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Those left behind
Money sent home by immigrant workers makes a dramatic impact in developing countries. Reporting from the Philippines, Jonathan Rowe reveals that the effects go far beyond economics. Jonathan Rowe| July/Aug 2007 issue A visitor to rice country in the Philippines these days encounters scenes that Read More...
"I never cheer when my team scores"
An interview with Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer. Max Christern| July/Aug 2007 issue He thinks for a moment, folds his arms in front of his chest and then shakes his head almost apologetically. We’ve just asked him if he looks back on the past few years with satisfaction. After all, Jeroen van der Read More...
"I never cheer when my team scores"
An interview with Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer. Max Christern| July/Aug 2007 issue He thinks for a moment, folds his arms in front of his chest and then shakes his head almost apologetically. We’ve just asked him if he looks back on the past few years with satisfaction. After all, Jeroen van der Read More...
Money makes the world go around
A conscious approach to investing can affect the way the world goes around. Amy Domini| July/Aug 2007 issue Socially responsible investing has grown a lot in recent years, both in scale and in influence. But many people still find it incomprehensible that we should think about anything other than Read More...
People, planet, purchasing power
How buying Ben & Jerry's ice cream made me a more conscious consumer. Amy Domini | June 2011 issue I hate to date myself, but I’m old enough to remember having three pairs of shoes. The Buster Browns were for all the time; these sturdy brown lace-ups were for school, play and most activities. Read More...
The new sustainability
Why we need more economic growth, not less, to create a truly viable future. Jurriaan Kamp | June 2011 Read More...
Small is Successful
A growing number of businesses discover that getting big is not the best measure of accomplishment. Jay Walljasper| July/Aug 2007 issue In April 17, 2000, Gary Erickson was about to fulfill the wildest hopes of any business entrepreneur. That morning he drove to the Berkeley office of Clif Bar, a Read More...
Farmers as change agents
More and more people are discovering that farming is an economically and ecologically optimistic way to make a living - and to make a difference. Diane Daniel | June 2011 Read More...
After oil
Unfamiliar crops like switchgrass and jatropha hold more promise as alternative fuels than corn and sugarcane Craig Cox| July/Aug 2007 issue It seemed like a marriage made in heaven. Corn farmers, suffering under some of the lowest commodity prices in history, hooked up with environmentalists Read More...
Permission to dream
How ex-investment banker Bob Hildreth is helping immigrants - legal and illegal alike - get educated and get ahead. Andi McDaniel and Tom Matlack | June 2011 Read More...