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Earth Rights Institute Summer Campaign Drive
Updates on Our Work – West Coast Office USIEUCLAMay2011 USIE UCLA CLASS 2011 Education: We have been teaching students about the eco-village model and sustainable development through a student- taught seminar at UCLA. The class was a huge success! Annie Flaherty and Antoinette Brou were happy with the outcome after …
Rising Temperatures Melting Away Global Food Security
Rising Temperatures Melting Away Global Food Security www.earth-policy.org/book_bytes/2011/wotech4_ss3 Earth Policy Release Book Byte July 6, 2011 World on the EdgeHeat waves clearly can destroy crop harvests. The world saw high heat decimate Russian wheat in 2010. Crop ecologists have found that each 1-degree-Celsius rise in temperature above the optimum can …
Felix Calls upon all of those in Charge to Start the Biggest Reforestation Programme Ever in Spain
Let’s plant a million trees in each country of the world! www.plant-for-the-planet.org Update from the Plant-for-the-Planet Children Initiative NEWS Felix Calls upon all of those in Charge to Start the Biggest Reforestation Programme Ever in Spain Prince Felipe supports “Stop talking. Start planting” Thousands of new Climate Justice Ambassadors in …
The Most Prestigious Global CSR Awards 2011 To Be Held In Recognition Of Outstanding CSR Programmes
PRESS RELEASE 13 June 2011, The Pinnacle Group International, Singapore The Most Prestigious Global CSR Awards 2011 To Be Held In Recognition Of Outstanding CSR Programmes The Global CSR Awards, Asia’s most prestigious recognition awards programme for corporate social responsibility is back for the 3rd successive year. The awards will …
The Change We Seek: Nine Certified B Corporations Named America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2011 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Nine Certified B Corporations have been named by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek as ‘America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs’ of 2011. Azavea, Change.org, Dimagi, Emory Knoll Farms, Freelancers Insurance Company, Greyston Bakery, Nest Collective, Re:Vision Architecture and World Centric are all recognized this year as leaders in this growing sector of mission-driven businesses. …
A Call for Civil Disobedience on the Keystone XL Pipeline
DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE! A Call for Civil Disobedience on the Keystone XL Pipeline FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2011 Contact: [email protected] Washington — Eleven veteran environmentalists on both sides of the border today called for demonstrations outside the White House later this summer to block the proposed Keystone XL pipeline …
Global CSR Summit 2011 Philippines
Global CSR Summit 2011 Philippines Ethical Markets is a media partner with the Global CSR Summit 2011, being held in Cebu City, Philippines, August 11-12. Asia’s most prestigious event on corporate social responsibility, The Global CSR Summit & The Global CSR Awards are in their third successive year. This year, …
Global Poll Shows Public Support for Taliban Negotiations
In light of President Barack Obama’s forthcoming address regarding troops in Afghanistan, the BBC World Service and GlobeScan will be releasing their latest global issues poll (embargoed until tonight, Wednesday 22 June 2300 GMT, 1900 EDT). This timely poll from the BBC and international research consultancy GlobeScan indicates that more …
Economics based on Beauty and Community: Putting Aesthetics back into the Economy
by Gregory Wendt, CFP Right before I boarded a plane after a green business conference last year, I noticed a Body Shop store in the terminal next to the gate. The Body Shop was founded by the late Anita Roddick who was a very influential and inspiring thought leader who …