Our friend Jennifer Biringer of SustainAbility chaired a panel on The Biosphere Economy at the Social Capital Markets (SoCap) Conference in San Francisco last year with leading philanthropic foundations and…
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We have partnered with GLOBE International, the global network of parliamentarians, and the Zoological Society of London, the leading scientific and conservation organisation, to create and champion a new political…
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Countries with ‘ecological deficit’ are those that have a greater and faster demand on their natural resource base than what the ecosystems within theirterritories are able to replenish. Countries with…
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Expectations today were high in Japan, as India is set to become the first country in the world to commit to publishing a new set of national accounts which track the…
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Humans are now using resources and producing carbon dioxide at a rate 50 percent faster than the Earth can sustain, reveals the 2010 edition of the Living Planet Report – the…
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The Chocó Bioregion in South America is known for its biodiversity and its richness in natural, hydrographic, mining, and forest resources. Chocó is primarily inhabited by Afro-Colombian and populations native…
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Next week, Socap –the Social Capital Markets Conference 2010 in San Francisco– is organizing a panel on the Biosphere Economy with leading foundations and social investors, to explore the links between investing…
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I was invited to participate of the Helsinki Design Lab global meeting in Finland, from 1st to 3rd of September. The initiative, sponsored by Sitra –the Finnish Innovation Fund, has…
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Social entrepreneurs might seem less relevant in humanitarian emergencies, when the focus of development work shifts to short-term, rapid response and direct assistance. But as international aid struggles to ‘reach…
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A new article on Mckinsey Quarterly outlines the top 10 innovation trends in business that are being enabled by new technologies — and shows how they trends are re-shaping the…
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In partnership with UNEP-Finance Initiative, and F&C Asset Management we convened a collaborative workshop for the finance sector on the 14th of July at the F&C offices in London. The…
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Our report The Biosphere Economy (TBE) was heralded as the new agenda business CEOs, at the closing plenary of the First Global Business of Biodiversity Symposium, held in London in July 2010.…
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John Elkington interviews Nelmara Arbex, Deputy Chief Executive at the Global Reporting Initiative, following the publication of the Volans-GRI report, The Transparent Economy and takes a long-view of the agenda…
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The high-end fashion company Elvis & Kresse (E&K) caught the attention of fashion enthusiasts and environmentalists alike when it successfully launched its line of fashion accessories produced from decommissioned fire…
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On Wednesday 16th of June we launched the special issue of Alliance magazine on how foundations and social investors are rethinking scale. The event was hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat…
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