Natascha Marxmeier's blog

Before I read Christakis`s and Fowler`s recently published book “Connected – the amazing power of social networks and how they shape our lives” my first thought was “Oh no, not another book on social networks” as I associated social networks with Facebook, Twitter and all the well-meant advices on how to become more visible on the internet. Luckily, the authors chose a different approach.

The International Transport Forum, an intergovernmental think tank, recently published a study on car fleet renewal scheme in three countries.

The headline refers to an article in The Economist`s June 11th edition regarding the Three Gorges dam project in China. The dam has always been controversial as it has a destructive impact on the environment with draughts and resettlement of 1.4 million people. But who is responsible in the long run? According to Mr.

The last two weeks I have spent many hours on conferences listening to some great speeches on how to implement sustainability in business. First out was a conference called Sustainable Business Outlook where Nordic companies presented their best practices.

When I read the title above I immediately think of being part of a huge crowd of people and I associate it with danger. How comes? Maybe I don`t like the feeling of dependence or maybe I just need some private space around me.

Venture Challenge is an international MBA business plan competition held annually in March in San Diego. For more than 20 years it has showcased next generation companies. This competition gives graduate students from around the world the opportunity to seek investment in their business ideas.

One of the most powerful opportunities for The Hunger Project (a non-profit organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger) investors is to travel to one of The Hunger Project`s Program Countries as a member of a delegation to experience the local work first hand, be a part of strategies on the ground, and return more empowered as an activist.

The word derives from the terms “behavioral” and “biometrics”. “Behavioral” refers to the way a human person behaves and “biometrics”, in an information security context, refers to technologies and methods that measure and analyze biological characteristics of the human body for authentication purposes - for example fingerprints, eye retina, DNA and voice patterns.

What`s so special about the Nordic countries? Global Challenge, an independent think tank that provides solutions to global challenges relating to the fields of economy, environment and democracy, tried to find an answer in a new report that was published this week during the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), launched in 2000 in the UK to accelerate solutions to climate change by putting relevant information at the heart of business, policy and investment decisions, is a first step in the right direction. The organization has around 3,000 members in 60 countries and requests carbon and climate change information from the world`s biggest economies and corporations.