There is a wide enough consensus now that social responsibility (SR) must somehow begin with the board of directors. That is not exactly the most ingrained practice at the moment, but . The board must assume the role of controller, promoter and judge of the company's SR framework, making it a mandate for the board chairman/CEO and senior…

Last summer, I was lucky enough to be at the opening game of the new San Francisco 49ers stadium: the Levi's Stadium. The game was an MLS (Major League Soccer) game with the San Jose Earthquakes hosting the Seattle Sounders. The 49ers wanted to christen the stadium with a non-NFL game. It wasn't a sellout but they did fill 50,000 seats out of about…

Driving across the spanish province of Navarra which generates about half of its energy from wind, one gets the sense of how far Spain has come towards a low carbon economy and also how much farther it could have gone if not for its fiscal troubles and the current government's other priorities.

While in Lagos, I experienced what it means not to have a regular power supply. So I was happy to hear about "repurpose schoolbags", schoolbags with a solar panel that charges while kids are in school. In the evening, they can be used as a study lamp. This indigenous innovation was created by two South African women.…