From the Field: Vietnamese Anti-Poverty Model May Work Elsewhere
I set out to see if the organizational models of two successful Vietnamese nonprofits were location-specific.
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From the Field: Indigenous Environmentalists Strive to Reforest Indonesia
In Indonesia, the issue of customary land rights is in debate.
Making Education Relevant Where You Least Expect It
The IBT education program in India better prepares students for future opportunities than traditional teaching.
Improving Sales Offers for Improved Stoves
A unique sales strategy puts more environmentally friendly cookstoves into the hands of more cooks.
Sparking Water Innovation
The water we drink is not as safe as we’d like, and treating water has major environmental and economic impacts. We can no longer take water resources for granted.
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From Housing Projects to Farmland
A community development corporation starts an urban farm on land that was once home to housing projects.
Natural Capital: A New Force in Strategic Planning
BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil well crisis in the Gulf of Mexico is a caution to other companies to take stock of the entirety of their natural capital—not just the natural resource reserve they draw on, but the ecosystems in which they operate. The idea that natural capital should be viewed as a balance sheet asset, to be as carefully stewarded as other forms of capital, surfaced in the late 1990s. But with the publication of the Millennium Ecosystems Assessment by 1,360 international scientists in 2005, more firms are moving from theory to practice... (continue reading this blog post)
Youth Voices in the Global Economy
I had the opportunity to participate in two recent events leading up to the G-20 Summit in Toronto, which engaged youth on the global stage—the G(irls) 20 Summit and MY SUMMIT. These delegates demonstrated an intuitive understanding of today’s global challenges and offered solutions to governments. The G(irls) Summit urged leaders to take specific actions to expand the access of girls and women to education, healthcare and economic opportunities... (continue reading this blog post)
Skoll Climate Change Panel Discusses Successes and Failures of Copenhagen
When you’re in a room and Larry Brilliant, Nick Moon and Mark Fulton are asking questions of the panelists, you know you’ve struck gold. This was one of two sessions explicitly on Climate Change at the Skoll World Forum, and it was focused on the post-Copenhagen world and the debate over top-down political accords versus bottom-up action... (continue reading this blog post)
Turning the Tides: The Future of Environmentally Conscious Social Innovation
The sun was bright on a clear day across San Francisco for “Turning the Tide,” a global environment conference last Friday. Hosted at picturesque Fort Baker, the Institute at the Golden Gate brought representatives from the corporate, nonprofit, and entrepreneurial start-up worlds together to discuss and share their opinions about some of today’s most pressing environmental issues and most promising innovationst... (continue reading this blog post)
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