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Co-operatives and Sustainability: An Investigation into the Relationship

Report Summary At the end of September 2013, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest five-year assessment of the science on climate change. The IPCC concluded…

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Building Natural Assets: New Strategies for Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection

This report is an outcome of the Natural Assets Project, a collaborative initiative of the Political Economy Research Institute supported by the Ford Foundation. The report draws on papers prepared…

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Commons Sense: Co-operative place making and the capturing of land value for 21st century Garden Cities

Can land be managed as a ‘21st century commons’ that delivers mutual benefits to landowners and communities? As public finances continue to tighten, local authorities, public agencies and other landowners…

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Ensuring a Sustainable Future: Making Progress on Environment and Equity

There is very little argument that the world is facing severe environmental challenges. Ongoing air and water pollution, increasing energy consumption, and the depletion of natural resources have all placed…

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Creating Opportunities with Green Jobs: The Story of BUILD and BEEP

Social enterprises have emerged as viable business models that create a blended return on investment as a result of the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits they bring to local…

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Social Enterprise and Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

This publication is based on a seminar held with the centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS), Cardiff University, on 16 April 2013 Social enterprises play an important…

Lessons Learned: A Report on HR Components of Aboriginal Community & Mining Company Partnership Agreements

Canadian mining companies and Aboriginal communities have negotiated and implemented Impacts and Benefits Agreements (IBAs) and similar agreements for a number of mining projects over the years. Through components of these agreements,…

The Resilience Imperative: Co-operative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy

In his new book, CCEDNet founding member Mike Lewis, of the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal, builds on 35 years of leadership in community economic development, the social economy and…

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Greening Events: Environmental Meeting and Event Guides

Green Meeting Guide 2009 Organised events that bring many people together can often be a valuable opportunity for awareness-raising, learning and creating a new culture of caring for natural, social…

Climate Change and the Tourist Economy of Churchill: Perspectives of Local Residents

This research examines how the citizens of Churchill Manitoba perceive climate change. Global warming is a threat not only to the local habitat and wildlife, but threatens the economy and…

Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimulating Community Development in Churchill (MB)

In 1996, in accordance with the goal to create a national park in each of the 39 natural regions of Canada, Parks Canada established a national park southeast of Churchill…

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CED and the New Economy: Northern Manitoba

This report draws together information from all of the research projects conducted as part of the Manitoba Research Alliance on Community Economic Development in the New Economy. It includes sections…