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Interview – Arnold Schwarzenegger
‘I’m extremely optimistic that we can solve the climate crisis and in doing so can build a truly sustainable global economy. It’s my next crusade.’ Founded in November 2010 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other …
Interview – Kristian Parker
‘We are now shifting our focus to places where there is political vision and will, such as the emerging economies of Brazil, India and China.’ The Oak Foundation is among the largest and most strategic …
Common interest – the key to investing in life-supporting assets
During most of the year on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico, the difference in air pressure between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific propels the wind through a narrow gap in the mountain …
Less than 100 per cent is not enough
‘Only when the last tree has died, and the last river been poisoned, and the last fish caught will we realize we cannot eat money.’ Cree Indian proverb My generation and those to come are …
Interview – Gathuru Mburu
‘Failure to recognize the need for biodiversity in family farming in Africa is the cause of the food problems most African countries face today.’ In just a few decades, a green revolution radically increased global …
Creating the first generation of great marine parks
Wallace Stegner, the celebrated writer and historian of the American West, once remarked that national parks were the ‘best idea we ever had’, a sentiment shared by countless others. For almost 140 years, since the …
Screw Business As Usual
A naked man running into a cactus bush is a pretty good description of what happened to the financial sector in 2008. It is also the misfortune that befell British tycoon Sir Richard Branson – …
Food (and drink) for thought (and action) at Environmental Funders Network retreat
An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an American woman went into a bar. Now, this may sound like the start of a terrible British joke, but it instead it begins the inspiring tale of the many …
How do we produce more food, while taking care of the planet?
Last week, Oxfam released a report which states in no uncertain terms that ending poverty can happen without putting any more strain on our planet’s resources. Last month in his annual letter, Bill Gates talked about …
A Q&A with Michael Edwards, author of Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World (Part 1)
Over the past decade, philanthropy has been invigorated by the arrival on the scene of some very large and innovative foundations, many of them established by hugely successful individuals from the worlds of business and …