Achieving Zero Traffic Fatalities Through Sustainable Safety
Sustainable Safety is a transportation policy that is currently used in the Netherlands to create safer roads and eliminate traffic fatalities. Since launching Sustainable Safety in 1992, the Netherlands has seen road infrastructure become safer and traffic fatalities decrease dramatically.
Volt Europa: An Electric Jolt to Wake Up Europe
Update 5 May 2019: Volt has just announced it is running in the European Elections in 8 countries: Belgium Bulgaria Germany Luxembourg The Netherlands Spain Sweden The United Kingdom. VOLT is the first party to ever run a pan-European campaign in
Blockchain in Energy Markets: An Interview with Power Ledger
Wind turbines, solar energy, sea waves and wind power generators are gradually replacing traditional fossil fuels powered energy plants. Innovative companies like Power Ledger play a key role in this. They support customers, lobby at the government level and facilitate
CLIMATE . CHANGE – Episode 2 – With Anjuli Pandit, UK Head of Corporate Sustainability, BNP Paribas
Episode 2 of the short film series "Climate . Change" features Anjuli Pandit, Head of Corporate Social Responsability at BNPP in the UK. In this episode, Anjuli shares her convictions and concerns about the global climate crisis and calls on
The Commercialization of Farmers’ Innovation: Farming Innovators and Rural Entrepreneurs
A successful Story from Kerala, India - by James T.J, Sijo Jose, Sanoop , Stebin K, Dr Hubby Mathew of Peermade Development Society, Idukki , Kerala, India. Based on local problems and needs in Kerala, India, innovative farmers and local communities have
Aiming to Achieve the SDG for Safe Drinking Water in Haiti: Empowerment is the Key
Haiti, a country with a long history of failed development projects, has its particular problems when it comes to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indeed, when considering SDG 6 regarding water, one might think that the authors neglected to
A Look Inside the 6 Types of Social Enterprises
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. Innovative, Mission-Driven Businesses Come in Many Models—and Purpose Lies at the Heart of Them All “What exactly is a social enterprise?” It’s a
Infrastructure Sustainability & Resilience in Rural America
I live in Rural America and have many times before, in numerous states, and can honestly say, I prefer it over the big city and suburban lifestyle. It has a slower pace of life and things that seem so important
Reasoning Beyond Code: AI That Argues Back
We, as humans, have the tendency to anthropomorphize objects around us. That is to say we attribute human characteristics, such as emotions or even intent to non-human things. To do so is literally within our psychological nature. However, it is
Promoting Sustainability in Spain: Cristina Gallach
In June 2018, the Spanish government set up a special office for the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the country. It created the position of High Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda of Spain as a landmark position. And
The Rise of Independent Eco Horror Fiction
There’s a fearsome female taking the underground horror fiction scene by storm, and rumor has it she is quite the force. She conquers with the might of a demigoddess and endures long after her opponents have faded into time and
Italy’s Love Affair with Populism: From Berlusconi to Salvini
Updated 24 February 2019 with the news that Salvini is taking funds from Russia. Italy has a surprising weakness for populism à la Trump. It began over twenty-five years ago with Silvio Berlusconi and his Forza Italia party and is