A CHAT WITH LEO KANEMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE FIFDH . Since 2003, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) has been held in Geneva in March to coincide with a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Under the motto « One film. One subject. One struggle, » the FIFDH will show a series of films and documentaries about contemporary human rights: violence against women, poverty, torture,...

Greenpeace Italy asked luxury fashion brands if they were respecting the planet ? … The vocal NGO sent these top brands a survey to find out if their luxury products are tainted with forest destruction and hazardous chemicals. The ranking does not look great at all for some high end brands, not because of their current activities, but because they seemingly « snobbed » the NGO. Probably not wise to ignore your...

Africa’s abundant natural resources have attracted significant investments in recent years, yet the experience of African states in translating these investments into equitable and sustainable economic growth remains varied. New trends and empirical data are leading policy makers, development practitioners and scholars to reassess the explanatory strength of various theoretical frameworks that address the relationship between resource...

New Ways to Engage Employees, Suppliers and Competitors in CSR by Betsy Blaisdell (Timberland LLC), interviewed by Nina Kruschwitz, November 14, 2012 from MIT Sloan Timberland LLC, a global boot and outdoor apparel manufacturer, goes beyond simply telling the world about its sustainability work. According to Betsy Blaisdell, the company’s senior manager of environmental stewardship, it has creative new ways to involve employees and to...

In La Rinconada, Peru, the highest human habitation in the world, legions of miners seek gold and one young girl seeks an education. For as long as Senna Ochochoque can remember, she has worked to support her family. She began at four, helping prepare food that her family would hawk about town, when her father was too sick to pick rock in the gold mines. She would accompany him to market three hours away, bumping down mountain roads in a...

In the eve of the forthcoming IHT Luxury conference on « The promise of Africa, The power of the Mediterranean » some insights on the tremendous « business and socio-economic challenges » that luxury CEO will need to address when devising their African strategy. ============ Excerpt of article published on October 30, 2012 on LuxurySociety.com  Christopher H. Cordey, founding director of the...