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The Five Ways to Well-being were developed by nef from evidence gathered in the UK government’s Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. The Project, published in 2008, drew on state-of-the-art research about mental capital and mental wellbeing through life. Five Ways to Well-being Photo credit: Pandiyan The Five Ways to Well-being are a set of evidence-based actions which promote people’s wellbeing. They are: Connect , Be Active , Take Notice , Keep Learning and Give. MORE
Last month Israel’s Better Place rolled out their all-electric vehicle network to the Israeli public with much fanfare. Of the hundreds of civilians that bought the cars, warm reviews of excitement ensued. Pictures and photo ops were maximized. Since opening the car sales channel to the public the number of Better Place cars on the road now exceeds the number of Better Place cars being driven by company employees. MORE
Of course this kind of work takes a lot of capital; tapping into new sources of funding will allow us to replicate this success story in struggling fisheries across the world. The idea here is to raise capital to help cities invest in green roofs, permeable pavement, new and restored wetlands and other natural solutions that absorb water or help it flow at a more manageable rate. To the extent that these interventions work, investors will earn higher returns on their capital. MORE
New Palestinian venture capital fund will help twelve Palestinian start ups find their feet. An Israeli resident who has been backing that country’s superior high tech development for nearly two decades has now co-launched a Palestinian venture capital fund called Sadara. Suit up! Yadin Kauffman and Saed Nashef officially inaugurated the new fund yesterday at an event attended by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salem Fayyad. MORE
Read the rest here: Hard Rock exec reflects: Where will COVID-19 take sustainable capitalism? What happens to corporate action on sustainability, social impact and purpose when shocks hit the economy? The COVID-19 crisis recalls two past moments. MORE
This free festival gives Londoners the chance to judge a tasting competition from a large selection of the capital’s diverse honeys, from Bexley to Battersea, Greenwich to King’s Cross, Ealing to Wimbledon, and the Royal Festival Hall itself. The honey festival is just one of many activities across London this August to celebrate the capital’s honey, with shops and restaurants buying honey direct from London’s beekeepers. MORE
For decades now, Noam Chomsky has been widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive (linguist, philosopher, social and political critic) and the leading US dissident since the Vietnam War. Chomsky has published over 100 books and thousands of articles and essays, and is the recipient of dozens of honorary doctorate degrees by some of the world''s greatest academic institutions. MORE
For five years a set of unfinished twin towers have stood watch over Amman, Jordan, construction halted – allegedly crippled by lawsuits. The filthy glass facades soar above a street-level footprint ringed by old hoarding, abandoned building material and trash. The empty skyscrapers stand in silent testimony to both the 2008 world financial crisis and a more localized crisis in smart urban planning. MORE
View original post here: Social media: the new capital markets activism. Increasingly, consumers and social media users are voicing their concerns — and companies are listening. Business Green a-users-are and-companies are-listening- concerns consumers-and retail social media social responsibility thinking in systems users-are voicing-their MORE
For-profit capitalism has created social and economic inequality; successful not-for-profit businesses including Mozilla and the Big Issue point to an alternative path At the heart of the failing capitalist system is the “for-profit” ethic. In essence, capitalism ensures that we live in a for-profit world. This way of conducting business has led to socioeconomic inequality , with capital gains and company dividends the largest contributor to income divides. MORE
With outstanding infrastructural improvement due in large part to projects launched by the cutting-edge real estate development company, Empire World, Erbil in Iraq is making a name for itself. Now is a chance to meet this ancient/new city, thought to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Hundreds of villas and dozens of business and residential towers, replete with modern amenities, have sprouted up between new green spaces and roads. MORE
One of the featured speakers at the conference was Jill Stein , the nominee of the Green Party during the 2012 national election in the US, who held a talk about how capitalism is killing the planet. Capitalism is trying to kill the planet, but the people are rising up.”. Business & Politics capitalism ecosocialism Ecosocialist Conference Jill Stein Keystone XL pipeline politics USA MORE
Read the rest here: Regenerating natural capital in the rainforests of Costa Rica. The land impact investing company Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management wants to use the power of business for conservation. Business Green business-for conservation corporate-adoption esg facilities-and for-the greenbiz 350 podcast physical-risk the sustainable mba MORE
