Wednesday, April 30, 2014

See the future!!

The last line in here, is a message we will arrive at in future http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-cohen/sustainable-consumption-a_b_5225716.html

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

23 Quotes from Warren Buffett on Life and Generosity

As so many tell us he is not what the stereotype would suggest




23 Quotes from Warren Buffett on Life and Generosity

Monday, April 28, 2014

Coursera - Age of sustainable development; Jeff Sachs

More amazing resources from this free site. These links feature in the weekly quizzes, these were week12:


http://yearbook.enerdata.net/


http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110402/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/sternreview_summary.htm


http://cait2.wri.org/wri/Country%20GHG%20Emissions?indicator[]=Total GHG Emissions Excluding LUCF&indicator[]=Total GHG Emissions Including LUCF&indicator[]=Total GHG Emissions Excluding LUCF Per Capita&year[]=2010&sortIdx=2&sortDir=desc&chartType=geo




https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-series/global




for climate change, energy consumption and emissions!

Come on UK!!

Mobile payments start-up Yoyo sees campus opportunities - FT.com




"The London-based founders of a system for mobile payments are applying Facebook’s strategy on how to build critical mass for an enterprise.

Yoyo is the latest entrant into an increasingly crowded market for technology to help people pay for things simply and cheaply using a smartphone. For the initial trial of its app-based system, Yoyo has been working with 32 bars and cafés on the Imperial College campus since last November.

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Human progress: Forget GDP and GNP - The Social Progress Imperative

Social Progress Index - Data - Social Progress Index - The Social Progress Imperative

How do you measure human welfare?

Many people use GDP, but it has its own problems. Here are a few alternatives: http://b-gat.es/1g9C3PR




See the Michael porter post further down and remember Robert Kennedy's speech:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77IdKFqXbUY




Its a little bit too USA nationalistic and needs a global update but still worth a listen.

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Dont hold your breath but the digital vote will come!

Paul Allen's Vulcan Capital leads investment into Scytl

'As the industry leader in the election modernisation space, we have a responsibility towards our customers to continue bringing technology, innovation and excellence into this space.'