Sally Paridis is chief executive officer of CoClear, a US-based consultancy that helps companies make resource efficient products. Peter Switzer spoke to her in New York. Where Sustainability and Profits Meet If companies knew how much money could be saved by going green it might be easier to design products that use less energy, water, […]
From Privacy to Publicity: the changing mode of being-in-the-world Find out more at: http://re-publica.de/session/privacy-… Zygmunt Baumans Keynote will i concentrate on time/space collapse, community and network, expansion of neighbourhood, and cocoon-effect of online experience Zygmunt Bauman “The biggest fear of our time is the fear of being left out.” money and consumerism, ethics and […]
Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend — not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big […]
New innovation hub: Your local mall This spring, mall behemoth Westfield is debuting a first-of-its kind concept that combines retail, tech and innovation. Bespoke is a 40,000-foot space located in San Francisco’s buzzing Westfield Centre where retail-tech brands can cowork, demo products and host events. The sleek coworking space features private and shared desks, high-speed […]
Changing the World Through Film Films For Action is a community-powered learning library for people who want to change the world. Film offers us a powerful tool to raise awareness of important issues not covered by the mainstream news. Our goal is to provide citizens with the information and perspectives essential to creating a more […]