Excerpt from: Where is capitalism headed? The 2020s will be the worst of times for those clinging to the old order, yet potentially the best of times for those embracing and driving the new. MORE
Continued here: Hard Rock CSO reflects: Where will COVID-19 take sustainable capitalism? What happens to corporate action on sustainability, social impact and purpose when shocks hit the economy? The COVID-19 crisis recalls two past moments. Business Eco Green action-on-sustainability biennial-report corporate-action- corporate-sustainability covid economy execs-showed hit-the two-past until-the-virus MORE
This fortnight of events celebrates all the amazing food growers and producers our city has to offer” Eloise Dey of the Capital Growth campaign, which promotes food growing in London, said ''Urban Food Fortnight is a great opportunity to celebrate the existing trade of delicious, super-local fruit and veg as well as a chance for new food growers to start selling their produce to local food businesses. MORE
A call for a new form of capitalism replacing the neo-classic approach has highlighted alternatives such as conscious capitalism. Conscious capitalism is one of many expression of such an elevated state of Spirit. We must, especially, get away from the boom and bust cycle of capitalism and come to a constant economy. MORE
The Danish city was chosen for its achievements in "eco-innovation and sustainable mobility," for being a role model for the green economy in Europe and for engaging its citizens to feel they are part of the green solution Copenhagen wins ‘European Green Capital’ is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. MORE
Read the original here: Reimagining investment: Human rights in venture capital. There’s a link between startups that fail and poor performance on ESG. Business Green a-link-between companies disclosing-and erformance-on-esg esg include-their link-between meet-net-zero poor-performance setting-science-based supply-chains their-supply MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) As the late Bob Crow said: “I didn't become a trade unionist just to tweak capitalism. I want to smash capitalism and every rotten thing it stands for.” When parties like the Social Democrats and the British Labour Party talk about making capitalism more human, giving capitalism a social conscience, and such, this is absolute and utter baloney. Capitalism carries in itself war in the same way as the clouds the rain. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) At the end of April 2014 a global think tank is predicting the end of capitalism and the beginning of a co-operative economy. It is interesting to see the choice of words of the think tank to call the new economy to follow after capitalism a co-operative one. State-ownership of businesses is not socialism or communism but state capitalism. MORE
The honor of being named Arab Tourism Capital is showcased in the brightly colored logo shown above. According to a recent report , Sharjah – a city named after its state, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates criteria set forth by the Arab Council of Tourism Ministers. MORE
Can planetary data and AI help close the conflict between capitalism and our planetary boundaries? If we have any hope of closing the apparent conflict between capitalism and our planetary boundaries, we will need new ways to measure — and price — natural capital and climate risks. View original post here: Can planetary data and AI help close the conflict between capitalism and our planetary boundaries? MORE
Now on to question 3 – does advocating system change mean anti-capitalism? ‘It’s not capitalism’, they might say. Capitalism is fundamentally about a free market, and we absolutely don’t have a free market. MORE
With a capital T that rhymes with B, and that stands for brand positioning. With A Capital “T.” We got trouble! Right here in River City! Working with cleantech companies means I'm often in meetings with scientists and engineers. By nature, they are very analytical people, which is why they are excellent problem solvers. And in advanced mathematics, there is always a right answer and a wrong answer: Black and white. MORE
We are in the midst of a global obsession with LEGO building blocks. No longer strictly a childhood toy, these colorful plastic blocks designed by Denmark’s Kristiansen family in the 1930s are popping up everywhere: corporations are building the tallest this and that in order to market their products and artists are using them to revitalize decaying urban environments. Now the phenomenon has reached Beirut – that sprawling concrete jungle populated by precarious buildings. MORE
The Bay Area in California is touting itself as the “Electric Vehicle Capital of the U.S.”. In terms of transforming the Bay Area into the electric vehicle capital, San Jose, Oakland and the San Francisco mayors have committed to a policy plan for making it a reality. This title comes after the city unveiled charging stations for plug-in vehicles. The chargers, along with car sharing systems and other green transportation, were part of the “Green Vehicle Showcase” in San Francisco. MORE
Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, fissures also known as sinkholes are opening up, causing Iran’s major city and capital city to sink. The sinkholes threaten people’s homes and the local infrastructure. While some Middle Eastern countries like Israel are seeing record rain, Tehran is feeling the effects of a three-decades long drought. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Capitalism was invented, yes, invented, and its aim was to turn a self-sufficient peasantry into industrial wage slaves, and my oh my, has it worked. “.everyone everyone but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.” ~ Arthur Young,1771 Our popular economic wisdom – and what the people are told – says that capitalism equals freedom and free societies. capitalism independent craftsmen peasantry politics MORE
See more here: Could these strategies fix capitalism? A radical transformation of our economic systems is now inevitable. Business Eco Green and-consumers and-creative climate-strategy economic now-inevitable- predict-the predict-the-future MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) London's public sector is rolling out new model to tackle carbon from its buildings, which is hoped could eventually save the tax payer millions while helping to curb climate change. So far 42 publicly owned buildings have taken advantage of the scheme, which essentially cuts red tape when it comes to procurement and tendering, while helping to make finance easier to get hold of. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) If we but look at how those that have become detached, so to speak, the homeless and the unemployed, which were created by this automated, money-centered market has first created and then discarded, are seen and treated as parasites and when people watch those that have nothing starve or freeze to death we are looking into the face of the pathology of capitalism. MORE
Ilan Suisa, a father of four from Akko (Acre), aspires to make his ancient hometown the environmental activism capital of Israel. According to news reports he has even changed his name to “Ilan Green-Suisa.”. Over time, Green-Suisa convinced the Akko municipality to place forty recycling bins throughout the city: ”Akko won the first place in Israel for recycling,” he said. MORE
There is a war going on right now between those who are working to protect the commons and the hard-core capitalists, who are working to privatize our economy, culture, ecology, environment and government. The stakes are high. The outcome will determine whether we live in a dystopian chaos, or a civil society; whether we preserve our natural life support system, or live on life support. At the moment, it’s a rout. MORE
The Vatican wants to make capitalism more inclusive The Pope is backing a new movement to redefine capitalism as a force for good. Speakers: Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Founder, Council for Inclusive Capitalism Marcie Frost, CEO, CalPERS William Sisson, Executive Director North America, World Business Council for Sustainable Development YanniGuo Mon, 04/26/2021 – 13:51 Featured Off. Here is the original post: The Vatican wants to make capitalism more inclusive. MORE
Natural Capitalism is based on respecting and learning from the natural order of things rather than replacing nature with human cleverness. -- Satish Kumar Natural capital is the living world that provides resources and ecosystem services, which we can neither replace nor live without. Each year these trees accrued natural capital. The capital was then re-invested elsewhere. If we protect our natural world, all by itself it will accrue natural capital. MORE
Realizing the full potential of stakeholder capitalism Michael Wilkins Mon, 03/22/2021 – 00:30 Under the traditional capitalist model, financial performance for shareholders has been the primary measure of the success of a business. While undoubtedly beneficial in theory, the pursuit of stakeholder capitalism comes with a number of practical challenges. How do businesses measure the value created by stakeholder capitalism? MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The final stages of capitalism, Karl Marx predicted, would be marked by global capital being unable to expand and generate profits at former levels. If all those indicators are something to go by then we are in the last, the final, stages of capitalism as an economic (and political) system. Capitalism, in its final hour, so to speak, is destroying the state and everything that goes with it, and with it society as we know it. MORE
Personally I’ll never forget his speech at the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen in which he linked capitalism to global warming. In the speech Chavez linked climate change and capitalism, saying that “if the climate were a bank, they [the rich governments] would already have saved it”. ” It’s capitalism, the people roar, out there, hear them. The thesis of capitalism, infinite development, is a destructive pattern, let’s face it. MORE
A capitalization table, sometimes called a cap table, is a spreadsheet or table that displays a company’s stock capitalization. Startups and early-stage companies most typically use a capitalization table, but any company can use it. MORE
