Just imagine for a moment that you did not have a toilet. Scary, isn’t it? This the reality for over 2.6 billion people on the planet, who lack access to even the simplest latrine. Peepoople has found a solution: a single-use, biodegradable and self-sanitising Peepoo plastic bag which serves as a personal, portable and low-cost latrine. Continue reading →
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Health,
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The New Pioneers Case of the Month
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biodegradable solutions,
corporate social innovation,
Millennium Development Goals,
sanitation,
social entrepreneurship,
sustainable business
The New Year is the time of new beginnings and our resolutions are the commitments we make to new goals and possibly even new visions. So why not reflect on what kind of future we want? The Future We Want is a project, which empowers individuals, communities, businesses, corporations, world leaders and countries to give their visions of a sustainable future. Continue reading →
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Globalization,
New paradigms
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Futurama,
future visions,
sustainable change,
The Future We Want,
The New Pioneers,
US Presidential Climate Action Project,
William Becker
Socially responsible investing (SRI) is putting more focus on corporate social and environmental practices through both positive and negative screens. In fact, ethical and green investment has never been more popular. Continue reading →
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Ethical consumption,
Paradoxes,
Socially Responsible Investing,
Sustainable business
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conscious consumption,
economic and social value creation,
EIRIS,
environmentally friendly weapons,
ethical consumers,
paradoxes,
PRI,
Social Investment Forum,
social investors,
SRI
The Four Cornerstones – Clear Purpose, Corporate Engagement, Collaborative Co-creation and Clear Communication – can be used as guidelines on the road to sustainable business success. Continue reading →
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Environmental sustainability,
Sustainable business,
Tools & guidelines
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clear communication,
clear purpose,
collaborative co-creation,
corporate engagement,
CSR tools,
Four enabling cornerstones,
Hardwiring and softwiring,
social entrepreneurs,
social intrapreneurs,
social media,
stakeholder feedback,
stakeholder interaction,
sustainable business,
sustainable value creation,
The New Pioneers,
transparency
Not long ago, I discovered the project Happy Xmas Trees. This ambitious Danish art and sustainability project is currently transforming Copenhagen into one giant outdoor gallery featuring Christmas tree sculptures by various artists. But these trees aren’t just for show. Once Christmas is over, they will be auctioned off to raise money for the afforestation project, Happy® Forests. Continue reading →
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Globalization,
Social innovations
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aesthetical capital,
afforestation,
changing world,
Happy Xmas Trees,
Mali,
socially innovative business concepts,
The New Pioneers
Upcycling is one example of eco-capitalism – making a profit in an environmentally friendly way. Continue reading →
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Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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Anti-Apathy,
ecobusiness,
recycling,
Relevé Design,
reMade USA,
socially innovative business concepts,
sustainable business,
TerraCycle,
upcycled Eurostar products,
upcycling,
Worn Again
