Science for Good: A New Breed of Entrepreneurs with Science-Based Solutions for a Positive Impact
Science, technology and innovation are often regarded as critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, while scientists have been alerting society for decades on the negative impacts and risks linked to human activity — climate change, growing pollution levels,
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
Women are Changing Business for Good
Women owned businesses have been growing at an impressive rate in recent years, and the body of evidence showing that this is positive news for people and planet has been growing, too. According to the latest annual State of Women Owned
A New Response to Refugee Inclusion
I’ve always been slightly sceptical of those arguing for social entrepreneurship as a force for good. I’d grown up with the conception of the state provisioning services to those in need. Charities step-in when necessary to fill omissions by the
Art Can Win The War: Employing the Language of Humanity
There’s a vicious war underway. The battlefields are our overloaded screens, media outlets, platforms, devices, and minds. Many—on both sides of the aisle—criticise the way things have become polarised, protesting that they never wanted it all to be so black
A New Response to Refugee Inclusion
I’ve always been slightly sceptical of those arguing for social entrepreneurship as a force for good. I’d grown up with the conception of the state provisioning services to those in need. Charities step-in when necessary to fill omissions by the
A Roadmap to Fix Immigration and Strengthen the European Union
Immigration is today the most important issue facing the European Union for 38 percent of its people, according to Reuters and the European Commission. Finding a common solution, by the EU and for the EU, will not just reassure European
BIOPHILIA IN THE CITY
Creating meaningful opportunities for nature in our urban environments E.O. Wilson, who did a lot to disseminate biophilia in the USA in the middle of the twentieth century, described biophilia as “the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living
Vegan Gone Viral
Veganism is taking over Sydney by storm! So much that it seems like anything today can be turned vegan. Vegan cuisine has been satisfying every palate. In fact, all types of cuisines such as American, Italian, Asian, Mexican, and many more,
Art Can Win The War: Employing the Language of Humanity
There’s a vicious war underway. The battlefields are our overloaded screens, media outlets, platforms, devices, and minds. Many—on both sides of the aisle—criticise the way things have become polarised, protesting that they never wanted it all to be so black
The Second-Generation American: “Who am I?”
Perhaps one day our societies will allow us to simply “be.” Until then, navigating cultural identity as a second-generation American is overwhelmingly burdensome, especially with a Latin American background—one with which we sometimes find ourselves having to pick a single
Empowerment Through Play: An Interview with Jambo Bukoba
Jambo Bukoba, (translated as "Hello Bukoba"), is a development organization based in Germany and Tanzania. Set up in 2008, it aims to improve health, education and gender equality for children in Tanzania, using sport as its primary vehicle. Jambo Bukoba