Holcim Awards winners annoucement & Fiji Water’s worth reading interview.


Holcim Awards 2008Winners of the 2008 Holcim Awards North America!
The winners of the second North American Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction projects were announced at a ceremony in Montreal. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to nine projects from Canada and the United States that showcase the latest approaches to address critical topics including housing affordability, employment, renewable energy, and water efficiency. And the winners are...
Fiji WaterFiji Water a green role model for bottled water companies!
Few weeks ago Alternative Channel’s Alex Salzman connected with Thomas Mooney, Fiji Water’s senior vice president for sustainable growth, to discuss the social responsibility efforts of this soon to be carbon negative bottled water company. Read this interview.


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Videos of the week

Michael Braungart: Design and Responsibility Part 1 Part 1-Michael Braungart gave a conference on design and responsibility at the Global Eco Forum in Barcelona on October 7th, 2008.Professor Braungart has developed tools to design eco-effective products and business systems and has worked with a number of organizations and companies in a range of industries.
Michael Braungart: Design and Responsibility Part 2 Part 2-Michael Braungart gave a conference on design and responsibility at the Global Eco Forum in Barcelona on October 7th, 2008.Professor Braungart has developed tools to design eco-effective products and business systems and has worked with a number of organizations and companies in a range of industries.
Self Sufficient Education in Bolivia Take a peek at our latest Self-Sufficient School project in Bolivia, the Centro de Educacion Alternativa Agricola. They are just starting on their journey to 100% financial Self-Sufficiency using student run enterprises. The education the students receive involves a combination of the standard high school curriculum, technical rural skills and entrepreneurship & business skills!
Laugh at racism SOS Racism We should all laugh at racism, this ad is a part of ACT Responsible collection.

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YouthNoise DROP Summit
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YouthNoise DROP Summit

Join us On Saturday November 15th, YouthNoise and Parsons the New School of Design, have partnered to launch DROP, a student summit in New York City at the Theresa Lang Student and Community Center in Greenwich Village. This day long summit will serve as the initial step in a 3-12 month long internship for 75 young, emerging social entrepreneurs and activists in the greater New York metropolitan area.
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Join us Presented by YouthNoise and Parsons The New School of Design, The Big DROP Fundraiser will be hosted at the NYC Firehouse Musuem on 278 Spring Street and is open to everyone willing to support the summit project participants. The evening promises to be exciting, with performances from up and coming artists Naia Kete and Martin Purtill, spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, drinks and much more!
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