by Lawrence Ford | Sep 17, 2019 | News & Events
Future Capital: Financing Global Development The World Bank, Washington D.C. – September 16-17, 2019 The world possesses all the financial resources needed to meet humanity’s material needs and foster wellbeing. Money is a unique human invention, a networking device...
by Lawrence Ford | Sep 1, 2019 | Sustainable Sundays
Happy Sustainable Sunday with the SDGs! Can you believe that 1 in 5 people still lack access to electricity? In the span of 20 years (1990-2010), the number of people with access to electricity increased by 1.7 billion. SDG# 7 – Affordable and Clean...
by Lawrence Ford | Aug 25, 2019 | Sustainable Sundays
Happy Sustainable Sunday with the SDGs! 80 percent of wastewater from human activities is discharged into waterways without any pollution removal! Did you know that 1 in 10 people don’t have access to safe drinking water? SDG #6 fights for clean water and...
by Lawrence Ford | Aug 19, 2019 | General Reading
It will take some time to unpack both the intent and the implications of the Business Roundtable’s redefinition of the purpose of a corporation, but a quick meditation on their announcement on August 19th leads to a very confusing place for a sustainability-minded...
by Lawrence Ford | Aug 18, 2019 | Sustainable Sundays
Happy Sustainable Sunday with the SDGs! Currently, 330 million women and girls are living on less than $1.90/day. “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself… It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable...
