Graag breng ik het symposium Lead the Way onder uw aandacht (3 december 2008, Rode Hoed in Amsterdam). Deze dag staat in het teken van leiderschap in de 21ste eeuw, maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen, duurzame ontwikkeling en bedrijfsethiek.

De dag bestaat uit levendige debatten, inspirerende lezingen en interactieve workshops door de Amsterdamse grachten.   Read more...

De Stichting Expertisecentrum Gelijke Waardering M/V en het Godinnenspektakel Netwerk roepen op tot een nieuwe emancipatiekoers. Met de website www.godinnenspektakel.nl, de bijbehorende acties, mediacampagne en het Godinnenspektakel Event wil het Expertisecentrum Gelijke Waardering M/V aandacht vragen voor de noodzaak om vrouwelijkheid en vrouwelijke waarden dezelfde status en waardering toe te kennen als hun mannelijke equivalent.   Read more...

Op 13 december geeft internationale zangeres Simone Awhina samen met top trompetist Dirk Bak een kerstconcert. Tijdens dit bijzondere concert worden uiteraard een aantal prachtige kerstnummers ten gehore gebracht om u alvast in de kerstsfeer te brengen.   Read more...

Between advice from the current U.S. President, to higher-ups in the now-ruling Democratic party, U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama has everyone's two cents to sift through. Even yours.   Read more...

Vanille Lattes, Mocha Frappacinos, Brewed Coffee; caffeine makes life that much better. And I know I'm not the only one who feels that way. Not only is caffeine a necessity for the early morning hours, but some distributors are now going the extra mile with sustainable coffee farming and fair trade certification. American super coffee shop: Starbucks announced earlier this week its thirteen new goals, as part of Starbucks' good business practices guidelines initiative, Shared Planet. The company plans to meet all of the goals by 2015. Goals include ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship, and community involvement.

“Starbucks Shared Planet is not just about how important it is to us that we’re a socially responsible company, it’s to reaffirm Starbucks leadership in the retail and coffee industries and the communities in which we are operating,” said Howard Schultz, chairman, president and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, to Triple Pundit. “During this time of economic uncertainty we realize that we have the opportunity and the responsibility to keep our focus on our commitment to keep our communities strong, and I’m proud of what we’re doing to live up to the guiding principles of this company.”   Read more...

America Recycles Day will take place on November 15th, and the National Recycling Coalition wants you to be involved - even if it's just a little bit.

On their website, they write, "It all comes back to you. Even a small shift in your attitudes and actions, multiplied many times over by others accepting this challenge, can change the world. Maybe you'll throw those soft drink cans into the recycle bin, or buy recycled-content products..."   Read more...

At this juncture in human history, urgent global crises challenge us to learn to live sustainability, in harmony and gratitude with one another and with the living universe. The changes required of humanity are broad, deep, and far reaching. Only by acting swiftly and creatively can we birth a planetary culture that will bring well-being to every form of life in the Earth community.

The good news is that a compelling new story of our potential as a whole human species is emerging, a story of collaboration, citizen action, dialogue and new understandings propelled by unprecedented levels of democratic freedom, multicultural exchange, and access to communication technologies. It is nothing less than the story of our collective evolution.   Read more...

The New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF) has a mission to "energize and nurture long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities".

In November NEGEF will be giving a grant to their 1,000th unique group. This means that over 1,000 volunteer community groups around New England will be working on solutions in their community: local food, local energy, land & water stewardship, to name but a few issues.   Read more...

Playpumps and Kiya are two inspirational and exemplary initiatives that have been celebrated by Pop!Tech, Oprah, Jay-Z, former President Bill Clinton, National Geographic, MTV, CNN, PBS, and NBC. Playpumps, provides fresh drinking water to thousands of people in Africa via an incredibly simple, innovative, and scalable system, while Kiva, facilitates peer-to-peer loans via the Internet to allow impoverished people develop their own businesses.   Read more...

These days it's pretty hard to come up with solutions to not lend a helping hand. Whether there's a tornado that rips through town, a hurricane washing homes out to sea, or an after school program short of helpers, opportunities to volunteer at non-profits are overflowing. Cross-Cultural Solutions, a non-profit organization was founded in 1995. It has been focusing on operating and facilitating international volunteer programs for over 10 years, with over 4,000 volunteers participating each year. With a worldwide staff of over 300 people in 12 countries, and offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, crossing cultural paths has never been easier.   Read more...