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Social enterprise: Pegasus

enorm has a recommendation for you! Pegasus Ratskeller GmbH in Berlin, Germany, specialises in events, ”à la carte” and communal feeding. From the restaurant under the town hall of city quarter Reinickendorf,

CSR Europe inviting young journalists to compete

Are you a young journalist between ages 16 and 30 who writes about socio-economic and environmental issues? Then consider yourself invited to compete in reporting about Enterprise 2020. European Youth Press and CSR Europe, the European business network for corporate social responsibility, are currently inviting young journalists from around Europe to

Levi’s new WaterLess jeans

Last week, jeans giant Levi’s launched a new line called Water<Less, a name which refers to the effort made by the company to save water during jeans production. On average, a pair of jeans undergo

Quick growth of green packaging market

The global market for sustainable packaging is growing fast, much faster than the overall packaging industy. This claims a recent report by Pike Research, which indicates that

It’s getting windy

These days we are pleased to see than increasingly more countries and companies are investing in green energy. Here are some of the latest developments: Together with investment firm Good Energies, Japanese industrial conglomerate Marubeni and Maryland transmission company Trans-Elect, Google is planning to invest in a $5 billion

Solar roadways to replace asphalt roads?

This is really exciting stuff: Idaho-based Solar Roadways have come up with an unique concept of creating an asphalt-free road that provides clean, renewable energy. The Solar Roadway is basically made up of a series of solar panels that are driven upon. Replacing all current petroleum-based asphalt roads, parking lots, and driveways, the Solar Road [...]

Muse MK Ultra

This beautiful music video by band Muse makes a visually powerful comment on human trafficking. The video has been created as a part of the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation And Trafficking) campaign. In a statement, the band said: “We feel honoured to be a part of this important movement to end modern day slavery. It [...]

Masdar City

Ever heard of the Masdar initiative? If not, you are certainly missing something! Masdar means literally ”the source” and it is the name of

Knowledge is power – introducing the CSR HUB

CSRHUB provides a free online corporate social responsibility rating tool, which can be used by companies to see how their CSR performance and brand values are viewed by

UK catches up on renewable energy market

Picture from Vattenfall Last month, the biggest offshore project in the world, Thanet windfarm, was opened off the coast of Kent, meaning that Britain now generates more power from offshore wind than the rest of the world together. This is an important milestone for the UK,

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