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July 7, 2008 — 04:20 pm
Every good story begins with a witty insight, a forceful statement - something to grab the attention of the reader. This one, unfortunately, begins with shrimp. Before I visited Northeastern Brazil, I had only known the tasty kind - the ones that are served on small platters or served over...
July 7, 2008 — 01:38 pm
"The profit motive could be the best tool for solving the world's problems, more effective than any government or private philanthropy," -Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison Larry Ellison's bravado makes Michael Edwards mad. Similar quotes highlight the introductory section of...
June 17, 2008 — 12:31 pm
Guest blogger Arun Sharma is Scouting Lead for Innovations at the Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Program (L-RAMP). He is also a writer for L-RAMP Blog, which explores trends in social enterprise, innovation, technology and poverty alleviation. By Arun Sharma At L-RAMP, we come into...
June 12, 2008 — 12:56 pm
File this under the eye-catching-BoP-design category and add it to the list of fascinating cycle innovations intended to meet multiple needs for the poor - in this case, the challenges of water filtration and transportation. The product is called the Aquaduct, a tricycle designed by a team...
June 5, 2008 — 02:51 pm
Guest blogger Tracy Smith is a communications officer for E+Co, an organization which empowers local SMEs that supply clean and affordable energy in developing countries. Tracy has an undergraduate degree in economics and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. By Tracy...
June 3, 2008 — 04:22 pm
Are people at the base of the economic pyramid more "green" than those at the top of the pyramid? There is an ongoing debate about this - and one of the key assertions made by those who answer "yes" to that question is that the BoP are better conservationists. Karen pointed...
May 30, 2008 — 02:56 pm
What: Unitus is seeking highly motivated social entrepreneurs to participate in the Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program for 2008. EIRs at Unitus spend up to one year launching their venture with the deep support of a dynamic community of socially-commited business professionals with...
May 27, 2008 — 04:11 pm
Guest blogger Karen Bennett is a Research Program Coordinator at the World Resources Institute. Her current work focuses on mainstreaming an ecosystem services approach to assure ecosystems' capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services. She also provides support to projects in...
May 23, 2008 — 10:25 am
A quick announcement for readers who only caught bits and pieces of the sector scaling series we ran last week and others who just want to see all of the commentary in one place - we recently packaged all of the series in PDF format and posted it in our resources section. For those who...
May 21, 2008 — 12:00 pm
Guest blogger Arun Sharma is Scouting Lead for Innovations at the Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Program (L-RAMP). He is also a writer for L-RAMP Blog, which explores trends in social enterprise, innovation, technology and poverty alleviation. By Arun Sharma Meet Dr. Venkata...
