Economic Development
An Agricultural Peace Dividend
In northern Uganda, home to one of Africa’s longest and most brutal civil conflicts, organic farming is producing economic growth and stability.
Tag: Environmental Sustainability
Economic Development
Community Empowerment
Emory and Chris Rose are members of a multi-issue nonprofit—SOCM—that tackles health, employment, and environmental issues in the isolated and often struggling coalfield communities of Tennessee.
Urban Development
Space: The Social Change Frontier
Exploring open spaces, parks, gardens, and trails as tools for social impact.
Socially Responsible Business
Occupy From the Inside
The "ethical customs" for corporate behavior are changing and opening up new jobs in CSR.
Business
Sustainable Business Trends for 2012
Our greatest obstacles set the stage for new business opportunities in 2012 and beyond.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Shared Value - Future of Green
Mark Kramer discusses the challenges of coordinating corporate social responsibility projects with corporations and the success of the cell phone industry in emerging (third world) markets.
Podcast
Global Issues
Cross-Sector Social Innovation
Buzz Thompson identifies models of collaboration across areas of expertise that can help us solve complex societal issues.
Socially Responsible Business
Connecting Heart to Head
Leaders of Alcoa and PUMA, two forward-looking multibillion-dollar global companies, describe a framework for sustainable growth.
Environment
The Race Against CO2
The Chinese government's new five-year plan calls for increasing the energy efficiency of new buildings.
Environment
Trawling for Trash
An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.