“Nature has provided ecosystems and their benefits to us for free… perhaps because this capital has been provided freely to us, we humans have tended to view it as limitless, abundant, and thus perhaps always available for our use, exploitation, and conversion.” (p.3). However, in his latest book, ‘Capitalizing on Nature- Ecosystems as Natural Assets’ , Edward Barbier argues that the economy can also be part of the solution. MORE
capitalism Pope FrancisIn Bolivia during his tour of South America, Pope Francis on Thursday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a "new colonialism" by agencies that impose austerity programs and calling for the poor to have the "sacred rights" of labour, lodging and land. MORE
A greener capital - communities make their mark with 12,000 free trees from the Mayor of London and the Woodland Trust This autumn, communities across London will transform neighbourhoods with over 12,000 free trees from the Woodland Trust. The trees have been generously provided by the Mayor of London as part of his RE:LEAF, programme to plant more trees in the capital. These 12,000 trees will make a real difference and we would like to help communities in the capital do even more. MORE
For the last eight years, rural areas have been crippled by extreme power cuts, but it is unusual for eight to nine hour cuts to reach the capital – Beirut – the country’s cultural, financial and political hub. This combined with the Fatmagül fuel barge’s limited capacity caused by contaminated fuel supplied by EDL has forced the Minister of Energy to ration power over the last week – leaving the capital without energy for nearly half of every day. MORE
Capitalism Related Topics Low Impact
OCTOBER 17, 2021
Now on to question 3 – does advocating system change mean anti-capitalism? ‘It’s not capitalism’, they might say. Capitalism is fundamentally about a free market, and we absolutely don’t have a free market.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 11, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Capitalism was invented, yes, invented, and its aim was to turn a self-sufficient peasantry into industrial wage slaves, and my oh my, has it worked. “.everyone everyone but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.” ~ Arthur Young,1771 Our popular economic wisdom – and what the people are told – says that capitalism equals freedom and free societies. capitalism independent craftsmen peasantry politics
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Green Traveler Guides
JULY 7, 2012
The Danish city was chosen for its achievements in "eco-innovation and sustainable mobility," for being a role model for the green economy in Europe and for engaging its citizens to feel they are part of the green solution Copenhagen wins ‘European Green Capital’ is a post from: Green Traveler Guides.
Green Prophet
JULY 20, 2021
A capitalization table, sometimes called a cap table, is a spreadsheet or table that displays a company’s stock capitalization. Startups and early-stage companies most typically use a capitalization table, but any company can use it.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 11, 2016
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) If we but look at how those that have become detached, so to speak, the homeless and the unemployed, which were created by this automated, money-centered market has first created and then discarded, are seen and treated as parasites and when people watch those that have nothing starve or freeze to death we are looking into the face of the pathology of capitalism.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 12, 2014
For-profit capitalism has created social and economic inequality; successful not-for-profit businesses including Mozilla and the Big Issue point to an alternative path At the heart of the failing capitalist system is the “for-profit” ethic. In essence, capitalism ensures that we live in a for-profit world. This way of conducting business has led to socioeconomic inequality , with capital gains and company dividends the largest contributor to income divides.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Read the original here: Reimagining investment: Human rights in venture capital. There’s a link between startups that fail and poor performance on ESG. Business Green a-link-between companies disclosing-and erformance-on-esg esg include-their link-between meet-net-zero poor-performance setting-science-based supply-chains their-supply
AGreenLiving
APRIL 11, 2020
Excerpt from: Where is capitalism headed? The 2020s will be the worst of times for those clinging to the old order, yet potentially the best of times for those embracing and driving the new.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 12, 2015
capitalism Pope FrancisIn Bolivia during his tour of South America, Pope Francis on Thursday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a "new colonialism" by agencies that impose austerity programs and calling for the poor to have the "sacred rights" of labour, lodging and land.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 14, 2011
