by Global Sherpa | Aug 8, 2012 | Brazil, Business, China, Cities & Countries, Countries, Data, India, Marketing, Mexico, Sustainability, World Rankings
Consumers most likely to report being “very concerned” about environmental problems and related health impacts hail from the BRIC countries of Brazil, India and China, Latin American nations of Mexico and Argentina, and South Korea. While China and the U.S. are the...
by Global Sherpa | Jun 14, 2012 | Cities, Cities & Countries, Environment, Health, New York City, Sustainability
Active urban design is a creative tool in New York City’s and Mayor Bloomberg’s dogged fight against fat (read obesity) and some of the most costly ills of modern civilization. The city’s Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design is a...
by Global Sherpa | Apr 21, 2012 | Environment
Earth Day is “widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement,” according to the Earthday Network (EDN) site. More than one billion people participate in Earth Day activities each year. Occurring yearly on April 22, the first Earth Day took place on...
by Global Sherpa | Apr 15, 2012 | Aid & Development, Environment
The current global development model is unsustainable, but it can be fixed. These are the findings of a distinguished group of laureates of the Asahi Glass Foundation’s Blue Planet Prize who contributed to the recent report, “Environment and Development Challenges:...
by Global Sherpa | Apr 11, 2012 | Aid & Development
Today, 1.5 billion people live without electricity, a situation known as energy poverty. For them, life still moves to the patterns of the sun and the moon. Work and study mostly come to an end when the sun goes down. Cooking happens the way it has for centuries...
