Fabian Pattberg

This week has obviously been a big politics week seeing the new president-elect Barack Obama win the US Election. So how much damage can Bush still do? Take a look at the first link. Interesting article.
Otherwise has this week seen a mix of environmental and economic news items. The big fear is the financial crisis. Only the future will tell whether the outlook is really that bad. The third article tackles this to some degree.
But my favourite of this week is the last article. NetImpact, an international NGO, has published its BusinessAsUnusal student guide to graduate business schools. This time focusing on the sustainability of business schools across the globe.

My Top 5 News stories of the week:

How much environmental damage can Bush do in last 100 days?
US House of Representatives committee warns Bush administration could use last few months in office for huge roll back of green legislation.

Budgets Squeezed, Some Families Bypass Organics
As budgets of consumers decrease what will they do when it comes to organic food? Nice NY Times article.

UK: Climate change to take formal role in planning decisions
The UK Government moves to address renewables project bottleneck by forcing all national planning strategies to make it clear how they will mitigate climate change

Brazil sees carbon market saving Amazon
Growing concern over climate change, and the potential of the carbon credit market, could give the Amazon forest a financial value rivaling the lucrative activities that are eating it away, Brazilian officials believe.

Choosing the right business school – From a Sustainability point of view
Bainbridge Graduate Institute tops rankings as study reveals burgeoning demand for green MBAs. Very useful publication from NetImpact.