May 11, 2015

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

REUTERS/Noor Khamis

The Rural Kenyan School That Collects Water for the Community
Water problems suffered by people living in the semi-arid regions of Kenya adversely affect whole areas of their lives, causing ill health, conflict and food insecurity. But the opening of a school built to capture rainfall in addition to providing a place to learn will hopefully break that vicious cycle for 300 children, their teachers, and the wider community.
 
The Untapped Potential of Wasted Food
Restaurants—and fast-food joints, in particular—are infamous for the tremendous waste they generate. A new fast-food chain, Loco’l, plans to repurpose scraps that would ordinarily end up in the trash, and to design their recipes to include common ingredients across dishes. Loco’l’s principals believe that their enterprise will be able to set low prices primarily by wasting less food.
 
Why Global Corporations Should Embrace Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is not just a good idea or simply a nice thing to do, it can result in a strong bottom line and a more sustainable company in the long term. Regardless of how you view it, with the changes that we continue to see on multiple fronts, more companies, large or small, will need to make corporate social responsibility a high priority.
 

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Blogroll

1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days

Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank

Agrilinks Blog

Bread Blog, Bread for the World

Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact

Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide

Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute

End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank

Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development

The Global Food Banking Network

Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative

The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development

International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT

ONE Blog, ONE Campaign

One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund

Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute

Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America

Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute

Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability

WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA

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