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Planetary boundaries as millenarian prophesies
The idea that we are collectively on the brink of overstepping “planetary boundaries” that will render civilization unsustainable has been prominently propounded by a group of scholars around Johan Rockström of the Stockholm Resil... Read More »
Experimenting with our climate
Communications officer, Julia Banfield, outlines her ‘take-aways’ from the panel discussion, The hopes and hazards of climate intervention technologies. Here’s the situation: Our huge dependence on fossil fuels for energy has... Read More »
Global labour standards - how can they be improved?
Professor Tim Bartley of Indiana University delivered the penultimate seminar of our Certification and Sustainability series, with a talk yesterday on global labour standards. He outlined some achievements from the last decade, and gave his thought... Read More »
What does the future hold for Fair Trade?
If Fair Trade is to grow as a brand it must be able to work alongside large multinational corporations. But can a business model based around justice and dignity work alongside those driven solely by profit? This was the question raised by Dr Alex ... Read More »
Is the Kimberley Process still effective?
Many of the wars that led to the conception of the Kimberley Process are now over. With Africa facing new threats from corrupt governments, does the current system of diamond management actually still work? This is just one of the questions Profess... Read More »
Forest Certification - Driven to Drive Markets
Yesterday saw the third seminar in our Certification and Sustainability series with a talk by Professor Dan Klooster on forest certification. Entitled 'Driven to Drive Markets: The contradictions of forest certification in the promoting of ... Read More »
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