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Mabuhay, Business: Sustainable Development and Foreign Direct Investment in the Philippines
No longer the "sick man of Asia," the Philippines proved to be economically resilient through the global financial crisis, emerging as a good place to do business. But will increased foreign direct investment inflows support the nation\'s sustainable development goals? During the 19th and early 20th centuries, after it was forced into semi-colonial status through a series of unequal treaties negotiated by the Great Powers, China was known as "the sick man of Asia." In more recent times, however, that phrase has been used to describe the Philippines, which for decades has remained the region's economic laggard. Though Corazon "Cory" ...
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Great Danes: Denmark Makes Huge Leap Toward Fossil Fuel-Free Future
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In Search Of: America's Climate Change Policy (and Responsible Capitalism)
This is unrestrained, least-ethical, bottom-line capitalism We have lost the notion of responsible capitalism." -- Sen....
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Exclusive Q&A with Talya Bosch, Senior Director of Social Ventures, Western Union
"The question becomes choice. And giving people in every market as much choice as possible is powerful." -- Talya Bosch...
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A Voice in the Desert: Texas Beckons Sustainable Investment in Wind Energy
"Everybody thought I had a duster. Y'all thought ol' Spindletop Burke and Burnett was all the oil there was, didn't ya?...
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You Don't Get Owt for Nowt: A Call for Enlightened Fiduciary in the UK
By 2050, the United Kingdom will have more than 16 million pensioners. Supporting them will require a responsible long-...
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The XX Factor: Investing in Women Would Grow the Economy, But It's Still a Genie in Bottle
From the bottom of the pyramid to the top of the corporate ladder, the message is clear: Investing in women is smart ec...
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Exclusive Q&A with Lauren Bush, Co-Founder, FEED Projects
"True human empathy and connectionand the level of dedication that can follow from thatcomes from personal interactio...
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Help, I Need Somebody: The Economic and Social Power of Cooperatives
"Oh I get by with a little help from my friends." -- John Lennon and Paul McCartney, The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonel...
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London Calling: The 2012 Sustainable City Awards
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Dealing with the Devil: Are Your Investments Supporting Terrorism or Genocide?
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Saving the Last 130: The Oil Companies, the Banks and the Plight of the Western Gray Whale
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Exposing the Missing Middle: A New Impact Investment Fund for SMEs
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Developing Resources, Ignoring Poverty: Why the Cardin-Lugar Amendment Matters
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Note to Rio+20: Place the Right Value on Corporate Sustainability
"We need corporate sustainability to be in the DNA of business culture and operations." -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-...
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Donald Trump to Scotland's Wind Power: You're Fired!
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We Have a Love of Money, Why Not a Money of Love?
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Canadian Institutional Investors Help Drive Sustainable Property Management
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Death by Disease, Blamed on the Recession
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Leave the Corn, Take the Algae: Time to Say Buona Notte to Food-Based Biofuels
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Chase Bank: Abusing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In terms of economic justice, we haven't come very far since Dr. King's famous marches from Selma to Montgomery. Hypo...
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