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| ISSUE THREE | April/May 1996 |
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Better World is the WebActive Site of the Week! Check out the RealAudio interview with the Editor of BWZ. For New Readers: An introduction from the publishers of BWZ. Cover Stories |
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Social
Assessment by Chris Nelder A Better World Exclusive! Why are the major players in the socially responsible business and investing worlds from the US to the UK hiring social auditors, and what's all the auditing controversy about? We interviewed the top minds in the SRB/SRI industry, and asked them what they think social assessment is today, and what it needs to be. They had a lot to say. |
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Growing
Pains by Susan Gaines As the "Socially Responsible Business" paradigm reaches its adolescence, complex political and market forces are beginning to emerge as roadblocks to the gains that have been made. As Atlantic Monthly asked in its October 1995 cover story, "If the economy is up, why is America down?" |
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Features |
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Socially
Responsible Investing: Profits and Principles by Tom Kee A Better World Exclusive! A socially responsible investment primer, and collected resources, designed to help you make educated decisions about your investments and locate some progressive places to put your money. |
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What
has "Ethical Investment" to do with Ethics? by Dr. Digby
Anderson A Better World Exclusive! Ethical investing as a principle is something that many of us strive to live and earn by. But is there such a thing? There are complex factors involved in any sort of investment, whether we deem it ethical or not. Is investing according to our ideals truly worthwhile, or merely a panacea for our social conscience? |
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Our
Place by Jon Miller Seattle's Our Place Daycare -- one of America's first licensed child-care programs for homeless children -- has provided meals, counseling, immunizations and health screening for the last ten years. |
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Power
Surge by Robert Frenay Russian èmigrè Alexander Kalina has invented a process that will considerably reduce global fuel consumption by improving the efficiency of steam-driven power plants, which produce more than two-thirds of the world's energy. |
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BW
Links Directory
 In the Better World tradition of bringing you easy and intuitive access to information on making the world a better place, we're pleased to announce the addition of the Better World Links Directory. We've set out to create the ultimate eco-links engine, with everything from daily eco-news, to where to subscribe to the best newsletters and discussion groups, to a comprehensive Web directory and the BW search engine. It's all here! If you're a BW kind of business or Web site you can even add your own link--free! |
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QUICK PICKS! by Barry Harrington A Better World Exclusive! Contributing Editor Barry Harrington picks a few of his favorite things, from an interactive, political drama-serial Web site, to the social contributions of a much-maligned superstar. |
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MUSIC
EXTRA! by Barry Harrington
A Better World Exclusive! From Peter Gabriel to Jon Anderson, some of the most respected and well-known artists of our time have discovered the beauty and timelessness of World Music. Barry Harrington takes us on a journey of discovery about this force in music that has taken the "mainstream" by storm. |
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Editorial: "The
War of the West" by Rick Bass In Nevada and Montana, the battle between the opposing forces of "progress" and "conservation" has reached a fever-pitch. As one county commisioner puts it,"We're just this close to civil war, to bloodshed."-holding up his thumb and forefinger. |
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Better World Featured Site
of the Week!
BWZ brings you profiles on "must-see" sites, to help keep you informed and aware of the challenges that face us in our shared goal of making a better world. Our first featured site is Amnesty International. |
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March's survey
winner! Find out who was last month's lucky winner. You could be next! |
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