Launch’s 2013 challenge focuses on materials and material manufacturing. Deadline for initial application– July 15, 2013. At Katerva we believe there is a groundswell of civil society and corporate commitment flowing into new ideas, models, and technologies with proven successes in every region of the world. But the world cannot …
ScienceDaily: Evolution too slow to keep up with climate change
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Evolution too slow to keep up with climate change Wildfires may contribute more to global warming than previously predicted Scientists image vast subglacial water system underpinning West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier How nature maintains diversity: Temporal niches are important, study finds Evolution too slow to keep up …
MAPPING THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY
MAPPING THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY By Hazel Henderson © 2013 for CSRWire Appeared on CSRWire July 1, 2013 as “Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping the Transition to Sustainability” http://bit.ly/finsust A whole-system global transition is underway and accelerating as human activities encounter planetary boundaries. Globalization of our technologies of transportation and communication …
COOPERATIVES CAN BUILD SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESILIENCE DURING CRISES
COOPERATIVES CAN BUILD SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESILIENCE DURING CRISES — UNOFFICIALS New York, Jul 6 2013 11:00AM The International Day of Cooperatives provides an opportunity to spotlight how such enterprises canhelp build resilience in all socio-economic spheres in times of “globaluncertainty,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday.“Over the course of the ongoing …
The Crowd Cafe: The Rise of Meaningful Investing
Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] The Rise of Meaningful Investing Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post| Crowdinvesting is the byproduct of two strands of disruption: technical and cultural. We explored the technical disruption in the first part of this series. Specifically looking at low-end disruption, a pattern codified by Clayton …
CSRwire: Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping The Transition To Sustainability
Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping The Transition To Sustainability A whole-system global transition is underway and accelerating as human activities encounter planetary boundaries. Globalization of our technologies of transportation and communication are unleashing disruptive business models while changing demographics and new political forces are now clashing with incumbent industries and elites. …
Massolution Releases the 2013CF Crowdfunding Market: Software & Solutions Report
2013CF Crowdfunding Market: Software and Solutions Report — Earlier today, Massolution published its 2013CF Crowdfunding Market: Software and Solutions Report. It is a definitive guide to available crowdfunding software and solutions providers. This clear and concise report will guide you to the choices for building the platform you want, whether it …
Novethic Research: Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses
Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses Paris, 18 June 2013. Novethic, a research centre, has published a pioneering study looking at the influence that responsible investors can exert by refusing to invest in multinationals involved in human rights violations. Blacklists published by 19 Northern European investors managing €1.5 trillion …
Focus on the Global South Newsletter: World Trade Organization’s free trade jeopardized people’s rights
In this edition of Focus on the Global South Newsletter, we revisit the Asian Development Bank’s role in the ‘privatization’ of Asia and how the World Trade Organization’s free trade and investment policies have jeopardized people’s rights and the environment. Through its growth strategy, ADB continues to promote privatization and create …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Effects of interannual climate variability on tropical tree cover: Satellite data reveal how tropical ecosystems may respond to climate extremes
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Effects of interannual climate variability on tropical tree cover: Satellite data reveal how tropical ecosystems may respond to climate extremes Acidifying oceans could spell trouble for squid North Atlantic hurricane forecast predicts above-average season Microbial changes regulate function of entire ecosystems The greatest place to be …