The following is an extract from a longer post from ebbf member Larry Miller which introduces us into 2012. “OK, I know. You are going to exercise more often, eat less fatty food, lose weight, save more money, and maybe even write that book you have been swearing you would write for the past five [...]
One wonders why so many companies and organisations are being so slow in adopting the full implications of the web 2.0 . The majority of production, decision making, training methodology is stil entrenched in the web 1.0 one-way passive system instead of embracing the multi-stakeholder sharing and co-creation opportunities of web 2.0 platforms. The prestigious [...]
ebbf member Yi Chi has a very interesting story to tell from her decision to leave her hometown of Nanjing, an ancient capital of China, at the age of 16 up to her current position of Vendor Relations Manager at a Banking Group in Toronto, Canada. We first asked Yi Chi about her first big step, a [...]
Socially Responsible Enterprise Restructuring (SRER) was the theme of the December meeting of the Geneva chapter of ebbf. In the current climate the terms “layoffs”, “restructuring” or plain “firing” are all familiar ones. It is a painful situation for all the individuals involved in making the decision, executing it and of course for those who [...]
ebbf wishes to bring new energy to overcome the lack of momentum coming from the United Nations conference now taking place in Durban. An event that is supposed to set the scene for the global RIO+20 summit. ebbf will be attending the RIO+20 sustainable development United Nations summit in June of 2012 and we would [...]
1. Change.org is offering a few positions that you can find on their website What strikes us about change.org is the proof of the potential influence of the individual in today’s highly connected world. It is one of a number of platforms that demonstrated how much a single person can achieve and influence making use [...]
The following is an extract from a longer post from ebbf member Larry Miller which introduces us into 2012. “OK, I know. You are going to exercise more often, eat less fatty food, lose weight, save more money, and maybe even write that book you have been swearing you would write for the past five [...]
ebbf member Vahid Khamsi sends this very interesting job offer of marketing manager reporting to the director of Sustainability at Boston Consulting Group, preferably in the Geneva office. 1st JOB DESCRIPTION: The primary role of this position is to support Knut Haanæs (Head of BCG Global Sustainability Initiative) and Ingrid Velken (Global Manager for [...]
ebbf member Yi Chi has a very interesting story to tell from her decision to leave her hometown of Nanjing, an ancient capital of China, at the age of 16 up to her current position of Vendor Relations Manager at a Banking Group in Toronto, Canada. We first asked Yi Chi about her first big step, a [...]
Socially Responsible Enterprise Restructuring (SRER) was the theme of the December meeting of the Geneva chapter of ebbf. In the current climate the terms “layoffs”, “restructuring” or plain “firing” are all familiar ones. It is a painful situation for all the individuals involved in making the decision, executing it and of course for those who [...]
ebbf wishes to bring new energy to overcome the lack of momentum coming from the United Nations conference now taking place in Durban. An event that is supposed to set the scene for the global RIO+20 summit. ebbf will be attending the RIO+20 sustainable development United Nations summit in June of 2012 and we would [...]
We share with you a summary from ebbf board member Arthur Dahl‘s recent series of conferences where he offered this photograph of the present and ways forward for the future. You can find here his related powerpoint presentation. Connected to this, ebbf will be announcing this week its own path of action towards RIO+20. The summit where [...]
Are you looking for meaningful, face to face conversations, that offer you new insights into very relevant topics and the opportunity to meet and share ideas with people who share your issues and strive for more meaningful workplaces? You can find below three highlighted ebbf events that you can hopefully join, or that may give [...]
François Couillard has enjoyed being a member of ebbf almost since its foundation back in 1990, his business experience spans both sides of the Atlantic with experience in a number of corporates and then in COO positions in large humanitarian organizations both in Europe and Canada, he now sends his views on creating social business [...]
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I thought it interesting to give you at least a feel for the kind of buzz and activity that ebbf members are involved in. I share with you a couple of highlights, a kind of “best-of” selection from the emails that landed in our ebbf “in-box” in the last couple of days: Sjoerd Luteyn from [...]
creating your dream enterprise and taking ebbf to RIO+20
just under one month before arriving in Portugal to enjoy ebbf’s “make it meaningful” 21st annual conference. Each ebbf event has had a big impact on its participants, and we strongly believe that – now – is the ideal time to offer a much needed alternative to the current economic and personal work situation. Allow [...]
In the ebbf community we frequently witness conversations about the turbulent times we are living and our strongly felt need to offer an alternative. Our wish to be able to leverage our values and principles to build more meaningful workplaces, to influence (and not be influenced) finding ways to offer a totally new, meaningful and [...]
over 20 meaningful job offers from change.org and ethical performance
1. Change.org is offering a few positions that you can find on their website What strikes us about change.org is the proof of the potential influence of the individual in today’s highly connected world. It is one of a number of platforms that demonstrated how much a single person can achieve and influence making use [...]
ebbf member Vahid Khamsi sends this very interesting job offer of marketing manager reporting to the director of Sustainability at Boston Consulting Group, preferably in the Geneva office. 1st JOB DESCRIPTION: The primary role of this position is to support Knut Haanæs (Head of BCG Global Sustainability Initiative) and Ingrid Velken (Global Manager for [...]
meaningful work in China – associate and full professor at Fudan University Shanghai
ebbf congratulates Marie Harder on her new post at Fudan University in Shanghai where she has been asked to take forward very meaningful work in the areas of sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, sustainable urban design, waste management and a number of related areas which show how serious the issues are and how much emphasis [...]
M.I.T. driving growing shift towards sharing: creating universal opportunities
One wonders why so many companies and organisations are being so slow in adopting the full implications of the web 2.0 . The majority of production, decision making, training methodology is stil entrenched in the web 1.0 one-way passive system instead of embracing the multi-stakeholder sharing and co-creation opportunities of web 2.0 platforms. The prestigious [...]