Published on Jul 17, 2017

Published July 16, 2017

Ethical Cannabis Alliance Kick off Event with Emma Chasen, Ashley Preece, and Laura Day Rivero. More info here. (March 2017)

Part 4 focuses on Q/A. 

Since the event, The #Cannabis Certification Council has been established representing a merger of Ethical Cannabis Alliance & Organic Cannabis Association. Ashley Preece was named the Exec. Director.

In order to address the current state of the industry, and the need for robust labor and environmental standards, ECA Executive Director Ashley Preece was joined by two outstanding guest presenters. Hear from Laura Day Rivero, who has extensive experience implementing sustainable practices in the cannabis industry, most recently as Operations Director at Yerba Buena, one of the first OLCC licensed cannabis cultivators in Oregon;  Dr. Elizabeth Bennett, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Political Economy Program at Lewis & Clark College, as well as a Research Associate at the Center for Fair and Alternative Trade (CFAT) at Colorado State University.

Produce/videotaped by Barry Heidt and curated by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv.

Part 3 here on EarthSayers.tv. 

Published July 16, 2017

Ethical Cannabis Alliance Kick off Event with Emma Chasen, Ashley Preece, and Laura Day Rivero. More info here.

Ashley Preece reviews the process she and colleagues are pursuing to address certification program for cannabis to include labor standards, third party inspections, and uniformity across States. Since the event in March, 2017, The #Cannabis Certification Council has been established representing a merger of Ethical Cannabis Alliance & Organic Cannabis Association. Ashley Preece was named the Exec. Director.

In order to address the current state of the industry, and the need for robust labor and environmental standards, ECA Executive Director Ashley Preece was joined by two outstanding guest presenters. Hear from Laura Day Rivero, who has extensive experience implementing sustainable practices in the cannabis industry, most recently as Operations Director at Yerba Buena, one of the first OLCC licensed cannabis cultivators in Oregon;  Dr. Elizabeth Bennett, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Political Economy Program at Lewis & Clark College, as well as a Research Associate at the Center for Fair and Alternative Trade (CFAT) at Colorado State University.

Produce/videotaped by Barry Heidt and curated by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv.

Part 4 here on EarthSayers.tv.

Gender Equality Workgroup

Teodorina Lessidrenska - Programme Executive Business Ethics, Globethics.net (Switzerland) Published on May 14, 2014

Teodorina Lessidrenska - Programme Executive Business Ethics, Globethics.net (Switzerland) on the document,  Declaration of Principles on Equality and Inequality for a Sustainable Economy [Draft] here.

All segments (1-16) of conference on Globethics YouTube Channel. 

Kumud M Srinivasan - President of Intel India and General Manager of the Intel Architecture Group (India) Published on May 14, 2014

Conference Programme highlights

Speakers at the Global Ethics Forum 2014 Conference at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) in Bangalore/India were influential high profile leaders from business, government, academia, civil society, and other key stakeholder groups. Speakers included:

• Walter Fust, International Chair Global Ethics Forum, President, Globethics.net and Former Ambassador, Switzerland;
• S.D. Shibulal, International Chair Global Ethics Forum and CEO and Co-founder, Infosys, India;
• Mervyn King, International Chair Global Ethics Forum and Chairman, International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), UK/South Africa;
• Le Ping, Deputy Director, Research Institute of Globalization and China's Modernization, UIBE. China;
• Arnold Smit, BEN Africa, Driector of the Centre for Buinsess in Society, University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa;
• Klaus Leisinger, Chairman Emeritus, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, Switzerland;
• Yahya Wijaya, Director, Center for Business Ethics, Indonesia;
• Prof. HH Sri Sri Ravi, Shankar, Art of Living, India;
• Alexander Ageev, Director General, Ethics Institute of Economics, Russia;
• Kumud Srinivasan, President, Intel India; and many others.

Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses). In this bold talk, he says: Let's change the way we think about changing the world. More TED talks here on YouTube. Published on Mar 11, 2013

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Peter Singer, Judith Butler, Cornel West, Kwame Appiah and in this segment, Avital Ronel, literary critic, philosopher and feminist.

Must see.