The UN recently announced the recipients of the UN “Champions of the Earth Award”. The awards were given to five “visionary people and organisations [from] all over the world that exemplify leadership and advocate action on sustainable development, climate change and a life of dignity for all”. [Read more…]
Fortune launches “Change the World” list of businesses
Fortune Magazine recently released a new “Change the World” list of businesses that are considered to be driving positive change in the world. There is a growing global momentum around the role of business in society, and whether the traditional capitalist approach of profit-maximisation is contributing to, rather than helping to solve, many of our social and environmental challenges. [Read more…]
Towards a Regenerative Economy
The world needs to move beyond the current economic structures of capitalism or socialism if we want to avert catastrophic environmental, economic and social collapse. A new form of capitalism, based on the principles of a “regenerative economy”, [Read more…]
Can Etsy going public rewire Wall Street?
Last week, the online craft marketplace Etsy made its debut on the NASDAQ stock exchange. What makes Etsy different among other publicly listed companies is that it is a certified B Corporation, and is committed to balancing profit with its commitment to social and environmental responsibility.
At the close of its first day of trading, Etsy shares climbed to $US30 [Read more…]
Businesses still don’t consider climate change a serious risk
“Just flying over N Atlantic 300 miles of ice. Global warming!”
I imagine many of you already know who tweeting this last week. If you don’t, it came from one of the world’s richest [Read more…]
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