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Business coalition re-established in run-up to Rio+20

The temporary coalition of the Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD) has been re-established to coordinate the participation of the private sector to Rio+20 and enhance its contribution to sustainable and inclusive markets. 

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BBC: UN panel aims for ‘a future worth choosing’

Growing inequality, environmental decline and “teetering” economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a UN report concludes. Health and education must improve, it says. Subsidies on fossil fuels should end,...

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Earth Debates

1st Earth Debate: Ecosystem economics – can we put a price on nature?  Until recently the hidden natural services supplied by the environment (such as providing clean air and water, or pollinating our crops)...