Tag Archives: Respect
Solutions for Rio – debate in the UK Parliament
More than 150 politicians, businesses and NGO:s participated in the discussion about the roadmap to Rio +20 and Stockholm+40. The threats of our civilisation was present in the discussion. Mark Edwards the producer of the Hard Rain exhibition clarified and present … Continue reading →
Categories: Brazil, Interviews, Leadership and Sustainability, News, Political Governance, Sustainable Cities
The Global City: Melting Pot and Pressure Cooker
The city has long been a microcosm of the diverse and interconnected world we live in. Whether Stockholm, with its vibrant expat Iraqi population (one of the largest in the world) or Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood, with its Afro-samba heritage, … Continue reading →
Categories: Culture, News, Sustainable Cities
Oil-spill 4 – Ogoniland, Nigeria
UN environment programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland published on Friday, has genuinely shocked people around the world and gives hope to impoverished communities on the delta that their struggle for human rights against pollution and poverty is at least being recognised. … Continue reading →
Categories: Dependency on fossil fuel, News
Award for sustainable and humanitarian design – the world’s most valuable design prize
One of the finalist in Copenhagens INDEX award is the Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, who work together as Studio FormaFantasma , to create Autarchy, a collection of vessels and lamps made from a specially developed bio-material based on the … Continue reading →
New wave of graduates interested in values based jobs
Suddenly, “sustainability” seems to resonate with the sex appeal of “dot com” or “start-up,” appealing to droves of ambitious young innovators. Amelia Byers, operations director for Idealist.org, a Web site that lists paid and unpaid opportunities for nonprofit groups and … Continue reading →
Categories: Business School, News
Friends of Graemeen
Yunus, known as “the banker of the poor”, has become unstoppable, with 3.7 million people now having signed a petition; Mary Robinson leading Friends of Grameen with a powerful international coalition of supporters; and the French and American governments speaking up … Continue reading →
Sustainable urban development one of the key issues as Rio +20 planned
In Rio de Janeiro plans start to take shape before the Earth Summit 2012. One year left, and expectations are not very high. 20 years have passed since the last Rio Conference and the 40 years since the Stockholm Conference … Continue reading →
UK top companies have no targets on Green House Gas Emissions
Nearly half of the UK’s top companies do not have targets on greenhouse gas emissions, despite years of legislation and campaigning on the issue, a study by the Carbon Trust has found. Forty of the FTSE 100 either lack numerical targets on … Continue reading →
Categories: Climate Change, News
Photos in the service of Sustainability awareness
Good photography, art and inspirational music often contribute to increased awareness and may become an increasingly important area of sustainability. When I am in the early 1990′s, helped develop the Natural Step Foundation we created a network called Artists for Environment as an important source of inspiration and provided a complementary culture perspective in sustainability efforts. Visitors to Stockholm until 26 June, definitely visit one of Stockholm’s new attractions – namely the … Continue reading →
Categories: Culture, Dependency on fossil fuel, News, Tools for change
China facing difficulties and challenges
“The overall environmental situation is still very grave and is facing many difficulties and challenges,” said Li Ganjie, the vice minister. Mr. Li said biodiversity was declining with “a continuous loss and drain of genetic resources.” The countryside was becoming … Continue reading →
Categories: China, Climate Change, News
