Hindsight is a wonderful thing, for those watching from the sidelines. But, for me, the Deepwater Horizon tragedy signals the new market dynamics we discuss in our new report, The…
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This week, Volans was a key player in the first Creating Shared Value Forum to be held in London. During the Forum, the first Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value…
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In this month’s issue of Harvard Business Review, Charmian Love, Volans’ Chief Executive, provides her perspective in a case commentary ‘When the CEO’s Personal Crusade Drives Decisions’. You can review…
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Last week Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) announced that after 18 months of fundraising, they were pleased to announce the world’s first microinsurance fund. LeapFrog Investments surpassed their target of $100…
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An initiative to promote environmental thinking in global manufacturing was announced yesterday through a move by two entrepreneurs to give away their commercial secrets to a new non-profit organisation in…
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John Elkington talks TEEB in an blog for CSRWire Talkback: read the post here
John was filmed discussing the shift in corporate sustainability from push reporting to pull reporting at the SAPPHIRE NOW Conference in Frankfurt this week: watch the video here.
McKinsey recently came out with a study which shows that employee engagement doesn’t necessarily need to be a big ticket item at budget time – social capital can be just…
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There has been a buzz in the UK social enterprise world about the inevitable announcement of Nick Hurd as Minister of what-was-formally-known-as The Office of the Third Sector. It looks…
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How can we accelerate the use of new metrics for a Biosphere Economy? The Global Footprint Network and Volans are asking people in government and international agencies how decision makers address…
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“The Biosphere Economy will be timely discussed by 20 global companies from different countries and industries” said today Frank Werner, Director Global Capacity Building and European Operations for the World Environment…
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HP is supporting National Lab Day, a series of programs that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) education. In the press release, you can also learn about the range of…
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I have an embarrassing secret. Until today, I probably could not have told you what my carbon footprint was within any reasonable range. But after hearing Mike Berners-Lee talk about…
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Spigit is a sign of the times. As more and more companies recognize the importance of unleashing the innovative potential of their employees, software systems such as Spigit are going…
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HP CMO Michael Mendenhall was invited to the set of Jim Cramer’s popular US television show ‘MAD MONEY’ to talk about how HP ended up on the Newsweek Cover as…
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