The story of the Hudson and the Gages is a reminder that a society needs a minimum of prosperity before it can begin to concern …
Business, the environment and geopolitics
Over the last year, Doing Business on the Earth has touched on a number …
The U.N. Climate Summit: Geopolitical Games
100 world leaders reportedly attended last Tuesday’s session at the United Nations Climate Summit and were joined by Leonardo DiCaprio who has been named the UN’s Ambassador for Peace for the next year. Since 1998 Dicaprio, like his character Jay Gatsby, has earned respectability and praise by spending part of his fortune estimated at $220 million. While […]
Licence to Operate
Anglo American’s giant iron ore mine in Brazil, Minas Rio, required extensive legal work to obtain its needed permits but also a dedicated program of social outreach
Marina Silva and Brazil’s Environment
This week I found myself crisscrossing Brazil with stops in Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Brazilia. The tragic death of Presidential candidate Eduardo Campos has opened the way for his running mate, Marina Silva to lead the ticket for Brazil’s Socialist Party. Marina, as everyone in Brazil calls her, who once ran under the green party […]
