Brought to you by Social Enterprise
magazine, in partnership with the Department of Communities and Local
Government, the Office of the Third Sector and NESTA, Good Deals is
back with one bold aim: to bring together the most inspirational social
entrepreneurs with the most innovative investors to get good deals done.
Space is limited so book now to make sure you don’t miss your chance to meet over 100 social investors

The full programme can be found at www.good-dealsuk.com. Highlights include:

• Social investment: the new engine of social, environmental and economic change?
• Getting investment ready – understanding what type of finance you need, assessing risk and return, approaching investors
• Investing in communities – social impact bonds, community shares and making best use of physical assets
• The
  Good Deals pitches – social entrepreneurs will face a panel of leading
  social investors to find out if they will sink or swim. If you would
  like to be considered as a pitcher, find out more here
• Supply
  and demand – Good Deals ‘09 is in the process of handpicking a
  selection of real life examples of successful good deals. Both investor
  and investee will discuss the secrets behind their success. The names
  will be revealed shortly

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The
investors, speakers and the Good Deals team hope you’ll be able to join
us for what promises to be the landmark conference for social
investment.

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Deniz Hassan
Good Deals – The National Social Investment Conference
020 853 8890
conference@socialenterprisemag.co.uk
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Come and hear from
designers who took part in the project (Samant Chauhan, Gaurav Gupta (AKAARO),
Anjana Janardhan and Shazia Saleem) share their experience of sourcing from
India, this unique collaborative project and their vision of sustainability
within the fashion industry.

Shared Talent India is a
DEFRA and Indian government funded project being run by the Centre for
Sustainable Fashion has brought together emerging design talent from the UK and
India along with selected students from Amsterdam Fashion Institute, London
College of Fashion and Pearl Academy of Fashion. In July 2009 the designers and
students came together in New Delhi to take part in collaborative design and
prototype development, using a variety of sustainable textiles, sourced from
all over India.  Selected outcomes are being showcased on the Monsoon
Stand at Estethica at London Fashion Week in September 2009 and then Indian
Fashion Week in October 2009. The panel discussion will be chaired by Jen
Marsden – Home and Lifestyle Editor for the Green Guide.

Monday 21^st
September at 6.45 pm

Asia House, Asia House, 63
New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP

For booking:

Tel: 020 7307 5454

Mail to: enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk

www.asiahouse.org

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The Purity
Summer Sale is now on, in-store and on the web, with half price
reductions across womens and childrenswear.  Have a browse through our
great offers as stock is now limited and when it’s gone it’s gone. 
There’s something for everyone in our Summer Sale. www.purityStyle.com

We
have fantastic reductions on stock from the leading ethical suppliers
such as People Tree, Komodo, Kuyichi, Giggle and Alchemist.  For the
kids there are great reductions on Frugi, Green Baby and Lazy Baby to
name but a few.

Life² presents a public talk by Julian Baggini

It’s the big question – what is life about?  What does it all mean? 
Well-known philosophy writer, journalist and broadcaster Julian Baggini
takes us on a journey through the meaning of life, exploring the views
that various thinkers have had on this topic over the ages and bringing
together some of the most persuasive answers.  He’ll also explore what
impact these conclusions might have on how we see and live our own
lives.

7.30pm, Thursday 24th September 2009
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

£8 in advance, £10 on door

To book tickets, visit the shop at www.lifesquared.org.uk

Life² is an organisation helping people to ‘live well’ in the modern world.  Visit us at www.lifesquared.org.uk to find out more!

Eco car insurance provider, ibuyeco
has pledged its support to three leading environmental charities by making a
donation each and every time they sell or renew a policy. The Converging World
is one of these three charities ibuyeco is donating too.

ibuyeco polled its customers and The Converging World was
proud to discover that they were voted as one of the charities to support. Customers
can choose which of the 3 charities will receive a £5 donation when they
purchase or renew an ibuyeco policy. Allowing customers to choose to donate to The
Converging World when they take out a policy with ibuyeco means people can
support the charities work to generate renewable energy, reduce carbon
emissions and help support developing communities around the world by investing
in projects that support change.

The Converging World is a UK based charity whose objectives
are to tackle climate change whilst supporting the move towards a just and
sustainable world. The Converging World model uses donations to create long
term revenue streams that will both reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to
sustainable development.

The Converging World invests in renewable energy projects in
the developing world and owns wind turbines in India. The turbines produce
clean electricity and Gold Standard carbon credits. All of the profits from
these investments provide long-term funding for vital health, education and
environmental projects around the world.

The Converging World has been recognised as a premium
project in the carbon market by Gold Standard for their outstanding level of
community engagement and the provision of ongoing support.

  For more info visit www.theconvergingworld.org

A new organisation was launched last week to help people overcome the challenges and pressures of life in the modern world.

Life² (Life Squared) helps people to ‘live well’ – to live happy, wise lives in the modern world.  It offers public talks, courses, publications and advice on a wide range of topics – from ‘the history of the universe’ through to ‘how to live ethically’, and from ‘the problem with consumerism’ through to ‘how to be happy’.   Its website can be found at www.lifesquared.org.uk.

