Innovations in environmental protection and conserving natural resources (more)
Making environmental sustainability stick is requiring the cooperation of the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. In this audio interview, Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Ashkon Jafari interviews Ceres president Mindy Lubber about how her organization brings together investors, government, human rights groups, and others to build a cross-sector voice for sustainability.
Global warming may end up helping some poor farmers who will be able to sell their crops for higher prices.
The financial crisis started on Wall Street but continues to have a profound impact around the world. Among those affected are the poorest of the poor. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Joy Sun talks with Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute and a professor at Columbia University, about how the financial crisis is shaping international relations and countries' paths toward economic development.
Top-down political accords versus bottom-up action—a discussion of climate change at Skoll World Forum.
A report from the global environment conference Turning the Tide.
Three of the seven recipients of this year’s awards were from the field of ecosystem services and avoided deforestation.
The recent recession has led to a change in how consumers buy and sell, a new trend called unconsumption.
Harnessing engineering innovation and technology to further social causes is one path to social enterprise. In this university podcast, sponsored by Stanford's Center for Social Innovation, former rocket scientist Jim Fruchterman talks about how he created Benetech, an organization that uses technology innovation and business expertise to solve unmet social needs. He discusses how he has leveraged the intellectual capital and resources of Silicon Valley to create solutions that are truly life changing.
Manufacturers in the United States are building more and more products while churning out less and less air pollution.
