Business leaders urge nations to seal the climate deal and build the green economy.
Business and Environtment
Second Quarter 2009
Vol. 15, Number 2
Sealing a comprehensive climate deal in Copenhagen this year will be crucial for the future health of business and societies across the world, a gathering of senior business leaders stressed at the recently concluded Business for the Environment (B4E) summit in Paris.
In a closing "Manifesto", summit participants urged governments worldwide to "unlock the potential for sustainable, green innovation and job creation" by forging ahead towards a low-carbon society.read more...
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Shifting Gears
Homestyle
April 2009
To say that Manu Sandejas "loves" bikes in an understatement. This becomes especially obvious when you visit Knobbies, his mountain bike shop. And the signage subtly belies his former occupation: "Knobbies...Get a grip." Only a seasoned copywriter worth his salt could come up with such an appropriate tagline.
Timing was key to Manu's introduction to the entrepreneurial world. "Just when I was at what seemed to be the final chapter of my advertising career, the country's interest in cycling was already on an upswing," he says.read more...
Saving the world, one bag at a time
Business World
March 23, 2009
Rags2Riches Inc., a social business enterprise creating eco-ethical products using scraps of fabric from the Payatas dumpsite and the labor of women in the area, came out with its newest Designer Line on March 17, this time with bag designer Amina Aranaz-Alunan.
The launch of the Aranaz collection at Greenbelt 5 featured the bags on mannequins wearing recycled newspaper dresses made by top designers Jojie Lloren, Avel Bacudio and Dong Omaga Diaz, as well as the students from the School of Fashion and the Arts (SOFA), which Ms. Aranaz co-founded.
While the original collection by Rajo Laurel �which served as the impetus of the entire enterprise �dealt with a refinement of the basket-weave technique familiar to the rug makers of Payatas, the new collection used macramé techniques which the women learned in three months of training at SOFA. read more...