties by Georgia Kelly

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson

Foreword to UNCIVIL LIBERTIES By Hazel Henderson, October 2012 UNCIVIL LIBERTIES, edited by Georgia Kelly, Praxis Institute, 2013 I welcome UNCIVIL LIBERTIES as a sobering wake-up call to my beloved adopted country, the USA and its people. We are, I believe, in the midst of a whole-system global transition from …

INVESTING IN THE LOBSTER COAST

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

“We at Ethical Markets  are proud  to publish the cutting edge analyses of our Advisory Board member , Ellie Winninghoff , former investment banker and now the best due diligence expert we know for analyzing ethical biomimicry and natural capital investment deals” – Hazel Henderson , Editor –in-Chief INVESTING IN …

Bring life back into your life

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

  Dear Friend of Biomimicry, Here at Biomimicry 3.8, we are in the height of our busy season, lining up new biomimics, releasing our prized Resource Handbook, and holding a webinar explaining our masters-equivalent program, Biomimicry Professional. Many of these opportunities end in the next week or two, so here …

Capital Institute 2012 Year in Review

Ethical MarketsAdvisors' Forum

With the year’s end fast approaching, we cannot help but reflect on our busy and productive year: research and practice around holism, biomimicry, and entropic thrift; debate around impact investing in the anthropocene, climate change, and stranded assets; discussions of the Financial Transactions Tax and Dodd-Frank.  We made significant headway …