Soul Economy

What does City Council have in store for Sydney? Sustainability is high on the agenda it seems. See plans, listen to podcasts and check out the many visions for the Harbour City all here.
You can also visit the 2030 Exhibition at Customs House until 30 May 2008.

Working with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), UN Global Compact is finding more ways to engage with SMEs. UNIDO launched the Responsible Entrepreneurs Achievement Programme (REAP) Toolbox which is a framework for measuring and reporting on social and environmental performance.
The REAP Toolbox has been designed to support SMEs in their endeavour to improve [...]

This is said to be a ‘how to’ practical guide that provides information about starting and succeeding in an ethical enterprise. Areas covered include clarifying what your ethical principles are, launching your ethical product or service, deciding on your ethical business model, raising ‘clean’ finance, responsible marketing and ethically sound business practices.
To find out [...]

This is reported to be a simple ‘how to’ booklet for SMEs that are interested in increasing their profitability and responsibility at the same time. This latest initiative of the UK Small Business Consortium provides practical tips and actions as well as examples of small businesses from around the UK.
For further information, visit www.smallbusinessjourney.com/page1.asp

This is a step-by-step guide for medium-sized companies (50 to 200 employees) to implement the 10 principles and become good performers in the UN Global Compact.
To download the Guide, visit www.globalcompactsummit.org/docs/UNGC07-MediumScaleEnterprisesOperationalGuide.pdf