The organisation is the brainchild of Richard Docwra, author of the
book ‘Modern life – as good as it gets’ and director of ChangeStar (www.changestar.co.uk), a
consultancy and think tank for the not-for-profit sector.  Docwra says:
‘We’re delighted to be launching Life² it has the potential to help
many people.  Modern life can be complex, rushed, stressful and
confusing – particularly in the current financial climate – and Life²
is providing a vital service in helping people to navigate their way
through this and live happier and wiser lives’.

Participants on
one of Life²’s initial courses said “The course has been really useful
in reflecting and focussing on my life and making practical plans to
work towards a future I hope to realise” and “I have thoroughly enjoyed
the course and I have not only made changes [to my life] but now have
definite aims and goals as well as differing perspectives on important
issues”.

The London Design Festival 2008 has announced a major sustainability emphasis with the launch of greengaged at the Design Council -  a hub of events, debates, workshops, exhibitions, seminars and masterclasses which will bring together all sectors of the design industry to focus on sustainability issues, exchange ideas and carve out new roles for design.

Hosted by the Design Council in Covent Garden, greengaged is set to be one of the highlights of this year’s festival, examining ecological imperatives, political and social drivers, and sustainable design strategies across disciplines from product design to graphics, service design to fashion. greengaged aims to galvanise designers to take up the sustainable challenge and will feature some of the most forward-thinking designers and innovators in their fields to engage the wider design industry in getting involved, becoming informed and sharing expertise and opinions.
 
Speakers will include:
Nic Marks, New Economic Foundation
Chris Luebkeman, ARUP Foresight and Innovation
Daniel Epstein, Olympic Delivery Authority
Dr Kate Fletcher, author of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles
Rob Holdway, Giraffe Innovation and presenter of Channel 4’s DUMPED
John Wood, Attainable Utopias
John Grant, founder of St Luke’s agency and author of The Green Marketing Manifesto.
Nat Hunter, co-founder of Airside and Three Trees Don’t Make a Forest
 
Running weekdays during the festival at the Design Council in Covent Garden, greengaged highlights will include:

    * hot topic debates –from green marketing to the London Olympics
    * practical workshops and surgeries – greening your studio, sustainable print and paper
    * seminars and masterclasses – with experts from environmental and design fields
    * focus groups with designers about raising professional standards in sustainable design
    * interactive exhibitions and installations
    * the collective creation of a new ‘manifesto for sustainable design’

Sophie Thomas, Director of thomas.matthews and curator of greengaged said: ”greengaged will see creative sparks fly as a rich mix of thinkers and creators take on the common challenge of climate change. It’s a chance for designers to meet chemists, engineers to meet green entrepreneurs and everyone to enjoy a unique cross fertilization of ideas.”
 
Sarah Johnson, Founding Director of [re]design and co-curator of greengaged said: “Designers are uniquely placed to review, re-think and re-make the products, services and systems that will shape a truly sustainable future. As creative thinkers and doers we can and should be at the vanguard for positive change.”

David Kester, Chief Executive of the Design Council commented: “We are thrilled to be hosting and supporting greengaged as part of the London Design Festival. The Design Council is committed to engaging government, business and education to embrace sustainability as part and parcel of what good design can deliver for the UK. greengaged will  help hugely in providing opportunities for designers to pool resources, exchange ideas and raise debate.”  
 
Visitors to the London Design Festival will be able to get the latest details of greengaged events at www.greengaged.com
 

ENDS
 

For more information contact:
 
Sarah Johnson, [re]design  0208 406 4160
Nigel Campbell, Design Council   0207 420 5282 or email pressoffice@designcouncil.org.uk

 
Notes to editors:
 
Events are to be pre-booked, and numbers are limited. Details and reservations at www.greengaged.com

greengaged has been developed and organised by [re]design, thomas.matthews and Kingston University with Arup and Three Trees Don’t Make A Forest in association with the Design Council, Saint Gobain, Audi Design Foundation and Own It.
 
[re]design: a social enterprise that propagates sustainable actions through design.
www.redesigndesign.org
 
thomas.matthews: one of the UK’s leading sustainable communication design agencies www.thomasmatthews.com
 
Kingston University: The Sustainable Design Research Centre (SDRC) is the hub for sustainable design research in the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University.
www.kingston.ac.uk/design/SDRC
 
ARUP: a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants.
www.arup.com

Three trees don’t make a forest: a not-for-profit social enterprise providing tools and inspiration for the creation of a zero carbon design industry.
www.threetreesdontmakeaforest.org

Design Council: the national strategic body for design
www.designcouncil.org.uk
 
Saint-Gobain
www.saint-gobain.co.uk
 
Audi Design Foundation
www.audidesignfoundation.org
 
Own It: Intellectual Property Advice for Creative Businesses
www.own-it.org

Dr. Dawn Scott (University of Brighton) & Dr. Rich Reading (Denver Zoological Foundation) will be giving talks on their Earthwatch projects, ‘South Africa’s Brown Hyenas’ and ‘Wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe’, species in the one case often unfairly maligned, and in the other, sadly under- researched.

By ticket only – free to Earthwatch supporters, otherwise a small donation is requested on the door.

Thursday 16th October, 7.00pm-8.30pm, at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR, UK.

Contact the Earthwatch Europe Events Department on +44 (0) 1865 318856. Email: events@earthwatch.org.uk.

http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/events08/habitats