The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, […]
In this video (in Italian), published by the experts of CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), an alarming overview of Climate Change evidence and expected trends is very clearly presented and commented. If GHG emissions are not curbed decisively by 2030, it will be very difficult to keep the average annual earth temperature increase below 2°C; a trend which threatens ever more dire consequences for our […]
In Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, published in 1999, authors Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins describe the essential relationship between capitalism, natural resources and ecosystem services through which economic dynamics and profit are possible. Amory Lovins explores the topic of the Natural Capitalism in the video below. Available in English with […]
In this lecture, Jeffrey Sachs, a world renowned economist, the Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” both in 2004 and 2005, gives us an effective introduction to the concept of Sustainable Development.
Al Gore, joint winner of the 2007 Nobel peace prize, together with the IPPC (Intergovernal Panel on Climate Change) “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”, gives a new way of looking at the climate crisis.
Steve Howard, Head of Sustainability at IKEA, tells us why sustainability should become less of a gimmick and more of a duty. He throws down the gauntlet to other multinationals to follow suit.
Al Gore, joint winner of the 2007 Nobel peace prize, together with the IPPC (Intergovernal Panel on Climate Change) “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”, introduces the challenge of the new millennium: The causes, […]
How much does it pay to be green? Perhaps we can find out with the help of Ray Anderson, founder of Interface, the company that has been making carpeting for decades. Aside from fresh designs and innovative products, Flor has a deep commitment to sustainability — exemplified by its Mission Zero plan. Flor has increased sales and doubled profits […]