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Durban Climate change conference:
Lord Prescott is calling on all nations to 'Stop The Clock' on the Kyoto Treaty
 "The clock is ticking on the Kyoto Protocol. Unless agreement is reached at Durban, the global agreement on targets and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions negotiated at Kyoto will almost certainly expire without any binding targets or actions agreed for the period 2012-20," today warned Lord Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), former rapporteur on climate change for the Parliamentary Assembly for the Council of Europe (PACE) and Kyoto Treaty signatory. He called on the Kyoto Protocol, which ends in 2012, to be extended by all countries until a new climate change agreement can be reached.
6th International Green Awards 2011
Winners for all 20 categories announced
 The 2011 International Green AwardsTM, in association with Climate Change - The New Economy (CCTNE), is proud to announce the winners of this year's awards, including the overall Grand Prix Winner - Unilever PLC. This year's 6th International Green AwardsT came to a climax on 11/24/2011 with a magnificent, glittering, 'green carpet' event at the iconic Natural History Museum. BBC veteran, Phillippa Forrester and sustainability luminary Leo Johnson hosted the ceremony and announced winners for all 20 categories, along with the Best International Green Celebrity Award, new this year, won by Gisele Bündchen; the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award and this year's overall Grand Prix Winner, Unilever PLC for their Sustainable Living Plan.
Biodiversity, Food Security and GMOs
By Dr. Michael Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison (Dancing Star Foundation)
 | Wild horses roam Chile's Rapa Nui, Easter Island, in the Polynesian Hotspots © Michael Tobias 2008 |
In attempting to assess the health of the myriad global agro-ecological zones - those regions of the planet that translate into the daily kilocalories of human consumers, as well as critical biodiversity that enables our species, and all species, to survive - numerous, often contradictory data sets have all intersected on several hazy fronts that give little comfort to those seeking to forecast predictable resolution to many of the most pressing environmental crises.
Greenpeace applauds all effective solutions - but ads that CSR is not enough
by Kumi Naidoo, Head, Greenpeace International
 | photo: © Shayne Robinson / Greenpeace |
Greenpeace supports businesses when they do the right thing. For example, firms that stop soy production in the Amazon or that produce televisions free of hazardous chemicals receive our praise. Furthermore, our own work on solutions has a long and proud history and includes working with Unilever and Coca Cola to eliminate some of the worst climate killing gases from cooling systems.
At Greenpeace we have no permanent friends or allies and are very proud of our independence. We take no money from corporations (or governments) and do not endorse brands; this allows us to have open, honest and transparent debates with business.
Strategic partnering - how CSR is changing the face of our planet
by Jim Leape, Director General, WWF International
 There is a lot of talk about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - however, the term lacks clarity and tends to mean different things to different people, including companies themselves.
Many companies struggle to integrate sustainability into their mainstream business because they lack the knowledge, skills and sometimes motivation to implement internal change programmes. WWF works with companies to provide them with the tools and training to effect change.
The future belongs to Social Business
how it all began
 A few years ago, I happened to meet Franck Ribou, the chairman of Danone. We discussed different topics and I suggested to him: "Why don't we establish a Grameen-Danone joint venture in Bangladesh?" "And what is this company supposed to do?" he asked; I replied "to produce yoghurt - you just told me how good it is." And I continued: "Let's do it for a very specific purpose: there is a great number of malnourished and ill-fed children in Bangladesh. There are millions of them. We will put all the elements these children need into the yoghurt: vitamins, iron, zinc - everything they are lacking. We will dose it for exactly this type of malnourished children, according to the recommendation of the scientists. And the price of this yoghurt will be such that the parents can afford, when they are buying their children a snack in their village. In this way, the children will receive all the nutrients and trace elements they need to become healthier."
Integral Impact Investing
Where the science of achievement meets the art of fulfillment
 This article introduces the concept of Integral Impact Investing as an evolutionary model for sustainable capital management. It argues that the major collective threats faced by humanity today are addressed only partially by the current development strategies and investment schemes. It emphasizes the important role of capital and business in alleviating today's challenges and questions the sustainability of current investment practices in all investment fields such as Venture Capital, Public, and Private Equity. Moreover, it provides an integral investing framework that may fill the current void while potentially reducing the investment risk and increasing the social, environmental, cultural, and happiness impact.
Masdar City
A role model for the world?
 | An artist's night view of Masdar institute under construction. |
It is dusty and scorching hot. But the armada of construction workers, craftsmen, technicians, architects and construction engineers seem to have gotten used to it. Over 3,000 workers are toiling here in every shift. In three shifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, they are working for this desert dream. Because it is an ambitious project: Masdar City will become the first eco-city of the world. The pilot project is playing it cool. "One day all cities will be built like this", the slogan of the enterprise claims.
Cleantech needs a stage!
An interview with Sven Krueger and Marco Voigt
 Mr. Voigt, Mr. Krüger, three years ago you have launched the Clean Tech Media Award. How did you come up with the idea?
Sven Krueger: We both have been involved in the technology sector for over 10 years, and eventually noticed that there are many outstanding cleantech products and ideas, which are hardly known in the public. How should people change their responsiveness and behavior without learning about the alternatives that environmental technologies have to offer them?
A Call for Urgency and Passion
Cleantech Venture Capital in Silicon Valley and Germany
 To teach the dangers of exponential growth, this riddle is told in France: A water lily plant is growing on a pond. Every day, the water lily covers twice the area it has covered the day before. If you let it grow over the whole water surface, all other plants and fish in the pond will die. So you decide to let it grow until the lily covers only half the surface. Question: How long do you have to avoid disaster? Answer: Only one day.
Progress and sustainability
We must base our innovation progress and sustainability
 So far progress is an innocent matter. Wikipedia defines progress simply as a change of state. Talking about the meaning and the purpose of progress, it always remained a subsequent interpretation, that made a time into a golden age. The advancement itself was not golden, not colored, not friendly. It simply was: new, steaming, fast, harsh, insurmountable. Sometimes, but not necessarily, it was better than the past.
Co-founder of the Rainforest Alliance in dialog with forum
Part 1: Biodiversity
 Forum talked to Chris Wille, co-founder of the Rainforest Alliance and head of the agriculture sector for an interview. As a "man of the first hour" he is familiar with the broad topic of sustainability, sustainability certification and practical implementation in producer countries for tropical commodities like coffee and cocoa. The focus of our conversation is divided into three sections: Part 1 of biodiversity, part 2 audit and certification of sustainable farming, part 3 the seal with the frog. The interview was done by Feyza Morgül,
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