It’s not always necessary to reinvent the wheel in order to build a better one, and while some challenges will need to have a whole new framework of innovation and technology to overcome, some of those challenges can be met by ideas that already exist. Acknowledging that solutions to many societal challenges already exist, but …
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Smart social entrepreneurs and their like-minded investors would be smart to think about the breadth of opportunities that a cell phone creates for citizens of emerging markets.
Arup is an international engineering firm that utilizes The Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine (SPeAR®). SPeAR is based on a four-quadrant model that structures the issues of sustainability into a robust framework, from which an appraisal of performance can be undertaken. SPeAR® brings sustainability into the decision-making process with its focus on the key elements of …