“In the wake of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, questions have been raised about the meaningfulness of voluntary corporate responsibility communications and the analysis of these by responsible investors,” claims the Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, Supachai Panitchpakdi. This has made it necessary... Read more
TAGS: responsible investment, UNCTAD New Job and Event Promotion Options with Lifeworth using Social MediaThe way people are receiving their professional information and ideas through the internet is changing. More people are using professional social networks, whether based on Ning, Linked In, Facebook, or specialist networks such as Ninebillion, Justmeans and Wiser Earth. An intiguing new study from Bill Baue and Marcy Murninghan explain some of the implications... Read more
TAGS: Will Design Thinking Save Us? The Creativity Revolution in Responsible Business.There is a shift under way in the how some executives are thinking about their relationship to society and the great challenges of our time. If you work in this field, you will have begun to hear more about social enterprise, social innovation, CSR 2.0, a sustainable enterprise economy, and design thinking. This is part of what I call a ‘creativity... Read more
TAGS: creativity revolution, design thinking, jounral of corporate citizenship Talk on Sustainable Fashion, Geneva, June 3rdLifeworth’s director, Dr Jem Bendell, is giving a talk, organised by the University of Geneva and MHCInternational. “Sustainable Fashion. The future of Luxury “ June 3, 2010, at midday. Registration required: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2ohoocub7bd368f Why listen to Jem? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/style/26iht-luxury08-bendell.18173199.html What... Read more
TAGS: Fashion, Geneva, luxury ¼ of the world’s financial capital now signed up to responsible investingAccording to new figures, over a ¼ of the world’s capital assets under fund management are now signed on to responsible investing, through being signatories of the UNPRI (the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment). Happening in less than 5 years, this is an unprecedented movement in the history of world finance. Is a jobs boom in this... Read more
TAGS: Video Interview with Director of UNPRIIn the belly of the beast of global finance, there are people motivated not by bonuses, but by supporting a more fair and sustainable world. These people can become allies not enemies of the needed transformation of finance and investment. The new networks and projects they are creating may be crucial in the coming years, as societies call on governments... Read more
TAGS: capital accountability, James Gifford, Jem Bendell, responsible finance, responsible investment, UNPRI Post-crisis, Capitalism now a focus for CSR, says Lifeworth ReviewCapitalism is up for debate, and that’s a good thing, according to a new review from a management consultancy. “The dual financial and climate crises are leading people in all walks of life to question the kind of economy that makes sense for their businesses, communities and families,” explains lead author of the review, Associate Professor... Read more
TAGS: Lifeworth Publishes Directory of CSR-related organisations in Geneva.We can announce the release of the first Directory of CSR Geneva participants. It lists almost 100 organisations and who they are collaborating with in Geneva. To download your free copy as pdf file, visit www.lifeworth.com/CSRGenevaDirectory2010.pdf (or right click and save the target file to your harddrive). Lifeworth’s Dr Jem Bendell is a co-founder... Read more
TAGS: The UN gets Fashionable – its an eco luxury event in GenevaTwo worlds that Lifeworth consults with have not often intersected – the United Nations, on the one hand, and luxury fashion, on the other. But these are extraordinary times, when traditional barriers are tumbling, and need to tumble further. In 2008 Lifeworth’s director Dr Jem Bendell had just finished giving a little talk on a cat walk,... Read more
TAGS: CNBC Show on Eco LuxuryA TV show on CNBC about the challenge sustainabilty to the luxury industry is now available on youtube. Lifeworth Director Jem Bendell helped the Luxury Channel edit it, and he appears, along with the report he cowrote, called “Deeper Luxury”. Lifeworth is exploring future such TV projects to promote awareness of responsible enterprise. CNBC... Read more
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