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Our, "Founding Fathers" are always mentioned by very thoughtful 'comment'[ators]; and rightfully so. For they were without equal, extraordinarily brilliant and wondrously wise planners of the Colonys.
In Praise of Small SuccessSometimes in business it pays to not "go for broke." We might not all have a billion-dollar idea, but collectively, our little ideas add up to a rich lives and communities.
Big Pharma shows its caring sideBIG Pharma has a heart after all. GlaxoSmithKline will slash the cost of its medicines and patents to the world's poor, raising hopes that its rivals will follow suit.
MediaPost Publications - Sustainability: What's The Bottom Line For CPGs? - 09/25/2008Environmental concerns and consumer wallets seem to be at a talk/walk standstill, reports this new survey by Yankelovich. While awareness of the topic is high, it hasn't distilled into your buying decisions.
eBay launches socially conscious retail siteMost consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi.
Embroidered T-shirt: Price £4, cost miseryPrimark is rightly being exposed over the use of child labour in the finishing of cheap clothes. But as evidence against retailers stacks up, shoppers are kidding themselves if they don't shoulder some of the blame, says Dan McDougall.
With its resource-hungry push into the sub-Sahara, Beijing puts the planet to the test.One leader after another has been explicit on this point, from Senegal's president ("Today, it is very clear that Europe is close to losing the battle of competition in Africa") to Botswana's president ("I find that the Chinese treat us as equals; the West treats us as former sub …
Who's Progressive? Are Liberals Progressive? Are You?Are moderates and progressives the same thing then? Not necessarily. Are liberals and progressives the same? Maybe, probably, but, not quite.
This is in response to an article in The Korea Times, 19 December 2003, entitled "A Teacher's Grief," by Seog Kyeong-dong.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake struck on December 26, 2004. It was the first time I had ever heard the word Tsunami. It's a word that many people, myself included, will never forget. I was visiting my daughter in the UK.
Question: what is it about governments, big business, institutions, non-profits, charities etc that they want to keep the poor poor? Alright, as generalisations go, this one is one of my better ones. Two articles that made me think this appeared in the media today.
Focal point for social innovatorsSocial entrepreneurship benefits from having a physical focal point, exactly like Toronto's recently developed Centre for Social Innovation.
It was on this evening's network news. Video clips from Ellen displaying the comedienne in sobbing remorse over her irresponsible flouting of an agreement with a Pet adoption agency. I don't buy it.
Britain's Cameron proposes citizen serviceDavid Cameron is proposing a voluntary "citizen service" programme for 16-year-olds, seen as a 21st Century version of National Service.
Dublin City Council against those who waste waterThe main source of this problem is the degree to which people are using drinking water for watering their gardens and cleaning their cars.
Hilton Hotels Corporation Schedules Special Meeting of Stockholders, Vote on Proposed Merger...oh, those SWEET, SWEET tax loopholes... You remember BLACKSTONE GROUP, right?? & they're trying to BUY THE HILTON CHAIN... Oh, goodie. *shudder*
At Home Depot, How Green Is That Chainsaw? An electric chainsaw? Green, because it was not gas-powered. A bug zapper? Ditto, because it was not a poisonous spray.
Murder Caught on Tape - Help Find the Killer (Video)On May 29, James McKinney was murdered on the corner of Wilton Place and Olympic Boulevard in the Country Club Park district with a blow to the back of the head with a baseball bat in what is believed to be a gang initiation.
FlexPetzSocial responsibility and long term commitment? Bah! This is better than a Tamogotchi and Sea Monkeys combined!
America's vast expanse of open land created the sense that all things were possible. As a new country we embraced the notion of boundless freedom.
Quotations From Chairman MiltonMilton Friedman, who died in November at the age of 94, was the last century's most energetic and effective advocate of liberty. He was a groundbreaking giant as a technical economist, winning a Nobel Prize in 1976.
Companies That Green Their Supply Chains Can Find Savings GaloreHow many light bulbs does it take to change a supply chain? In the case of Baxter Healthcare Corp., just three.
Hype versus Hope - Is Corporate Green for Greenbacks?Ten percent of a two-year-old's nouns are brand names; by the time an American child heads to school, he or she can recognize hundreds of logos.
Not just 1 bottom line, but 3: Economic, social, environmental[Andrew] Savitz argues that businesses should measure their success by criteria other than the traditional financial bottom line. He says businesses also need to measure their effects on the overall economy, the community and the environment.
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