Solability LTD, Ilsan, South Korean The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index scores and ranks 176 countries according to their capability to sustain or increase wealth in a resource-constraint, globalised world. The Index was first developed and published in 2012, based on a competitiveness model that incorporates all aspects required to sustain …
New organization launched for citizen-led renewal of neighborhoods, cities, and natural resources
Free ReCitizen memberships offered to local entrepreneurs, retirees, public leaders, etc. worldwide. Washington, DC – November 17, 2012 – Citizens’ faith in our public and private institutions is low, and getting lower with each passing day. Most people trust neither government nor corporations to safeguard their future. The need to …
Call for Sign-ons to Transition Letter, Save-the-Date for Dec. 13, Community Jobs and Events, and more!
After launching our transition letter on October 16, we have received 90 signatures from our network of non-governmental experts, grassroots groups, former foreign policy practitioners and foundations! The list of signatories has more than doubled in the last week, and we cannot thank these signers enough for their support. Read …
Rio + 20: Invitation to the MBM-FIDESS side-event
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 19th, 2012 The Mont-Blanc Meetings Association, International Forum of Social and Solidarity Economy Entrepreneurs (MBM-IFSSEE), make meet the leaders of cooperatives, mutual insurance companies, associations and foundations from all the continents. The MBM-IFSSEE and its organizing partners take an active part in the United-Nations Conference …
GEA Geothermal Web recognizes students expanding international geothermal capacity in Peru, Iceland and Nigeria
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 21, 2012)—On May 23, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will bring together the global geothermal community for the annual GEA International Showcase in Washington, DC. Recognizing the importance of geothermal research around the world, the GEA Geothermal Web is also highlighting three students who are working on international geothermal projects in …
Pascal Lamy on the Future of Capitalism
March 13, 2012 Pascal Lamy on the Future of Capitalism Dramatically higher income inequality. Unsustainably high unemployment. A financial system unmoored from its macroeconomic foundations. Repairing these three failures will be essential to the future of capitalism and the market economy. This will require putting an end to the underinvestment …
Hold on, you move too fast
old on, you move too fast ‘The most massive energy programme ever proposed anywhere in the world outside war-time conditions.’ That’s how energy analyst Andrew MacKillop, the author of today’s new publication on European Energy Review, describes current EU energy and climate policy. This is not, in fact, how EU …