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	Sustainability: Solar power’s next shining

	10 May 2012 Has the solar-power industry lapsed into a classic cycle of boom and bust after a decade of unprecedented growth? More


	Sustainability: Modified bacteria could get electricity from sewage

	30 March 2012 "It's a substantial energy resource that we just end up landfilling," More


	Sustainability: Poverty has fallen in all regions of the world

	01 March 2012 New estimates of the numbers of the world’s poor by the World Bank’s Development Research Group show that for the first time ever, poverty—defined as the number and share of people living below $1.25 a day (at 2005 prices)—fell in every region of the world in 2005-08. More


	Sustainability: executive pay – Would more transparency change the bonus culture?

	01 March 2012 Executive pay is back in the headlines. Not that it ever really went away. The financial crisis sparked a general sense that it was time fat cats thought about dieting. That sentiment grew stronger in the post-crisis recession. And stronger still as directors’ pay spiralled ever upwards. The recent spat over the proposed bonus for Stephen Hester, chief executive of 84% part-nationalised bank RBS – which he eventually waived – is the highest profile example. More


	Sustainability: Baby Boomers Believe in Sustainable Principles (and Will Pay for Them)

	01 March 2012 Every industry, region and product category varies but the good news is the latest market research suggests consumers are moving rapidly toward values that embrace wellbeing, sustainability and relationship building. Companies that have products and policies that reflect these values can better differentiate themselves in the marketplace and charge a small premium. More

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What’s on at GIBS

We run a number of events relating to sustainable development at GIBS, please email us for more information.

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Leading Thinkers

Mervyn King

A former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, King is currently the director of the Global Reporting Initiative. He is best known as an expert on sustainability and for chairing the King Committee on Corporate Governance, endorsing an integrated and inclusive approach to corporate governance in South Africa.

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John Elkington

Business Week describes John Elkington as the "dean of the corporate responsibility movement for three decades." In 1987 he founded SustainAbility, a think tank and consultancy that works with businesses through markets in the pursuit of economic, social and environmental sustainability. He originated the term "Triple Bottom Line".

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Sustainability Video

Donald Gibson on Sustainability

Donald Gibson, Adjunct Faculty: GIBS, gives his views on Sustainability

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