Consensus on Standards That Matter: Global Footprint Releases 2009 Footprint Standards and Comments on Stigliz Report

Global Footprint Network, our collaborator on the Summit of Ecological Creditor Nations, has just released its 2009 Ecological Footprint Standards, building on the 2006 standards (the first set of internationally recognized footprint standards), and including more than five substantial revisions.  You can download the Ecological Footprint Standards 2009 but be advised that the report is not for a general audience, lacking extensive, introductory material on analysis or communication.  Reading the report, however, is not necessary for non-experts to get excited about the evolution of consensus not only on Footprint standards themselves but on their increasing importance to sustainability and thrivability. …

The “Phoenix Economy,” State of the World Forum and Global Coherence Initiative

“A new economic order is rising from the ashes—and a new generation of innovators, entrepreneurs and investors is accelerating the changes essential for delivering scalable sustainable solutions to the world.” The Phoenix Economy:  50 Pioneers in the Business of Social Innovation Global Footprint Network has been named one of the “Phoenix 50,” a new list generated by Volans, an organization that describes itself as “part think-tank, part consultancy, park broker and part incubator.”  They are in the business of helping develop and scale social innovations to financial, social and environmental challenges. They distinguish between four types of markets instead of…

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NNCollab met some of the people at the Stanford Social Innovation Review at last fall’s SoCap08 in San Francisco and Social Venture Network member gathering in La Jolla.  Here’s SSIR’s Top Five Articles of 2008 that posted today.  They include one called, “Rediscovering Social Innovation”–close to our hearts: Highlights of 2008: Top Five Articles In the spirit of awards season, SSIR brings you the best of 2008—starting with the top five most-read articles (as measured by hits on our Web site). We’ve listed them in order of popularity. Achieving Breakthrough Performance From the Girl Scouts, to Partners In Health, to…

2009 Sustainable Industry Trends

NextNowCollab was introduced to Hanson Bridgett LLP‘s Sustainable Business series through Social Venture Network and the B Corporation movement.  The next one is on January 22. What are the major trends that will influence sustainable industries in 2009?  Hanson Bridgett LLP is hosting “2009 Sustainable Industry Trends “ in San Francisco on Thursday, January 22, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Topics will include renewable energy, smart building, green jobs, climate change, new policies and the latest developments in the new economy.  Panelists include:  Brian Back, Sustainable Industries; Jared Blumenfeld, San Francisco Department of the Environment; Mark Kerstens, BP Solar; and…

New B Corp Website

There are now 124 B Corporations representing a $910 million marketplace and 31 industries. Visit B Corp’s new website and watch the new video explaining the founding of B Corporations and why they decided to help build a new economy.  This is Cultural Creativity. To subscribe to B Corp’s Newsletter, email hardik@bcorporation.net.

B Corporations and the Fourth Sector

NNC recently had conversations in Paris with representatives of FourthSector.net.  That we need new and better forms of organizations is a conversation that many of us have been part of for a long time, at least since David Korten’s “When Corporations Rule the World“; I myself spent years involving corporations in rethinking true “wealth creation” at UC Berkeley in the 90’s.  The current momentum of the conversation is encouraging.  In the spirit of “The Perfect is the enemy of the Good,” I include this brief post: The Emerging Fourth Sector In exploring cross-sector collaborations, it’s clear that, as they say on…