A call for a new form of capitalism replacing the neo-classic approach has highlighted alternatives such as conscious capitalism. Conscious capitalism is one of many expression of such an elevated state of Spirit. We must, especially, get away from the boom and bust cycle of capitalism and come to a constant economy.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, fissures also known as sinkholes are opening up, causing Iran’s major city and capital city to sink. The sinkholes threaten people’s homes and the local infrastructure. While some Middle Eastern countries like Israel are seeing record rain, Tehran is feeling the effects of a three-decades long drought.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 26, 2021
The Vatican wants to make capitalism more inclusive The Pope is backing a new movement to redefine capitalism as a force for good. Speakers: Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Founder, Council for Inclusive Capitalism Marcie Frost, CEO, CalPERS William Sisson, Executive Director North America, World Business Council for Sustainable Development YanniGuo Mon, 04/26/2021 – 13:51 Featured Off. Here is the original post: The Vatican wants to make capitalism more inclusive.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 19, 2016
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) As the late Bob Crow said: “I didn't become a trade unionist just to tweak capitalism. I want to smash capitalism and every rotten thing it stands for.” When parties like the Social Democrats and the British Labour Party talk about making capitalism more human, giving capitalism a social conscience, and such, this is absolute and utter baloney. Capitalism carries in itself war in the same way as the clouds the rain.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 25, 2016
The honor of being named Arab Tourism Capital is showcased in the brightly colored logo shown above. According to a recent report , Sharjah – a city named after its state, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates criteria set forth by the Arab Council of Tourism Ministers.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 29, 2014
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) At the end of April 2014 a global think tank is predicting the end of capitalism and the beginning of a co-operative economy. It is interesting to see the choice of words of the think tank to call the new economy to follow after capitalism a co-operative one. State-ownership of businesses is not socialism or communism but state capitalism.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The final stages of capitalism, Karl Marx predicted, would be marked by global capital being unable to expand and generate profits at former levels. If all those indicators are something to go by then we are in the last, the final, stages of capitalism as an economic (and political) system. Capitalism, in its final hour, so to speak, is destroying the state and everything that goes with it, and with it society as we know it.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 22, 2021
Realizing the full potential of stakeholder capitalism Michael Wilkins Mon, 03/22/2021 – 00:30 Under the traditional capitalist model, financial performance for shareholders has been the primary measure of the success of a business. While undoubtedly beneficial in theory, the pursuit of stakeholder capitalism comes with a number of practical challenges. How do businesses measure the value created by stakeholder capitalism?
Cool Green Science
APRIL 30, 2014
Of course this kind of work takes a lot of capital; tapping into new sources of funding will allow us to replicate this success story in struggling fisheries across the world. The idea here is to raise capital to help cities invest in green roofs, permeable pavement, new and restored wetlands and other natural solutions that absorb water or help it flow at a more manageable rate. To the extent that these interventions work, investors will earn higher returns on their capital.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 22, 2020
See more here: Could these strategies fix capitalism? A radical transformation of our economic systems is now inevitable. Business Eco Green and-consumers and-creative climate-strategy economic now-inevitable- predict-the predict-the-future
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 14, 2013
The Bay Area in California is touting itself as the “Electric Vehicle Capital of the U.S.”. In terms of transforming the Bay Area into the electric vehicle capital, San Jose, Oakland and the San Francisco mayors have committed to a policy plan for making it a reality. This title comes after the city unveiled charging stations for plug-in vehicles. The chargers, along with car sharing systems and other green transportation, were part of the “Green Vehicle Showcase” in San Francisco.
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Can planetary data and AI help close the conflict between capitalism and our planetary boundaries? If we have any hope of closing the apparent conflict between capitalism and our planetary boundaries, we will need new ways to measure — and price — natural capital and climate risks. View original post here: Can planetary data and AI help close the conflict between capitalism and our planetary boundaries?
