The finest organic products and the best companies Jurriaan Kamp | December 2004 issue “An organic top 20 is a great initiative. I hope it inspires a lot of readers to pay more attention while doing their shopping.” This was one of the many reader reactions we received to our … [Read more...] about Winners of the Ode Awards
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Banking on change
You can't think of any institution more devoted to the status quo than banks. Banks don't reform society; they protect people's money. Yet money is needed for any project that aims to change society. That's why we need a new kind of idealistic bank. And that bank exists in the … [Read more...] about Banking on change
Rain forest management
The efforts by Tachi Kiuchi and Bill ShiremanTijn Touber | November 2004 issue In 1994 the chairmen of Mitsubishi and Global Futures, Tachi Kiuchi and Bill Shireman, visited the rainforest in Borneo. Their aim: to research the economy of nature. They found the rain forest … [Read more...] about Rain forest management
Editor's letter: Pro authenticity
Dressed in white Jurriaan Kamp| July/Aug 2006 issue Not long ago, we threw a surprise party on the occasion of our daughter Majlie's high-school graduation. All the guests were asked to wear white. Charged with this task, I dug to the back of my closet, where I did indeed find a … [Read more...] about Editor's letter: Pro authenticity
Making the most of this historic moment
The green movement is ready to come back home Jay Walljasper| July/Aug 2006 issue A new surge of environmental concern sweeps the world every 18 years, almost like a natural cycle. The whole idea of ecology took root in 1970 with the first Earth Day, which sparked a burst of … [Read more...] about Making the most of this historic moment