Frank Dixon reflects on a Gross National Happiness index as an alternative measure of success to Gross National Product. To see more of Frank's work go to GlobalSystemChange.com

Nestle’s 2008 report “Creating Shared Value” describes how, for a business to be successful in the long term, it has to create value not only for its shareholders but also for society. It is a fundamental part of Nestle’s business strategy, measured through behaviours and the GLOBE management information system.

Vodafone and Citigroup launched a service to migrant workers to transfer money back to their home countries using mobile phones.

The System Dynamics group at MIT has created a simple computer simulation model of how greenhouse gas emissions drive the levels of atmospheric CO2.

Demographically and economically, our era is unique in human history. Depending on how we manage the next few decades, we could usher in environmental sustainability--or collapse.