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Bicycling Surges Across U.S., Outpacing Critics’ Complaints
How the 'bikelash' quieted down in New York and other cities

Former New York mayor Ed Koch envisioned bicycles as vehicles for the future, and in 1980 created experimental bike lanes on 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan where riders were protected from speeding traffic by asphalt barriers. It was unlike anything most Americans had ever seen — and some people roared their disapproval. Within weeks, the bike lanes were gone.

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From Greenwash to Socialwash?

We have every reason to be excited as the emerging social enterprise sector attains higher and higher levels of recognition and accomplishment.  The collaborative energy increases. The business opportunities keep growing. We’re witnessing new levels of local and collective business success and social impacts.

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Exploring Future Possibilities for Business and Society: Ken Gauthier

As part of Social Enterprise Day in British Columbia, Urban Systems went public with a Social Enterprise pilot project of its own, Urban Matters.

Otto Scharmer

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How the Common Will Inspires Unlikely Victories over Special Interest Groups

Something interesting is happening in Central Europe. I just returned from Berlin where I attended a global gathering on Banking for a Better World. The meeting was sponsored by the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, which comprises 22 banks operating with social and ecological responsible banking principles in everything they do.

‘#Socents’ Soar
The Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society is one example of a Canadian social enterprise. Click here to learn more about the building social enterprise momentum and why it's a good time for Canada to host the Social Enterprise World Forum.

Economy

Documentary Could be ‘Spark’ to Get People Thinking About Worker Co-ops
Calgary orgs host screening of Shift Change

A 2012 documentary film about worker co-operatives that will be showing in Calgary, Alta. June 24 could be an effective tool to get people thinking about worker co-operatives, says Hazel Corcoran, executive director of the Calgary-based Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF).

Canada to Host Social Enterprise World Forum
Best for World can also be Good for Business
Social Entrepreneurship Takes Boldness and Passion
Mission Highlights Great Co-operative Work Happening in Uganda
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Journalism

Generative Journalism Gets Uptake in Europe
Peter Pula hosts workshop on approach with communications advisors, journalists from Belgium, the Netherlands

At the invitation of a City of Amsterdam team and Belgian news agency, Peter Pula of Axiom News met with a group in Europe in mid-May to share what the company has learned about what it’s come to call generative journalism.

One Step Closer to Nationwide Co-ops News Network
BCCA Launches News Program to Share Co-op Movement’s Successes
Enterprising Non-profits Adds a Newsroom

Feature: Biomimicry

Biomimicry's Newest Frontier: What can Nature Teach our Systems?
Nature has system resiliency, transformation expertise

Bioinspiration, biomimicry, biomimetics, biophilia. While there are various terms to describe it, the basic notion of nature as genius/genii with a seemingly infinite basket of solutions for our world's problem is a sexy topic these days. But can it be an economic game-changer?

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Canadian Disability Community Explores Social Enterprise

A recent study by the Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society revealed that compared to people who have a physical disability, Canadians who have an intellectual disability were much less likely to be employed — 52.7 per cent compared to 26.1 per cent. But a growing number of Canadian social-service agencies working with people who have an intellectual disability are trying to change this scenario. Many of these agencies are exploring social enterprise as an innovative way to enable that employment. More

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Proposed Global Women's Equity Fund Would be First in Canada

A women's equity fund would be the first of its kind in Canada, says founder Alexis Klein, a chartered investment manager who has been actively working in the investment industry for more than 20 years. The Global Women's Equity Fund (GWEF) would assist with the empowerment of women by investing in companies that actively promote the advancement of women and also by donating a percentage of its profits directly to women’s organizations. GWEF has recently met with a senior executive of a leading Canadian bank to launch the fund.  The concept has been well received and the bank’s top executives will consider the fund’s mandate, says Alexis.  The goal is for the bank to rebrand the fund, own it and launch it on their national distribution system, thus making it available for purchase throughout all of their branches in Canada.  The initial investment would be $250, a low minimum by industry standards, making it a viable investment option for all investors, according to Alexis. A leading investment manager in Canada has also been approached to manage the GWEF’s mandate and has expressed interest subject to GWEF raising a minimum seed capital of $ 3 million. If an agreement can be reached with the bank, a tentative launch date would be
by the end of summer 2013.
 

Editorial

New Narrative for Business Accelerating

The so-far slow moving story of business evolving into a way to organize human effort explicitly for the good of society and planet has been narrated in these pages for a little over a decade. We are a long way from those first whispers of social capital and corporate social responsibility.

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