LIVE: Mohammed Yunnus on the VISION SUMMIT: Berlin is Worldcentre for Social Business
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Politics | 7 Comments »Today at the Vision Summit 2008 in Berlin we celebrate some interesting developments here in Berlin, with a special guest: Mohammed Yunnus. Yunnus declares Berlin to be the world centre for Social Business. According to Yunnus, Social Businesses are founded ...
Frithjof Bergmann on the VISION SUMMIT 2008: Financial Crisis is Just a Cover Up of Rising Poverty
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Fair Trade, Politics | No Comments »I just jumped into a workshop at the Vision Summit with Professor Frithjof Bergmann, founder of New Work. He starts his talk with a strong statement: "the financial crisis is used to cover up what hides behind the curtains. But ...
Live from the VISION SUMMIT 2008 in Berlin
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Fair Trade, Politics | No Comments »Just freshly arrived with Noel from Karmakonsum at the Vision Summit conference on Social Business in Berlin. In the first speech, professor Werner, founder of the drugstore DM, makes a strong note for a basic income for everyone. This will stimulate ...
DDT Threatens Organic Cotton in Africa
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Politics | 2 Comments »In Uganda spraying of the highly controversial insecticide DDT has spoiled organic crops in Uganda. As Ecotextile News states in their report, over 11,000 farmers in Uganda are now stuck with cotton after it was rejected by buyers from the ...