| | | So much has been written about the environment in the past decade that it can be pretty easy to just tune it all out. Unless, of course, you happen to live in the American Midwest, the Prairies, northern Alberta, Japan, the Pacific coastline...well, you get the point. From the continuing controversy of the Alberta oilsands to the nuclear crisis in Japan, environmental challenges - and our responses to them - fuel our chatter, newsfeeds and inquisitive minds, as we ask: "What role do we play in all this?" and "What can we do to make a difference?"
Those questions inspired the work of a number of inventive social entrepreneurs who we're shining the spotlight on in the June issue issue of SEE Change Magazine. Some stories - like our review of the documentary GreenWashing - may cause you to question your choices. Others, such as the profile on UK-based BioRegional, may inspire and delight your entrepreneurial senses. Below, you'll find some of the stories in our jam-packed Sustainability Issue, now online. Enjoy! |
| | The Long Shadow of Asian Growth: Challenges for the global sustainability agenda 
It doesn't seem that long ago that everything you bought was "Made in Taiwan" or "Made in Japan". It was the era of All in the Family, Big Yellow Taxi and The Female Eunuch. Social taboos went mainstream, environmental consciousness came out of the shadows, and traditional institutions began to lose influence. Our mothers drove us to weekend activities in smoke-filled cars, dads liberally sprayed pesticides on the yards where we played, and they both let us roam the neighbourhood on bikes - unsupervised - and without helmets, no less. Seems almost radical now. But not as radical as what's taking place in Asia. Read more... |
| Fogo Island: Where old meets bold and new 
Fogo Islander born and bred, Zita Cobb returned to her hometown a few years ago with one objective: revitalize her community by recreating a sustainable, resilient and self-sufficient Fogo Island. With a $16 million investment ($5 million each from the provincial and federal governments and $6 million from Cobb herself), Cobb and her family started the Shorefast Foundation. Central to their efforts is a focus on the arts as a powerful force of change, under the auspices of the Fogo Island Arts Corporation. Read more... |
| Movie Review: Greenwashing 
We all want to "do good by doing right." We don't throw garbage on the ground. We recycle. We buy enviro-friendly cleaning products. We...wait, what's that you say? My bottle of dish soap with the cute little duck on the label isn't saving the world? Doesn't green mean good? Not necessarily, according to the new film, Greenwashers. Read more... |
| NEWS & EVENTS Sustainability for Leaders This course is designed for existing and emerging sustainability practitioners who want to gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to take a strategic, systems approach to communicating, planning, and managing sustainability initiatives. June 13-14, Toronto, ON Hack for Change A 24-hour "hackathon" hosted by Change.org to create web and mobile applications to advance social change in partnership with Code for America and Mashable. The event aims to accelerate a growing movement of using the web to transform advocacy, philanthropy, government, and politics. June 17-18, San Francisco, CA Canadian Responsible Investment Conference 2011 This year's theme, Creating Value, Making a Difference, highlights the opportunities for socially responsible investors to profit from investing while contributing to positive social change and environmental sustainability. June 20-22, Victoria, BC |
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| We hope you find some inspiration in the stories you read here. And let us know what you're doing to encourage sustainability in your business. We'd love to hear from you.
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