FT loves Room to Read – so do I
John Elkington
November 28, 2009
Reading the Financial Times in Vienna this morning, I was delighted to see the ‘Life & Arts’ section covering Room to Read in a major... More...
Charity begins at Work
Kevin Teo
November 27, 2009
Wall Street Journal article that describes a growing trend among professionals to pursue volunteer stints in the development sector. Some companies provide support for... More...
Humanity Demanding 1.4 Planets
Alejandro Litovsky
November 25, 2009
Global Footprint Network is releasing data today that reveals a growing gap between human demand on ecological services and the rate at which nature... More...
GoodGuide launches ‘Green Consumer’ ap
John Elkington
November 24, 2009
Over 20 years ago, we launched The Green Consumer Guide, which sold around a million copies, went into foreign language editions in around... More...
Phoenix Forum: Aflatoun
Kevin Teo
Jeroo Billimoria, Executive Director Aflatoun, Child Social & Financial Education, The Netherlands If Phoenix forms of capitalism are to work, children need to have access to... More...
Phoenix Forum: Aravind Eye Care System
Kevin Teo
Thulasiraj Ravilla, Executive Director, Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology Aravind Eye Care System, India Aravind Eye Care is the largest and most productive eye care facility... More...
Beyond Carbon: Markets for Water and Biodiversity in Latin America
Alejandro Litovsky
The Katoomba Group has launched the Mercados Ambientales, a platform that seeks to catalyze markets for ecosystem services in Latin America. Earlier this... More...
National Geographic Backs Ecological Footprint
Alejandro Litovsky
November 23, 2009
EarthPulse: State of the Earth 2010, which opens with a full page of Global Footprint Network data,... More...
Phoenix Forum: World Toilet Organization
Kevin Teo
Jack Sim (Founder) World Toilet Organization (WTO), Singapore WTO: WE NEED AN END TO ‘BUREAUCRAZY’! Sanitation must be a fundamental priority worldwide. The World Toilet Organization... More...
More Ashes Before Phoenix Can Rise?
John Elkington
In our 2009 report The Phoenix Economy, we argued that the ‘recession’ could well go much deeper – and last much longer – than... More...