Green Blog
MAY 15, 2013
One of the featured speakers at the conference was Jill Stein , the nominee of the Green Party during the 2012 national election in the US, who held a talk about how capitalism is killing the planet. Capitalism is trying to kill the planet, but the people are rising up.”. Business & Politics capitalism ecosocialism Ecosocialist Conference Jill Stein Keystone XL pipeline politics USA
The Green Changemakers
JULY 2, 2014
The Five Ways to Well-being were developed by nef from evidence gathered in the UK government’s Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. The Project, published in 2008, drew on state-of-the-art research about mental capital and mental wellbeing through life. Five Ways to Well-being Photo credit: Pandiyan The Five Ways to Well-being are a set of evidence-based actions which promote people’s wellbeing. They are: Connect , Be Active , Take Notice , Keep Learning and Give.
Michael Grossman
OCTOBER 13, 2019
With a capital T that rhymes with B, and that stands for brand positioning. With A Capital “T.” We got trouble! Right here in River City! Working with cleantech companies means I'm often in meetings with scientists and engineers. By nature, they are very analytical people, which is why they are excellent problem solvers. And in advanced mathematics, there is always a right answer and a wrong answer: Black and white.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 27, 2020
Read the rest here: Hard Rock exec reflects: Where will COVID-19 take sustainable capitalism? What happens to corporate action on sustainability, social impact and purpose when shocks hit the economy? The COVID-19 crisis recalls two past moments.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 10, 2019
View original post here: Social media: the new capital markets activism. Increasingly, consumers and social media users are voicing their concerns — and companies are listening. Business Green a-users-are and-companies are-listening- concerns consumers-and retail social media social responsibility thinking in systems users-are voicing-their
The Green Changemakers
APRIL 17, 2010
Natural Capitalism is based on respecting and learning from the natural order of things rather than replacing nature with human cleverness. -- Satish Kumar Natural capital is the living world that provides resources and ecosystem services, which we can neither replace nor live without. Each year these trees accrued natural capital. The capital was then re-invested elsewhere. If we protect our natural world, all by itself it will accrue natural capital.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 17, 2013
This fortnight of events celebrates all the amazing food growers and producers our city has to offer” Eloise Dey of the Capital Growth campaign, which promotes food growing in London, said ''Urban Food Fortnight is a great opportunity to celebrate the existing trade of delicious, super-local fruit and veg as well as a chance for new food growers to start selling their produce to local food businesses.
Green Blog
MARCH 16, 2013
Personally I’ll never forget his speech at the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen in which he linked capitalism to global warming. In the speech Chavez linked climate change and capitalism, saying that “if the climate were a bank, they [the rich governments] would already have saved it”. ” It’s capitalism, the people roar, out there, hear them. The thesis of capitalism, infinite development, is a destructive pattern, let’s face it.
Green Prophet
MAY 20, 2013
For the last eight years, rural areas have been crippled by extreme power cuts, but it is unusual for eight to nine hour cuts to reach the capital – Beirut – the country’s cultural, financial and political hub. This combined with the Fatmagül fuel barge’s limited capacity caused by contaminated fuel supplied by EDL has forced the Minister of Energy to ration power over the last week – leaving the capital without energy for nearly half of every day.
Green Prophet
JULY 22, 2012
We are in the midst of a global obsession with LEGO building blocks. No longer strictly a childhood toy, these colorful plastic blocks designed by Denmark’s Kristiansen family in the 1930s are popping up everywhere: corporations are building the tallest this and that in order to market their products and artists are using them to revitalize decaying urban environments. Now the phenomenon has reached Beirut – that sprawling concrete jungle populated by precarious buildings.
