External Resources
Key sources of knowledge on excellence in business design.
OrigoNews.com
Our industry news site, Origo Cross-Sector News follows important trends in the areas where business and social innovation intersect.
WBSCD.org
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development maintains one of the most extensive resources on the web for information on businesses role in sustainable development. In addition to the main web site their video library provides an excellent and informative overview of business as a solution to social challenges.
WorldChanging.com
Driven by a vision of progressive collaboration and reform, WorldChanging explores the democratizing potential of modern technology with sharp insight and unwavering idealism.
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Timbuktu Chronicles
A view of Africa and Africans with a focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, practical remedies and other self sustaining activities.
NextBillion.net
This blog brings together industry leaders to identify and discuss sustainable business models that address the needs of the world's poorest citizens. Maintained by the World Resources Institute, this is a valuable resource on business at the base of the economic pyramid.
BusinessInDevelopment.nl
The Dutch government is one of the worlds most active and innovative in promoting business as a tool for poverty elimination. Business in Development (BiD) is a Dutch initiative to catalyze this type of activity, and the web site is rich with fresh information.
infoDev.org
This site focuses on uses of information and communication technologies (ICT) as tools of poverty reduction and broad-based, sustainable development.
