This Saturday, August 21st, Global Footprint Network tells us, is the day we will reach Earth Overshoot Day: the day when human demand on nature surpasses what nature can renewably supply. According to data from Global Footprint Network, headed by Skoll social entrepreneurs Susan Burns and Mathis Wackernagel, as of August 21st, humanity will have [...]

The Skoll Foundation announced today it is providing emergency grants to three of its social entrepreneurs working in Pakistan, and to two additional partners who also have ongoing programs in the country, many in flood affected areas. The grants will go to support the various emergency relief activities each of the organizations are currently involved in, [...]

Congratulations to Root Capital for achieving a truly remarkable milestone this summer — it awarded its 800th loan and reached a total of $200 million in disbursements. This reflects a 44 percent annual growth rate. These loans, provided to small and growing businesses across 30 countries in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, have positively impacted the lives of [...]

A coalition of institutional investors led by Ceres announced last week that it is pressing oil and gas companies to better disclose its spill prevention and response plans for deepwater wells worldwide. The coalition of 58 mostly institutional investors, that together manage $2.5 trillion, is requesting, among other things, that companies disclose their investments in spill prevention [...]

Our friends at Ceres just let us know about this new report on a clean energy future. Ceres, headed by 2006 Skoll social entrepreneur Mindy Lubber, just released The 21st Century Electric Utility: Positioning for a Low-Carbon Future, authored by Navigant Consulting. This important and timely report outlines the measures that today’s utilities should undertake to successfully adapt to [...]

A select group of 24 Jewish and Muslim social entrepreneurs will work together on finding innovative solutions to socio-economic challenges like healthcare, gender inequality and education disparities, during a two-week program July 5 through 16 at Columbia Business School in New York. The social entrepreneurs are participating in the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship & Cross Cultural [...]

The online publication TriplePundit is running a series this month on social entrepreneurship titled “The Social Side of Sustainability”. The Skoll Foundation is featured in the story that hit the site today, with an interview with the director of ecosystem investments and partnerships Dan Crisafulli, focusing on six trends in social entrepreneurship. Root Capital, founded by 2005 Skoll social entrepreneur [...]

Just in time for Earth Day 2010, Global Footprint Network with partner Earth Day Network, have expanded their Footprint Calculator to include geographically-specific data from 10 new countries, including Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India and China. Global Footprint Network is headed by 2007 Skoll social entrepreneurs Mathis Wackernagel and Susan Burns, who created and launched the calculator [...]

The Skoll World Forum wrapped up on Friday under a cloud - literally - of Icelandic volcanic ash, but that didn’t dampen spirits at the event.  We had a range of sessions in the morning, and a great closing plenary with Caroline Casey of Kanchi,  Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, [...]

The Skoll World Forum moved into full speed yesterday, with a set of sessions ranging from conflict and water to the neuroscience of caring and how social entrepreneurs work in disaster zones (and many more).  Paul Hawken, the environmentalist, social entrepreneur and author, gave a really compelling keynote speech about the global movement in support [...]