Inspirations
On this page we catalog Inspirations in the forms of reports, videos and articles that are linked to one or more Targets of the Vision.
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I created a class to teach zero waste. It turned into so much more
Source : World Economic Forum This activist created and teaches a course at UC Berkeley about how to achieve zero waste. In an interview with the Forum, she discusses the course and its aims – and her hopes and ambitions for the future. Sage Lenier, an environmental...
The next normal arrives: Trends that will define 2021—and beyond
Source : Mc KinseyThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world, and its effects will last. Here are some factors that business leaders should keep in mind as they prepare for the next normal. Businesses have spent much of the past nine months scrambling to adapt to...
Beyond Sustainability: The Regenerative Business
Source : RealLeadersIn recent years, US manufacturers have taken major steps to make their supply chains more sustainable in an effort to fight climate change. Earlier this year, GM appointed its first chief sustainability officer Dane Parker to drive the carmaker...
What are green prescriptions and how do they work?
Source : World Economic Forum A green prescription is when your doctor recommends contact with nature, to positively impact our physical and mental health. These can include jogs in the park, countryside walks, community food growing sessions and other nature-based...
What makes Copenhagen the world’s most bike-friendly city?
Source : World Economic Forum There are 675,000 bicycles and just 120,000 cars in Copenhagen, meaning bikes outnumber cars by more than five-to-one. So it’s perhaps not so surprising that in 2016 more bikes crossed the city than cars for the first time since records...
Finnish town offers prizes to turn residents green
Source : France 24 Inhabitants of a town in Finland can now earn rewards, including bus tickets or free food, if they cut car use, under a scheme to lure the public into lower-carbon lifestyles. The EU-funded "CitiCap" project allows individuals in the town of Lahti...
‘Awe Walks’ Reduce Workday Stress And Boost Your Emotional Well-Being
Source : ForbesSince the early 2000s, a movement has been afoot among psychologists to study and better understand the science of Awe—an overwhelming, self-transcendent sense of wonder and reverence in which you feel a part of something vast, larger than you and that...
Here are 4 major bike-sharing trends from China after lockdown
Source : World Economic Forum Cycling is booming again in China as people avoid public transport due to the risk of COVID-19 infection. Bike-sharing companies are using new technologies to offer a more tailored service. E-bikes and scooters are in high demand for...
A road full of bottlenecks: Dutch cycle path is made of plastic waste
Source : The GuardianFirst path entirely made of recycled bottles, cups and packaging opens in Zwolle. The plastic bicycle path in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Photograph: Gemeente Zwolle. The world’s first plastic bicycle path made of recycled bottles, cups and packaging...
How bike-friendly ‘slow streets’ are changing cities
Source : BBCCovid-19 caused rapid shifts in travel infrastructure to make streets friendlier to bikers and pedestrians. Can these changes endure as people return to their cars and public transport?Moving around Bogotá can be a bit of a Jekyll-or-Hyde experience. On...
How to best use data to meet your DE&I goals
Source : Harvard Business ReviewSummary. From credit card interest rates to listing the calorie content on restaurant menus, data disclosure can be a powerful tool to change behavior. And when done right, the collection, analysis, and disclosure of diversity data...
Empowering women through sport: the inspiring initiative of young leader Carolina JOLY in Panama
Source : OlympicOn this International Day of the Girl, Young Leader Carolina Joly shares the reasons that prompted her to develop “Move to improve”, a project aimed at empowering women in her home country Panama, and explains how she kept the project running despite...