A successful businessman said, "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement ther… Continue
Added by Alex Vidal on February 5, 2010 at 7:30pm —
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As a founding member of the Green America Business Network, Equal Exchange has a long history of going the extra mile. They were Fair Trade before there really
This evening, I needed to do some thinking out loud about the ideas I wanted to carry to tomorrow's teleconference, "The Overhead Question: The Future of Nonprofit Assessment and Reporting." (Catch my first post with more info about the event and participants here).
A summary of the twitter stream, slightly edited for formatting, follows. No, this isn't a prope… Continue
Added by Christine Egger on February 3, 2010 at 9:00pm —
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Business in the Community, the U.K.’s oldest and largest national business-led coalition dedicated to corporate responsibility, has called for entries for the BITC 2010 Awards for Excellence. Firms can enter in any of 15 award categories, including small company of the year, healthy workplaces, and active in communities. Businesses that enter and which can prove… Continue
Added by David Martel on February 3, 2010 at 5:45pm —
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theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant CSR and Sustainability news and can be seen on the 3BL Media CSR Network - the largest network of CSR channels across the internet, Reuters Insider and on the 3BL Media website.
Our team of 3BL Media researchers and correspondents tracks the global world of CSR to bring you coverage of the most important happenings, initiatives, issues, trends - and of course, breaking news. Continue
Added by David Martel on February 2, 2010 at 4:37pm —
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theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
theCSRminute can be seen daily on 3BL Media’s CSR Network—the largest network of CSR channels across the internet, on Reute… Continue
Added by David Martel on February 1, 2010 at 7:50pm —
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[Yu Hwang Wu's Language Essay] Study Strategy & Tips for Success in '2011 College Entrance Exam'
Even before the lingering storm of college entrance exam for 2010 academic year is gone, the 2011 academic year college scholastic ability test already entered its count-dow… Continue
Added by Yu Hwang Wu on February 1, 2010 at 7:30am —
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Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN has become a partner in the Energy Star program. The company, ranked by Modern Healthcare as the nation’s top design/build firm for healthcare facilities for the last two years, is committed to integrating sustainable practices into every aspect of its business, from its management of facilities to its design strategies. Cogdell will now measure and track t… Continue
Added by David Martel on January 31, 2010 at 8:36pm —
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Applied Materials Presents: The Tech Awards
Nominations for 2010
The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum, honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to address humanity’s most urgent challenges.
In partnership with Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, 15 Laureates are selected annually and $50,000 is awarded to one Laureate in each category: Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality, and Health.
Individual… Continue
Added by Cierra Cass on January 29, 2010 at 12:22pm —
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Hi Concerned People!
I am trying to get in touch with people in Japan, interested in working on an ambitious project named iKifu, which means in Japanese iDonate.
I often think: "The world will never be perfect, but we can always improve it."
Non Profit Organizations are existing, because they want a better world for the present and the future generations. The problem is that they all face common challenges:
Lack of visibility, lack of financial support, lack of promotional budget, lack of s… Continue
theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
The latest issue of the MicroBanking Bulletin, published by the Microfinance Information Exchange, features financial and performance benchmarks from 1,084 microfinance instituti… Continue
Added by David Martel on January 27, 2010 at 9:53pm —
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theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
Silicon Valley’s Sustainable Business Institu… Continue
Added by David Martel on January 26, 2010 at 9:03pm —
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The Green Guerrillas plan on getting down to the nitty gritty on what it means to be “green” in 2010 with the fourth film in their documentary series, Green Guerrillas Blockumentary v.3 HD in 3G: Ganonyonk | Gye Nyame | Generation. They are looking to chop away at inconsistent environmental policies and contradictions, to focus on personal and family carbon footprints and work to make their immediate communities healthier and gr… Continue
I am having a bit of an identity crisis at the moment and I feel I have arrived at some sort of crossroads. In fact, I have been so bothered by this that I decided to put my scheduled blog on hold and write a new one:
When I set out to launch Lilou, my idea was pretty simple: Manufacture great products, provide outstanding customer service and reinvest profits in employees, to improve their lives and communities.
That sort of business model pretty much fits the common definition of “social ent… Continue
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A group of leading IT companies has joined Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Consortium to better define “green” in the electronics category. Dell, HP, Intel, and Toshiba—and electronics retailer Best Buy—will work with the Consortium’s researchers and NGO partners to create a system for rating electronics based on environmental and social aspects. Plans are to release the… Continue
Added by David Martel on January 25, 2010 at 7:32pm —
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Added by David Martel on January 24, 2010 at 11:45pm —
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TakingITGlobal and Nabuur Launch New Action Guide on Online Volunteering
*A free digital guide for youth interested in becoming online volunteers and learning more about the rich world of online volunteering.*
TakingITGlobal (TIG), an organization that operates the world’s most popular online community for young leaders, and Nabuur, an online volunteering platform that links Neighbours (online volunteers) with Villages (local communities) in Africa, Asia and Latin America, announced tod… Continue
Added by Romina on January 24, 2010 at 8:26pm —
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