Social networking and forests protection efforts

March 23rd, 2012 | Posted by iip in Internet - (0 Comments)

Social network software may become the most important tools as the growing of number internet users throughout the world.

I put highlights of the role of current social networking on the public awareness on sustainable development issues as Jeffrey Sachs noted in his newest book Common Wealth: economics of a crowded planet.

Now, I’m exploring how the social networking used by several environmental NGOs to disseminate their ideas of forests protection. I list four international NGO who engage in Facebook.

(more…)

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Social networks foster sustainable development

September 26th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Internet - (1 Comments)

My attention on internet development finds new perspective related to sustainable development. I thought there’s a complex relation between internet and sustainable development.  People who develop internet are engineers and people who engage with sustainable development issues mostly decision makers, NGO activism and social scientists.  I guess there are limited collaboration researches  joining  both internet and sustainable development.

Then I have chance to explore Jeffery D Sachs newest book of Common Wealth: Economics for a crowded planet (2008). Sachs, according to Edward o Wilson in its foreword, has written a state of the world report of immediate and enormous practical value.

(more…)

, , , , , , ,

Sustainable Value Approach in the palm oil industry

August 2nd, 2010 | Posted by iip in Earth - (1 Comments)

What is the role of companies in the era of sustainable development?  It easy to understand that companies are contributing to economy and world growth at various levels; from local to global by creating value added of goods and services. In term of oil palm plantation, large scale companies alter land monetary value to some degree higher by producing palm oil from the plantation.

But, the world is changing and more people considering social and environmental value. Companies are now working not only for profitability only and neglecting their environment.  How the oil palm companies dealing with this issue?

(more…)

, , , , , , ,