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Climate emails: were they really hacked?
No wonder more and more people refuse to take action on or even think about climate change if the supposed experts behave like movie characters. The whole issue seems to get increasingly dirty. And no, I don’t think secret services are needed to stir up the debate. There are enough sceptics among the scientific climate … Continue reading
Google in China: a matter of ethics?
Silicon Valley based Internet giant Google fighting against undamped censorship of Chinese authorities. Liberal, free market against communist protectionism. Many multinational companies accept Chinese conditions in view of lucrative business opportunities. Google was one of them – until now it seems. However, is it really the censorship – and thus ethical concerns – that make … Continue reading
Expedition: Social entrepreneur
Social entrepreneurship is in. Meaningful congresses, vivid discussions and sought-after workshops are taking place all around the world. The movement’s celebrated idol: Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank for micro-credits and Nobel Peace Price laureate. Social entrepreneurs (sociopreneurs) are receiving more recognition than ever before. But what are they exactly doing differently compared to … Continue reading
A sustainable pharmaceutical industry?
Some weeks ago I received a very friendly email from Bayer’s PR team, offering me a range of information about all the nice things Bayer is doing. I soon found myself burried in information. It all looks so good on their website! Suspicious, somehow. Or a sign that the pharmaceutical industry is changing for real? … Continue reading
Leadership for sustainability – new skills (3/4)
New leadership requires new skills. Effective sustainability leaders need to keep their organization focused on achieving its core vision while dealing numerous, sometimes contradictory, demands and pressures, warns Doppelt (2003). At the same time successful leaders inspire and mobilize employees and stakeholders to embrace change as a significant learning opportunity.
Mike Hulme: Why we disagree about climate change
Climate change, climate change, climate change. No day without new horror scenarios in the media and expert warnings. Lobbyists are busy as seldom before, politicians seize the opportunity to strenghten their public profile. Copenhagen has become the center of attention for the whole world. But then, controversity, conspiracy, attacs and doubts. Is the whole discussion … Continue reading
Leadership for sustainability – indigenous cultures (2/4)
9 Dec 2009 : Leadership for sustainability – indigenous cultures >> More and more researchers on leadership believe that traditional „Western“ approaches to leadership do not fit today’s rapid changes and challenges anymore. No surprise, thus, that people are looking for new (or almost forgotten) approaches to leading sustainability. John Blewitt from the Aston University, … Continue reading
Leadership for sustainability (1/4)
In recent years, the call for sustainability has become louder as established systems suffer heavy crises and threaten to collapse. More and more citizens now realize that the majority of their trusted financial, political and economic leaders seem to cause more problems than they actually help to solve. At the same time politicians, businesses and … Continue reading
Just climb that green ladder!
Do you want to make your workplace more sustainable? If you answer ‘yes’, then the book written by Amy Fetzer (UK) and Shari Aaron (US) will be what you have been looking for. ‘Climb the green ladder’ provides a compact, easy to read, step by step guide of how you, as an employee, can make … Continue reading
Will tourism survive climate change?
30 Nov 2009: Will tourism survive climate change? Climate change is everywhere. It’s in the news, discussed in social media and on the agenda of most academic institutions. In some parts of the world, people start to get tired of listening to the same messages over and over – others feel more comfortable ignoring the … Continue reading
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