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The Power of Hemp and its Uses
A short film about the miracle plant called hemp. Get to know potentially the greatest land plant that could tremendously benefit humanity and the planet and find out why most hemp used in U.S. products is imported, not grown. Uploaded on Aug 1, 2010
Date unknown Format Product
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The challenges and opportunities for business
Creating a circular economy: the challenges and opportunities for business

As the adverse effects of climate change are felt and the scarcity of raw materials increases, business as usual is not an option. Radical action is required and business is best placed to drive it. Controlling its waste, using cleaner energy sources and collaborating with NGOs and governments are some of the ways companies can help build a circular economy Published on May 14, 2013 by the Guardian.

Date unknown Format News
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection The Circular Economy More Details
The Plundered Planet by Paul Collier

Award-winning economist Paul Collier shows how we might reconcile our economic and environmental interests.  Plunder - few exploit the many, taking now what belongs to the future. Our obligations to the future is basic principle. Uploaded on May 20, 2010

The Plundered Planet book

To buy his book from Amazon, click on the image or visit your local bookstore.

 Produced by RSA, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.

 

EarthSayer Paul Collier
Date unknown Format Book Promotion
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Transforming Our Economy More Details
The Possibilities for a Public Bank in Seattle (Public Forum Panel)
What is Public Banking and how can residents of Seattle benefit from the concept. 
Public Forum: The Possibilities for a Public Bank in Seattle recorded December 10, 2014 at University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle. Published on Dec 13, 2014

Moderator is Way ne Lau, Executive Director, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund.
Introduction by Senator Bob Hasegawa, Washington State 11th District. The Senator emphasizes that we aren't going to fix all of these problems overnight, but what we do today is for our children and grand children, or it had better be. 
Panel members:
Council member Licata: Championed paid sick leave and safe time for all fulltime employees of businesses in Seattle. Publisher of local papers and services.
Karl Beitel, Director, Public Bank Project.  Mr. Beitel gives an amazing summary of the historical context of the public bank concept and the underlying decisions that weighted privatization over public interests. Exceptional presentation. 
Dr. Thomas Keidel, Federation of German Banks.
Gwendolyn Hallsmith, Executive Director of the Public Banking Institute and author Creating Wealth: Growing Local Economies with Local Currencies.  Click on image to order from Amazon or visit your local bookstore.

 

EarthSayers Karl Beitel; Gwendolyn Hallsmith; Dr. Thomas Keidel
Date unknown Format Panel
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Investing and Sustainability More Details
Solutions to Capitalism's Failures by Oliver Niedermaier (2013)

Oliver Niedermaier is Chairman and CEO of TAU Investment Management, LLC, a private equity firm designed to transform global supply chains. By upgrading and de-risking suppliers, TAU uses capitalist solutions to solve capitalism’s worst failures – the undervaluation of human and natural resources. By investing to enhance the operational performance of manufacturers, TAU delivers value to all stakeholders, including investors seeking both superior returns and social and environmental benefits. His presentation was at the 2013 BSR Conference.

 

 

EarthSayer Oliver Niedermaier
Date unknown Format Speech
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Supply Chain Sustainability Challenges More Details
Shade in the time of Climate Change by Raj Patel
AASHE 2013 Opening Ceremony & Raj Patel Keynote speaker. 
Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, activist and academic.He's a Research Professor in 
the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin and a 
Senior Research Associate at the Unit for Humanities at Rhodes University (UHURU), 
South Africa.
EarthSayer Raj Patel
Date unknown Format Appeal
Speech
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Climate Change More Details
The Story of Solutions

The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal.


In the current 'Game of More', we're told to cheer a growing economy -- more roads, more malls, more Stuff! -- even though our health indicators are worsening, income inequality is growing and polar icecaps are melting.

But what if we changed the point of the game? What if the goal of our economy wasn't more, but better -- better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet?

Shouldn't that be what winning means?  Published on Oct 1, 2013

EarthSayer Annie Leonard
Date unknown Format Cartoon and Animation
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Annie Leonard More Details
Shared Prosperity Key to Tackling Inequality by Jim Kim of World Bank

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim called for economic growth that creates more just societies, and he defined the institution’s goal of boosting shared prosperity as the World Bank Group’s way of tackling the global challenge of inequality.

Speaking at Howard University in Washington DC on the eve of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, Kim said for the first time in history the Bank has set a goal to reduce global inequality. Published on Oct 1, 2014

EarthSayer Jim Yong Kim
Date unknown Format Speech
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Transforming Our Economy More Details
24 reasons for Hope, Climate Reality 1 of 24

In hour 1 of 24 Hours of Reality we learn how clean energy is no longer just a dream for the future - it has become a viable, accessible and affordable option around the world. Published on Sep 16, 2014

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Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection 24 Hours of Reality by The Climate Reality Project More Details
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: The Sharing Economy with Adam Werbach

What do the youngest-ever President of the Sierra Club and the first Chief Sustainability Officer of Walmart have in common? They are co-founders of yerdle, the Bay Area startup that helps members to share and receive free items with their social network. Hear Adam Werbach and Andy Ruben speak about their convergent paths to the sharing economy and their insights on driving fundamental change in the private sector. Published on Dec 2, 2013

EarthSayer Adam Werbach
Date unknown Format Panel
Length unknown Keywords SustainabilityMember of Special Collection Transforming Our Economy More Details
 

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