Green Prophet
JUNE 22, 2012
Ilan Suisa, a father of four from Akko (Acre), aspires to make his ancient hometown the environmental activism capital of Israel. According to news reports he has even changed his name to “Ilan Green-Suisa.”. Over time, Green-Suisa convinced the Akko municipality to place forty recycling bins throughout the city: ”Akko won the first place in Israel for recycling,” he said.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 27, 2020
Continued here: Hard Rock CSO reflects: Where will COVID-19 take sustainable capitalism? What happens to corporate action on sustainability, social impact and purpose when shocks hit the economy? The COVID-19 crisis recalls two past moments. Business Eco Green action-on-sustainability biennial-report corporate-action- corporate-sustainability covid economy execs-showed hit-the two-past until-the-virus
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 5, 2010
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) London's public sector is rolling out new model to tackle carbon from its buildings, which is hoped could eventually save the tax payer millions while helping to curb climate change. So far 42 publicly owned buildings have taken advantage of the scheme, which essentially cuts red tape when it comes to procurement and tendering, while helping to make finance easier to get hold of.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
“Nature has provided ecosystems and their benefits to us for free… perhaps because this capital has been provided freely to us, we humans have tended to view it as limitless, abundant, and thus perhaps always available for our use, exploitation, and conversion.” (p.3). However, in his latest book, ‘Capitalizing on Nature- Ecosystems as Natural Assets’ , Edward Barbier argues that the economy can also be part of the solution.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Read the rest here: Regenerating natural capital in the rainforests of Costa Rica. The land impact investing company Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management wants to use the power of business for conservation. Business Green business-for conservation corporate-adoption esg facilities-and for-the greenbiz 350 podcast physical-risk the sustainable mba
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 15, 2015
There is a war going on right now between those who are working to protect the commons and the hard-core capitalists, who are working to privatize our economy, culture, ecology, environment and government. The stakes are high. The outcome will determine whether we live in a dystopian chaos, or a civil society; whether we preserve our natural life support system, or live on life support. At the moment, it’s a rout.
Green Prophet
MAY 13, 2016
For five years a set of unfinished twin towers have stood watch over Amman, Jordan, construction halted – allegedly crippled by lawsuits. The filthy glass facades soar above a street-level footprint ringed by old hoarding, abandoned building material and trash. The empty skyscrapers stand in silent testimony to both the 2008 world financial crisis and a more localized crisis in smart urban planning.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 30, 2012
Last month Israel’s Better Place rolled out their all-electric vehicle network to the Israeli public with much fanfare. Of the hundreds of civilians that bought the cars, warm reviews of excitement ensued. Pictures and photo ops were maximized. Since opening the car sales channel to the public the number of Better Place cars on the road now exceeds the number of Better Place cars being driven by company employees.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 15, 2011
This free festival gives Londoners the chance to judge a tasting competition from a large selection of the capital’s diverse honeys, from Bexley to Battersea, Greenwich to King’s Cross, Ealing to Wimbledon, and the Royal Festival Hall itself. The honey festival is just one of many activities across London this August to celebrate the capital’s honey, with shops and restaurants buying honey direct from London’s beekeepers.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 14, 2014
For decades now, Noam Chomsky has been widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive (linguist, philosopher, social and political critic) and the leading US dissident since the Vietnam War. Chomsky has published over 100 books and thousands of articles and essays, and is the recipient of dozens of honorary doctorate degrees by some of the world''s greatest academic institutions.
Green Prophet
APRIL 6, 2011
New Palestinian venture capital fund will help twelve Palestinian start ups find their feet. An Israeli resident who has been backing that country’s superior high tech development for nearly two decades has now co-launched a Palestinian venture capital fund called Sadara. Suit up! Yadin Kauffman and Saed Nashef officially inaugurated the new fund yesterday at an event attended by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salem Fayyad.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 5, 2014
With outstanding infrastructural improvement due in large part to projects launched by the cutting-edge real estate development company, Empire World, Erbil in Iraq is making a name for itself. Now is a chance to meet this ancient/new city, thought to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Hundreds of villas and dozens of business and residential towers, replete with modern amenities, have sprouted up between new green spaces and roads.
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