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In 1998, communities in the Moneragala district in Sri Lanka’s dry zone initiated low-cost rainwater harvesting technology, using tanks to collect and store rain channelled by gutters and pipes as it runs off […]
The pioneers of Gaviotas have already created a legend – a flourishing community within some of the most desolate terrain in the Andes. Inspired by the original vision of Paolo Lugari, a group […]
“The CARIBSAVE Partnership: Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin.” The Caribbean, like the world as a whole, requires a collaborative and partnership approach to comprehensively address the […]
In Tahuya State Forest, on the southern Kitsap peninsula of Washington State, an innovative company called Fungi Perfecti, started by world-renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, have been using mushrooms to reverse ecological damage caused […]
The World Waste to Energy City Summit 2013 will once again assemble the leading industry stakeholders (policy-makers, city officials, financiers, technology developers, waste companies and commercial waste producers) to address the opportunities and challenges in […]
Drug sales in the US suggest that up to 80% of adults ingest at least one medically prescribed drug every 24 hours. An average doctor in the UK National Health Service writes one […]
On 15 April, Michael Solomon, Director of Profit Through Ethics, will be part of an expert panel debating this very question in central London. Speakers include: Michael Skapinker, Associate Editor of the Financial Times; […]
Responsible 100 is not another way of doing CSR or a new sustainability survey. It’s an exciting idea and a growing community to help business balance its pursuit of profit with the interests of […]
The global response to climate change is failing. John Ashton CBE, one of the world’s leading climate diplomats, speaks candidly on what is going wrong and what is to be done. John Ashton […]
Inspired by Liverpool’s bid for European Capital of Culture for 2008, the Walking Talking Bus evolved as a way of tackling social issues through social means. A pilot project at Blueberry Park in […]