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Live from Ceres Conference: Focusing on Real Wealth to Build a Sustainable Capitalism

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 16, 2009

We’ve been dealing with economic and climate problems in a manner similar to the wise men in Isaac Bashevis Singer‘s stories: Instead of filling in a dangerous pothole, we’ve decided to build a hospital alongside of it to treat those injured. At today’s closing panel at the Ceres Conference, experts weighed in on how we [...]

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PG&E CEO Stresses Need for Bold Action, Collaboration

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 16, 2009

At this week’s Ceres Conference, Peter Darbee, Chair, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation delivered an inspiring speech. As Darbee sees it, the key to a sustainable future is not technology, but rather working together as a functional, collaborative team, instead of the dysfunctional team that we often are. “We say we want renewable power,” [...]

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Live from the Ceres Conference: Robert Redford Charms Audience

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 16, 2009

Wrapping up a jam-packed day at the Ceres Conference, Robert Redford took the stage Wednesday night in conversation with Sally Osberg, CEO of the Skoll Foundation. Redford opened by praising Ceres President Mindy Lubber and went on to tell many a captivating story, some related to climate change, some not. “It’s all evolutionary,” Redford explained, [...]

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Live from the Ceres Conference: Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Beyond

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 15, 2009

Today’s Ceres Conference in San Francisco was host to a lively panel discussion on sustainability reporting. Paul Hilton, director of Advanced Equities Research at Calvert moderated a panel of speakers representing industry, accounting, data management and policy. Sustainability disclosure has come a long way, and not surprisingly, has a long way to go yet. Panelists [...]

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Live from Ceres Conference: The Water-Energy Nexus

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 15, 2009

The connection between water and energy was discussed during a morning workshop at today’s Ceres Conference in San Francisco.  Moderated by Jon Jensen, executive director of the Park Foundation, the panel brought together three outspoken voices from non-profit, industry, and investment organizations: Jason Morrison, program director, Globalization at the Pacific Institute; Peter Williams, CTO of [...]

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Everything Is Connected to Everything Else: Economic and Ecological Bubbles

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 15, 2009

Denis Hayes, President and CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, kicked off today’s Ceres Conference in San Francisco with a reminder that no nation can solve climate problems on its own – we must come together as a species because everything is connected. North African dust has been correlated to hurricanes. We have all breathed an [...]

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