Sustainability

Is Our Monetary Structure a Systemic Cause for Financial Instability?

“The urgent message for economics from nature is that the monoculture of national currencies, justified on the basis of market efficiency, generates structural instability in our global financial system. Economic sustainability therefore requires diversification in types of currencies, specifically through complementary currencies ”

Lietaer, B., Ulanowicz, R., Goerner, S., and McLaren, N. Is Our Monetary Structure a Systemic Cause for Financial Instability? Evidence and Remedies from Nature.  (more)

Fri, 01/22/2010 - 13:40 | by Manish Srivastava | Resource

Global Sustainability events for 2010

Carbon Markets North America; Water Footprinting & Availability Risk Management; The Third Annual Sustainability Summit; Justmeans' Social Media & Stakeholder Engagement Conf (more)

Thu, 01/14/2010 - 15:09 | by Manish Srivastava | Resource

Jeffrey Hollender Interview

“We're at a place in history where incremental progress won't yield the kind of positive results that we need.”

Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation's Chief Inspired Protagonist, co-founder, and Executive Chairperson, is a prolific author and speaker on the subject of sustainability. (more)

Wed, 01/13/2010 - 20:07 | by Kelvy Bird | Interview

Dayna Cunningham Interview

“You cannot separate equity and efficiency if you’re talking about sustainability… The starting point, to my mind, is education and a cultural and spiritual shift to understanding that we are in this together.”

Dayna L. Cunningham is Executive Director of the Community Innovators Lab at MIT. (more)

Thu, 01/07/2010 - 17:54 | by Kelvy Bird | Interview
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Sustainability and the Money System

Lietaer, Bernard A. Sustainability and the Money System.
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Fri, 09/25/2009 - 09:12 | by Presencing Institute | Resource

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