One man’s cross-Atlantic journey reveals the truth about electronics recycling. To donate or sell electronics go here –> gizmogul.com/DONATE Directed by: Alex Gorosh – @Gogogorosh Produced by: Stephen Schneider Written by: Alex Gorosh + Stephen Schneider A portion of every transaction will benefit the children of Agbogbloshie. Sources: theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/feb/27/agbogbloshie-worlds-largest-e-waste-dump-in-pictures theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/14/ghana-dump-electronic-waste-not-good-place-live makeitfair.org/en/the-facts/reports/reports/what-a-waste basel.int/Portals/4/Basel%20Convention/docs/eWaste/E-wasteAssessmentGhana.pdf en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agbogbloshie
Social transformation and the path to a green, regenerative, and just economy requires a new collective leadership capacity that enables communities to innovate at the scale of the whole system. This new leadership capacity involves all key stakeholders in a journey of sensing and actualizing emerging future opportunities. To do so, leaders need to progress […]
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, […]
www.elevate.us Forests are the lungs of the earth and our greatest ally in fighting climate change. They absorb carbon and turn atmospheric CO2, water and sunlight into wood while producing the oxygen we breathe. But instead of returning the favor, we cut them down. It’s estimated that roughly 15% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions […]
We tend to think that simply giving people money makes them lazy. Yet a wealth of scientific research proves the contrary: free money helps. It is time for a radical reform of the welfare state. Why we should give free money to everyone www.decorrespondent.nl/Why-we-should-give-free-money-to-everyone This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently […]