Shaping Humanity Through A Lens
Photographer Jac de Villiers spoke to influential people who have shaped our world view. They shared their message of leadership and humanity. Portraiture is a complex affair, where the photographer shares an intimate but brief relationship with a person, often a stranger. Usually, I have a rough mental image of the result I am looking […]
A Christmas Perspective: Heaven or Hell?
We live in an age of extremes. Most of us are a bit hypnotized by our smart phones overflowing with the stream of urgent trivia as well as vital information that impacts our work, our families and our lives. Our brains and emotions were not designed for this constant onslaught of stimulation. At the same […]
Wear the Change You Want to See
Using a simple string of beads made and sold through a uniquely sustainable business model, Cape Town-based Relate makes “cause” bracelets that create opportunities that change lives. The organization has raised more than $1.2 million for causes and social upliftment. The bracelets are made by the elderly, refugees and unemployed township youth, allowing them […]
10 Experts React to the COP21Paris Agreement
As the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) comes to a close, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has released the following insights from its international law and global economy and politics experts regarding the outcomes, including the final Paris Agreement released on Saturday, December 12: 1. “The Paris accord represents […]
World Leaders Celebrate Climate Deal
At the COP21 United Nations conference in Paris on Friday, officials from nearly 200 countries reached a new agreement to address the threat of global climate change. On behalf of the United Nations Foundation, Chair Ted Turner, Vice Chairs Senator Timothy E. Wirth and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, and President and CEO Kathy Calvin commented […]
Coca-Cola’s New and Improved Formula: Greenfreeze
In 1932 Coca-Cola was extolling consumers to taste its “ice-cold sunshine.” After 129 years of selling carbonated soft-drink, one of the world’s largest companies has realized that consumers downing 1.8 billion of their beverages daily in 200 country’s comes with a wider responsibility. When that same sunshine becomes more associated with drought and global […]
The Super Bowl Game Powered By The Sun
San Francisco 49ers score with the world’s first LEED certified sustainable sport stadium, with games completely powered by the sun. High-density Wi-Fi for every person in the stadium will facilitate in-seat purchases of concessions and merchandise from any smartphone, and an ability to access in-stadium camera feeds from various angles of the game will ensure […]
Corporations Are Being Punished By Recruits Over Sustainability
A new global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top business schools found that corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues are increasingly punished by the men and women they would like to recruit. The study, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global […]
Forests to Fight Back in Paris Next Month
World leaders will meet in Paris next week and hopefully forge a historic agreement to fight climate change. We will need every tool at our disposal, including sensible policies and new technologies for clean energy and transportation. But we also have to go back to our roots. Forests, which cover a third of the […]
Declaration by the Nobel Peace Laureates on World Peace
We, the Nobel Peace Laureates and Peace Organisations, in the presence of youth from all over the world, gathered together in Barcelona from 12 – 15 November 2015, have considered issues affecting world peace – with special emphasis on the current refugee and migration crisis. We are profoundly shocked and outraged by the barbaric […]
