Economics for a Blue Planet
Ode Magazine 
February 16th, 2012
Gunter Pauli, author of The Blue Economy, on why blue is the new green.
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Positive News
February 7th, 2012
Composting system designed to be suitable for all food waste, requires no electricity and is carbon negative, has diverted 1,000 tons of food from landfill
Read More (+6 rating) Loading ...Why Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold
Equal Exchange
January 19th, 2012
This article exemplifies the difference between Authentic Fair Trade and a corporate-centered imitation of Fair Trade. The former focuses on small farmer co-operatives and a belief that Fair Trade’s mission is to support the development model of organized farmers.
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Positive News
January 16th, 2012
Ten British schools are attempting to ‘crowd fund’ their own solar panel roofs, with support from carbon reduction organisation
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B Corp
January 4th, 2012
Founder Yvon Chouinard Leads Largest Group of Businesses
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(+11 rating) Loading ...Study Finds Sharers Want Value with Meaning
Shareable
February 10th, 2012
Have the sharing economy and collaborative consumption gained enough traction to warrant a research study funded by a major advertising agency? Yes, or so believes Campbell Mithun, the ad agency in question.
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...Advice to Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs
Echoing Green
January 26th, 2012
How do I know if a business is the right way to make the difference to the area I want to explore? I’d say let it grow organically.
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Taiga Company
January 17th, 2012
“Often, sustainability programs are seen as a bolt-on solution aimed to achieve specific marketing, operational or mitigation results. Along with their programs, sustainability professionals can struggle with an undefined sense of organizational belonging. Sustainability professionals may find that the necessary resources to build an integrated and successful enterprise sustainability program already exist at their company [...]
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...The Key to Global Prosperity: Worker Ownership
The Guardian
January 9th, 2012
Shared ownership helps to diversify rather than concentrate wealth and roots the value it generates in communities.
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...Keeping the Faith
Calvert Foundation
January 3rd, 2012
Congregations and religious retirement funds continue to be some of the most significant contributors to impact investing institutions, and this commitment to social justice through investment was established decades prior to the current excitement about impact investing.
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