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Is it Crazy to Think We Can…
At a news conference during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in late April, Jim Yong Kim held up a piece of…
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Tiny social enterprise aims big
Nanum Mill is a tiny rice-cake maker employing only nine people and earning 130 million won (S$144,815) in sales. But all in the shop are proudly…
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Australian social enterprise awards show sectors impact at home and…
Australia is experiencing increasing, some say renewed, energy and focus on social enterprise. Australia has a vibrant history of co-operatives and local enterprise and more…
Richard Branson Charitybuzz Auction Offers Night Of Partying With Virgin…
We already know what a day in the life of Richard Branson is like. Now, business-minded do-gooders can get a taste of the nightlife alongside the trailblazing…
Growing taste for Fairtrade shows it’s Britain’s cup of tea
Have you eaten a banana today? Last year Britain imported an extraordinary 4bn bananas from some of the poorest parts of the world. But in…
Beijing creates hefty gasoline pollution tax to fight massive smog…
If you want less of something, you can tax it*. The government of Beijing seems to have finally caught up on its economics 101 reading…
Protecting environment key to ending poverty, finds UN High Level…
Taxes, incentives, regulations, subsidies, trade and public procurement need to be realigned to favour sustainable consumption and production patterns if the world wants to end…
US Now Most Attractive Market for Renewable Energy, Finds Ernst…
Ernst & Young’s (EY’s) 10th annual Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index finds that the US is again the most attractive place in world for renewable…
Social entrepreneurship: on the rise in Sweden?
Although social entrepreneurship is a new term in Sweden, the concept of innovation is not. Swedes are innovators, especially strong on the digital market. We…
Cereal Banks Protect Against Famine and Empower Women Across the…
Drought and high food prices in 2012 threatened the food security of over 18 million people in the Sahel Region of Africa, which includes parts of Chad, Niger, Mali,…
Government to track Singapore’s carbon emissions
Singapore is embarking on an ambitious five-year plan to take stock of and monitor the entire island’s carbon emissions. The National Parks Board (NParks) wants to…