Last week, on September 21-23, the CGI Annual Meeting 2010 took place in New York. By the end of the event, President Clinton could present an impressive result of 291 Commitments To Action valued at roughly $6 billion, addressing issues from environmental issues poverty, illiteracy and human trafficking to women’s rights. Some of the pledges [...]
As you may already be aware, livestock are a big source of emissions that harm the environment. Cows tend to, well, belch and fart methane gas – in fact, 80 million metric tons of it each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s equivalent to 28% of total global methane emissions. Methane is >23 [...]
More than 500,000 new jobs would be created in Europe if countries recycled more of their waste. This according to a new Friends of the Earth study entitled ‘More Jobs, Less Waste’, which was released the other day. The report presents figures to support its claim that recycling creates around ten times more jobs per [...]
At this very moment, the 4th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility is taking place at the distinguished Humboldt University in Berlin. The three-day conference, which is part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Humboldt-University Berlin, is organized by the Institute for Management under the directorship of Professor Joachim Schwalbach. Taking place every [...]
Together with Ashoka: Innovators for the public, Rooy Media has created a DVD series in sixteen parts called ”The Social Entrepreneurship Series”. The series focus on the need for social change to create a better world, battling lack of education, poor health care, lack of drinking water and violations of civil rights as well as [...]
Every year since 1954, UNICEF, the organization for children’s rights, organizes the World’s Children’s Day on behalf of the UN. And although much has changed since then – from family structures to technological development and the distribution of wealth – the basic principle is just as relevant today: It is a world wide commitment to [...]
It’s right about time to apply for the 5th GREEN AWARDS – for the first time opened for entry from all over the world! The GREEN AWARDS were created to recognize and reward outstanding creative work that communicates the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainable development and ethical best practice in all sectors and across [...]
At the beginning of August, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon launched the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP), determined to formulate a plan for sustainable growth and low-carbon prosperity. Ban Ki-Moon co-chairs the Panel togehter with Tarja Halonen, president of Finland, and Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa. Members of the Panel are an array of [...]
If you see yourself as an eco-conscious person on every other given day, why not apply your responsible attitude on the most important day of your life: your wedding day. Green Weddings, Eco-beautiful Weddings and Recycled Bride are perfect places to
Mentioning the environmental tipping point in the last blog entry, I thought I’d recommend another astoundingly fascinating TED lecture, this time from sustainability expert Johan Rockström, titled “Let the environment guide our development”. Together with an interdisciplinary team of 29 leading scientists, Rockström and the Stockholm Resilience Centre have identified nine key Earth systems – and [...]
