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Editor's letter
Half full or half empty? Jurriaan Kamp | December 2005 issue The banker and I were looking at the same figures. But while the banker saw dark clouds, his expression solemn and concerned, I saw success and looked toward a beautiful future, full of confidence. The same figures. The same facts and Read More...
Everyone can be a leader
In periods of uncertainty people demand a strong, decisive leader. This is why so many politicians and business executives behave with single-minded, stubborn arrogance. They believe that's their job. But former corporate executive Johan Schaberg, now a leadership consultant, stresses that true Read More...
How green is your country?
Scandinavia and South America top list of world's most sustainable nations | April 2005 Read More...
We can save the world!
Humanity faces a choice between collapsing into chaos and evolving into a sustainable, ethical global community. There's never been a more powerful moment in all history to make a difference in the world. Ervin Laszlo | September 2006 issue A Chinese proverb warns, “If we do not change direction, Read More...
Flowers to the People!
Pleasant surroundings make a huge difference in people's lives--especially poor people Jay Walljasper | September 2005 issue Let me start right away with a confession. This morning, when I really should have been working hard on this column, I was out riding my bike. It was lovely summer day Read More...
How responsible is socially responsible investing?
Paul Hawken stirs debate with a probing critique of ethical investment funds Jurriaan Kamp | March 2005 issue Ten years ago—when sustainable business and socially responsible investing were as yet unknown terms—I was at a conference listening to a lecture by the chairman of Britain’s Read More...
Fashion fair
Starting in Japan, Safia Minney launched a multinational company devoted to ecology and justice Marco Visscher | December 2005 Read More...
It's Africa's fault (too)
Two new books offer surprising answers to the problems of underdevelopment | June 2005 Read More...
One last thing...
"swinging is liberating and meditative." Says Jennifer Tschoepe. Jay Walljasper | October 2004 issue Isn’t swinging just for kids? “Sure, it seems so. Why shouldn’t we as adults be able to enjoy this simple escape? Have we grown up so much that we are embarrassed to be seen having Read More...
Homeopathy's new frontiers
Kim Ridley | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Homeopaths have developed remedies over the past 200 years using everything from table salt to snake venom. Their catalogue of healing substances is vast and still growing. Expanding the frontiers of the field is Dutch homeopath Jan Scholten, who many say is Read More...