Climb the Green Ladder (www.climbthegreenladder.com) is a book that shares practical advise on how employees, at all levels and in all industries, are moving sustainability forward in their workplaces. From your local coffee shop to your university, company, government office, supermarket and more, many of us are embracing social and environmental responsibility. Learn practical advice to help move your workplace and career forward.

We'd love to hear from you! Please take our short survey (under 9 minutes) and receive an exclusive report on employees and sustainability. Your input will feed directly into a book that Amy Fetzer (UK) and Shari Aaron (US) are co-authoring for Wiley, to be published Fall 2009.   Read more...

In the West African nation of Ghana, two American women are employing a creative approach to help their native counterparts build successful, sustainable businesses. Since 2003, Renae Adam and Kristin Johnson have assisted hundreds of women across the country to dramatically increase their income, pay off debts and find a global market for their products.

The effort grew out of their experiences as Peace Corps volunteers in the 1990s and their shared belief that helping women gain economic independence is the most effective way to create prosperous communities.   Read more...

"Loesje wants to conquer the world with creativity and posters," her website boasts. Every month, her organization publishes a series of posters that reflect on current events and world issues. The text is usually positive and avoids moralistic, dogmatic sayings.

With her posters, Loesje hopes to inspire people to take a stand in areas like human rights and democracy, international peace, environmental issues, and personal development and daily life. Loesje shared these thoughts with President Obama in a letter dated January 12.   Read more...

Savor the journey and the destination. Leave the car behind, explore stunning wilderness, and end each day with a comfortable bed, a glass of wine, a good meal, and maybe even a soak in a hot tub. Walkabout California: Hiking from Inn to Inn is an engaging series of essays that guides the reader through multi-day hikes walking from inn to inn through the wilds of California. Walkabouts guides include the Marin and Mendocino Coasts, Lassen Volcanic Park and hiking over the Sierras on the Emigrant Trail. Each chapter, a trip of its own, describes the natural and cultural history of the land as well as the details needed to plan a trip.

Walkabouts range from challenging hikes with occasional 15 to 20 mile days to leisurely strolls of 5 to 7 miles. Each Walkabout is available for electronic download at www.WalkaboutCalifornia.com where readers will also find a lively discussion generated by Walkabout enthusiasts

Booming Rotterdam geeft een sprankelend beeld van jongeren in Rotterdam en hoe zij omgaan met de multiculturele samenleving.   Read more...

Jong ondernemend Nederland stort zich op ‘empowerment through exchange’ in Ethiopië   Read more...

Help, ik zie spoken is een waargebeurd verhaal voor kinderen met paranormale ervaringen. Het taboedoorbrekend boek is geschreven voor kinderen die op zoek zijn naar (h)erkenning   Read more...

Veel managers besteden het grootste deel van hun tijd aan het oplossen van problemen, ad hoc zaken en crisissen. Zij zijn sterk gefocust op het opsporen van dingen die niet goed gaan om daar in een vroeg stadium op te kunnen reageren. Er zit 1 nadeel aan deze benadering: door de aandacht zo sterk te richten op problemen, worden die juist versterkt.   Read more...

After 16 hours of traveling from Hawaii to our Nation's capitol, 4 hours of sleep in a 50 degree hotel room (the heater was broken), we awoke at 7am Tuesday morning to join millions of other Americans trekking to the Mall to watch the swearing in of our new President. We braved two stops on the packed metro, 2 miles walking briskly in the subfreezing air, finally venturing under the packed 3rd street tunnel (only open to pedestrians) to find our way through the security lines, port-a-potty lines, and finally to the place where we witnessed history in the making.   Read more...

'The International Hero of the Environment 2007' volgens Time Magazine en dé grondlegger van de relatief nieuwe en in populariteit toenemende wetenschap, Biomimicry, komt in februari voor het eerst naar Nederland. Tijdens het Materia Inspiration Centre congres zullen Janine Benyus en andere internationale topsprekers hun visie geven op Nature has all the answers.   Read more...