Featured Blog Posts – July 2010 Archive (17)

ColaLife presentation | Wieden + Kennedy | Canvas8 | 23/6/10

Here is the very latest on the ColaLife project.

Thanks to the good people at Canvas8, here is a video of the ColaLife presentation given at the Wieden + Kennedy (Coca-Cola's Advertising Agency) premises at Brick Lane on 23/6/10.

There are two elements of the presentation that do not come over in the video:

The Commitment from Coca-Cola to 'trial the ideas behind ColaLife'
The AidPod…

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Added by Simon Berry on July 27, 2010 at 8:47 — No Comments

Is sustainability core to your business?

Accenture recently released a study called A New Era of Sustainability that involved nearly 800 CEOs from around the globe. You can read the findings of the study here…

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Added by Ian Berry on July 21, 2010 at 10:30 — No Comments

The Washington Post Equates CSR with Charity: #FAIL

Was Corporate Social Responsibility responsible for the BP spill? Absolutely! (so says the Washington Post)

CSR? Don't quit your day job!…

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Added by Chris Jarvis on July 19, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

Creating Consumers While Supporting Development

Originally posted at www.afribiz.net

While Africa has tremendous business opportunities, it also has significant social challenges, including poverty and unemployment. For many business people, this can be a turn-off, but more are finding it to be an opportunity and competitive advantage. We hear a lot about social entrepreneurs who are constructing enterprises, both non-profit and for-profit, to address social issues. There are also… Continue

Added by Lauri Elliott on July 19, 2010 at 21:17 — 2 Comments

Health Aid | Have we got our priorities right?

One morning in 1988 I arrived early for a meeting in Chinsali, a small town in NE Zambia. I went into the dilapidated council chamber. There was no one else there and on the table was a copy of the Mining Mirror. It stood out because I'd never seen a copy before… Continue

Added by Simon Berry on July 16, 2010 at 19:45 — 1 Comment

Leaders Cafe now open

In February 2009 Kwai Yu began to act on a dream of reducing the learning inequalities for 20 million people by 2020. Kwai’s first step was to create a Linkedin group.

By chance I was the first person to join Leaders Cafe and I am now proud to be a member of the Board of Trustees, webinar presenter, and resource contributor.

Coincidently I founded Differencemakers Community a few months before Leaders Cafe began and Kwai and I met in person in February 2009 even though we… Continue

Added by Ian Berry on July 15, 2010 at 20:30 — No Comments

PRESS RELEASE Jacana invests in InReturn to tackle poverty in Africa

PRESS RELEASE Jacana invests in InReturn to tackle poverty in Africa

Jacana Venture Partnership has announced its first investment in an African venture capital (VC) fund manager, InReturn Capital, an East African SME investment firm based in Kenya.

Jacana believes that a thriving venture capital VC industry in Africa will enable small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to grow and help millions out of poverty through economic development and job… Continue

Added by Shanti Roos on July 15, 2010 at 11:12 — No Comments

PISCES Publication Release: 'Bioenergy and Poverty in Kenya: Attitude, Actors and Activities'

The PISCES (Policy Innovation Systems for Clean Energy Security) project is happy to announce the release of a new publication, 'Bio Energy and Poverty in Kenya: Attitude, Actors and Activities', which could be of interest to you and others in your networks.

To download the report please click here: 03768 ECO Pisces Kenya… Continue

Added by Raffaella Bellanca on July 9, 2010 at 17:30 — No Comments

ColaLife questions answered . . . live!

Back in February 2010, ColaLife supporter, Lisa ter Haar of onlyconnectcommunication contacted me. She'd mentioned ColaLife in a lecture to her students at the Hult International Business School and they'd had lots and lots of questions. So Lisa invited me in for a question and answer session the following week (1/3/10). When I got the invitation I… Continue

Added by Simon Berry on July 8, 2010 at 22:43 — No Comments

Growth in Africa's economy to reduce poverty levels from 52% to 47% by 2015

We've published a report today into the effects of economic growth on alleviating poverty in Africa.

Using growth forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the latest data on poverty and living standards from the United Nations Human Development Report, Sequoia have estimated the improvements that economic growth could bring to the African population.

The report shows that economic growth has the potential to reduce African poverty levels from its current… Continue

Added by David Bosomworth on July 8, 2010 at 17:31 — No Comments

Taking a Bite Out of the Millennium Development Goals

The Acacia Group - Socially Responsible Leadership

The first of a series of blogs on the MDGs and how they inform CSR, community development, and leadership and learning.

With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs], UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a summit in New York on 20 – 22 September 2010 to accelerate progress towards the MDGs’ – The Call to action on the UN Website for the… Continue

Added by David Martel on July 8, 2010 at 0:02 — No Comments

Corporate Volunteering: Why It Works & How To Prove It

This is a recent presentation I gave to the International Association of Business Communicators at their World Conference in Toronto, June 8, 2010. I used a format available a Prezi.com. I HIGHLY recommend taking the time to figure out this new style of presentation. I absolutely love it. It's free and fairly intuitive.…

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Added by Chris Jarvis on July 7, 2010 at 21:44 — 2 Comments

The Life of Egypt: Journey of the Baladi Bread

How fortified bread reaches the BoP in Egypt. Watch how GAIN works here

Added by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition on July 7, 2010 at 10:49 — No Comments

Women entrepreneurs transforming Bangladesh

In this article, originally published in Making It magazine, DIPAL BARUA explains how implementing renewable energy solutions empowers women, creates jobs, facilitates rural development and protects the environment

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Dipal Barua has a vision. He sees his homeland becoming one of the world’s first “solar nations”. He believes solar and other renewable energies can transform the lives of the 75 million… Continue

Added by Charles Arthur on July 6, 2010 at 7:52 — No Comments

A ‘Grandchildren Standard’ an article on CSR and Sustainability by Warren Levy

I recently read one of the best articles I have ever read on sustainability by Warren Levy the President of Compelling Meetings.

My favourite paragraphs from Warren’s article

Instead, we could optimize for sustainability. A “Grandchildren” standard asks, “What would we do if grandchildren were our principal stakeholder?” This obviously would not satisfy the Icarcists need to soar. However, most investors want… Continue

Added by Ian Berry on July 5, 2010 at 16:14 — No Comments

Introducing the Mark IV ColaLife AidPod

Image: A comparison of the cross-section of the Mark III (right) and Mark IV (left) AidPods. Hand-written numbers are volume calculations.

Over the last few weeks as video and pictures have come back to me of the Mark III AidPod in crates in Africa, it had become apparent that some modification of the cross-section were… Continue

Added by Simon Berry on July 2, 2010 at 18:41 — No Comments

New WBCSD report: "Business and Development: Challenges and Opportunities in a Rapidly Changing World"

What are the links between business and development? And what is the business role and opportunity in addressing sustainability challenges of developing countries and emerging economies? These questions are addressed in a report launched today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

The report draws on a decade of WBCSD thought leadership and practical… Continue

Added by Filippo Veglio on July 2, 2010 at 11:15 — 1 Comment

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