The Story of Stuff: Electronics

Why 'Designed for the Dump' is toxic for the planet and its people.

[Source: The Story of Stuff on YouTube]

Making Global Labor Fair

[Source: TED]

Labor activist Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers' rights -- globalized industries where no single national body can keep workers safe and protected. How can we keep our global supply chains honest?

From the New Yorker: Sustainable Architecture

[Source: New Yorker Currents]

Sustainable architecture, the use of nature in design, and the debates over the LEED standard.

Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker’s architecture critic, speaks to Richard Cook, a partner in Cook+Fox Architects and the designer of the new Bank of America Tower - the largest building to receive a LEED Platinum certification.

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Sustainability at New Designers

[Source: On Sustainability]

Design Museum at New Designers from Dezeen on Vimeo.

Putting Choice In Perspective

We are led to believe that choice is always good, and that more choice leads to more happiness. However, this may not always be true. Two enlightened speakers tell us why.

[Source: TED]

Sheena Iyengar on the art of choosing

Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice

CNN Interview with Annie Leonard - author of "The Story of Stuff"

[Source: The Story of Stuff]

Sustainability Attracts Talent

[Source: Special Series at Big Think]

Erik Rasmussen, founder of the Copenhagen Climate Council, says it's increasingly unlikely that modern workers will want to be part of an unsustainable company.

Health Engagement and Sustainability

[Source: Edelman]

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Social experiments to fight poverty

[Source: TED]

TED Talk by Esther Duflo: Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid's impact raises questions about how to provide it.

The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy

An interview with Prof. Michael Porter

[Source: Harvard Business Channel on YouTube]

Sustainability explained in 2 minutes

[Source: RealEyes]

Why Is Philanthropy So Unsophisticated?

Peter Diamandis wonders what fields have the potential to innovate with prizes like his creation, the X PRIZE.

Jeffrey Sachs on Impact of Mobile Telephony on Poverty

Jeffrey Sachs, a professor of economics at Columbia University, is one of the world's foremost experts on poverty reduction. He explains how mobile phones are decreasing economic isolation in Africa, and why we could be halfway to achieving an important goal in 2020: the end of extreme poverty.

On Doing Well By Doing Good

Bill Clinton speaks to The Economist on the financial collapse of 2009 and why it should spur innovative global philanthropy and environmental action

The Coming of Porous Enterprise

[Source: YouTube]


What is the future of the corporation? Pascale Diaine of Orange Labs asked a mix of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and thinkers: John Hagel of the Deloitte Center for the Edge, David Weekly of PBWorks, Brian Phillips of Thread.com, Jerry Michalski of sociate.com and Dan Olsen of yourversion.com

This video serves as a supplement to a more extensive research report of the same name available here: http://bit.ly/a5IkgH

Bloom Box: The Magic Box?

[source CBS News]

CBS 60 Minutes gets the first-ever look at the Bloom Box, a potentially revolutionary energy generating device.


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Large corporations have been testing the device, which can generate power on the spot without being connected to the electric grid.


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Role of Sustainability in the New Economy

This panel discussion was held during the 3rd annual Sustainability and Renewable Energy Forum held at the Darden School of Business. Panelists included:

• Kyle Tanger, CEO - Clear Carbon Consulting
• Greg Williams, Director SH&E Performance MeadWestvaco
• Jim Bruce, Special Counsel to Corporate Public Affairs UPS
• Jon Freedman, Director of Government Relations GE Infrastructure Water & Process Technologies

Recorded October 28, 2009.

Around the World in a Solar Airplane

Bertrand Piccard circumnavigated the Earth in a hot-air balloon. Now he wants to circle it in an airplane powered only by solar energy.

[source: TED]