To me Sustainable Development is the process of developing within the fundamental constraints of a sustainable society. It can also be seen as development towards the point of sustainability (such as increased literacy, freedom and reduced mortality…
Fundamental Humans Needs and individuals Wants are distinct and do not become or replace one another.
Manfred Max-Neef classifies the fundamental human needs as:
* subsistence,
* protection,
* affection,
* understanding,
* participation,
* leisure,…
Personally this discussion misses the critical problem of what is called CSR.
Do we want organization to be better at communicating incremental changes as a reaction to stakeholder pressure? Or do we want them to understand the real scientific chall…
June 5, 2009
Neil Pegram is now a member of Development Crossing
Innovation Flash, Issue 7 - August 2010
Should we keep on calling insurance at the bottom of the pyramid
"microinsurance?" That is the question Peter Wrede from AKAM proposes to discuss
in the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new…
Greetings to Standards organizations around the World:
Please review this 3 minute film to more fully understand our purpose
in contacting you.
An imagined discussion between Robert Steele of the ISO Group and
Georg Kell of The United Nations Glob…