On Greenwashing and Innovation

While reviewing the notes from the World Cafe sessions at the recent Sustainably Minded Enterprise event, I was struck by the fact that a number of separate groups had raised the spectre of ‘Greenwashing’ as a challenge to any new sustainable business initiative. With much of the Government’s recovery efforts focused on the Green Economy, [...]

EU to provide 45,000 micro-loans to unemployed and small entrepreneurs

From: EUROPA – Press Releases | March 08, 2010
EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers today agreed on a new facility to provide loans to people who have lost their jobs and want to start or further develop their own small business . The European Microfinance Facility will have a starting budget … Read more at [...]