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We are pleased to share our latest white paper addressing what we perceive to be a relative misunderstanding in the industry: “Beyond Ammonia: Rethinking the Role for Ammonia Within a Vibrant Hydrogen Economy.”

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We were thrilled to cheer on Academy President Rinaldo S. Brutoco at the Paris Peace Forum earlier this month. What a great conversation on the hydrogen "rainbow."

Hydrogen “rainbow”: Improving low-carbon hydrogen potential for a just energy transition More than 7 years after the Paris Agreement, decarbonizing the economy remains a top priority. In 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) identified 26 n...

Preliminary government data indicates a significant milestone in Brazil’s campaign against deforestation, with deforestation rates dropping by 34 percent in the first half of 2023.

Amazon deforestation rates fall 34% in 2023 under President Lula | The Optimist Daily The Amazon Rainforest is transformed for the better as a result of President Lula's environmental policies.

We admire this solution from The Optimist Daily about in Puerto Rico.

What a great example of a community coming together to work on resilient renewable energy generation!

Puerto Rico’s revolutionary community-led solar microgrid | The Optimist Daily Using the sun's power to improve and fortify Puerto Rico's energy future.

Happy Independence Day from all of us at The World Business Academy.

The Pacific Coast Futures Retreat will take place on May 2nd, which is an immersive event for future thinkers. will deliver a presentation on “Driving the Net Zero Energy Future Through Innovation." Reserve your spot now. https://innovationresource.com/pacific-coast-futures-retreat/

Please join the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network this Friday as they celebrate presenting the third annual Eco Hero Award honoring John & Nancy Jack Todd, pioneers in the ecological design movement! This will be a wonderful evening with these great environmental pioneers.

More details here:

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - local to global, an educational non-profit since 2000. Santa Barbara Permaculture Network. Local to Global, an educational non-profit since 2000. We Promote and provide, on both local and global levels, information on permaculture, sustainability and ecological design. We network with other groups with similar interests and/or work. We also sponsor and....

Please join the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network next week as they celebrate presenting the third annual Eco Hero Award honoring John & Nancy Jack Todd, pioneers in the ecological design movement!

More details here:

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - local to global, an educational non-profit since 2000. Santa Barbara Permaculture Network. Local to Global, an educational non-profit since 2000. We Promote and provide, on both local and global levels, information on permaculture, sustainability and ecological design. We network with other groups with similar interests and/or work. We also sponsor and....

A prominent acknowledgment along with multiple other major institutions of the World Business Academy’s history of addressing the role of business in society.

ESG: What Bureaucrats and Buyers Want but the World Doesn’t Need "Although criticisms of ESG are on the rise, a pivot in portfolio management back to frameworks focused on corporate growth rather than cause-related ones seems unlikely. Both buyers and bureaucrats are to blame." ~ Kimberlee Josephson

Save the date for March 17th! Please join the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network as they celebrate presenting the third annual Eco Hero Award honoring John & Nancy Jack Todd, pioneers in the ecological design movement.

Learn more:

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - local to global, an educational non-profit since 2000. Santa Barbara Permaculture Network. Local to Global, an educational non-profit since 2000. We Promote and provide, on both local and global levels, information on permaculture, sustainability and ecological design. We network with other groups with similar interests and/or work. We also sponsor and....

Today we honor the legacy of service from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy New Year! Cheers to the possibilities of the year to come.

Hope you are enjoying the magic of the season. Happy Holidays from all of us at The Academy!

to all!

For our Santa Barbara area friends!

Check out this free event presented by the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network TOMORROW from 6-8 PM for a talk and book signing with award winning journalist and National Geographic Explorer Erica Gies.

She’ll discuss her timely book “Water Always Wins, Thriving in an Age of Drought & Deluge.”

More info:

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - local to global, an educational non-profit since 2000. Santa Barbara Permaculture Network. Local to Global, an educational non-profit since 2000. We Promote and provide, on both local and global levels, information on permaculture, sustainability and ecological design. We network with other groups with similar interests and/or work. We also sponsor and....

HUMANITY'S MOMENT OF CHOICE: CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP

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We're at a historic turning point where trust in our existing institutions is eroding. The only institution that’s powerful enough and able to deal with the pace of change is business.

But how can we transform businesses so they’ll take the lead for the good of all?
What can we do as individuals to transform the way we work?

Learn from two globally leading change-makers. Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and author of NetPositive, one of the most visible Conscious Leaders in the world, has successfully turned an organization of over 100,000 people towards purpose and contribution.

Rinaldo Brutoco, entrepreneur, global strategist and founder of the World Business Academy, offers an eye-opening overview of what we’ll be facing during the coming years, and what we can do to address the challenges ahead of us – both as an individuals and as organizations.

Hosted by the Evolutionary Leaders , Bend & Stretch founder, Maryama Marong, and Peter Matthies of the Conscious Business Institute, the interviews in this episode with Paul Polman and Rinaldo Brutoco are hand-picked excerpts, with permission from the Conscious Business Institute Master Program, to catalyze this pivotal discussion.

https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/139949/humanitys-moment-of-choice-conscious-leadership

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This Friday Academy President Rinaldo S. Brutoco will be featured on a Voice America segment.

Alongside Paul Polman, he’ll cover an overview of what we’ll be facing during the coming years, and what we can do to address the challenges ahead of us – both as individuals and as organizations.

Hope you’ll tune in at 9AM PST.

HUMANITY'S MOMENT OF CHOICE: CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP As humanity, we’re standing at a crossroads. The only institution that’s powerful enough and able to deal with the pace of change is business.

We were thrilled to have Martin Whittaker, CEO of JustCapital join us earlier in the summer for a "coffee and pastries" chat about the work of JUST. https://worldbusiness.org/a-conversation-with-martin-whittaker-ceo-of-just-capital/

A Conversation with Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital - World Business Academy A “coffee and pastries” meeting with Martin Whittaker On July 25th, 2022, we were delighted to have Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital, join us in Santa Barbara for a “coffee and pastries” conversation. JUST Capital aims to build an economy that works for all Americans by helping companie...

For the time being, this will be Rinaldo S. Brutoco’s last Perspectives column contribution to the Montecito Journal.

He thought it was best to end this current run of columns by reflecting on our human capacity to evolve into a type of being much more powerful, humane, and sustainable than what we have achieved to date.

Read more below.

https://worldbusiness.org/perspectives-pinnacle-point/

Perspectives: Pinnacle Point - World Business Academy We are One BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO This will be the last Perspectives column you’ll be reading for the time being. Personnel changes at the World Business Academy, and the incredible demands on my time as the Founder and CEO of H2 Clipper, Inc., has made it clear that I need to let go of […]

What was Shay’s Rebellion, and why should we care?

Sometimes referred to as “America’s first civil war,” it is extremely important for us to understand today. As you read this column on the 236th anniversary of Shay’s Rebellion, we offer two essential takeaways…

https://worldbusiness.org/perspectives-shays-rebellion/

Perspectives: Shay's Rebellion - World Business Academy Washington’s Personal Example BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here for a downloadable PDF What was Shay’s Rebellion, and why should we care? It was the first test of a young nation. The United States of America, organized originally under the Articles of Confederation, experienced a […]

The Academy backs this opinion: We don't need Diablo Canyon's nuclear power to prevent summer blackouts. https://lnkd.in/gwTSRcrW

Op-Ed: We don't need Diablo Canyon's nuclear power to prevent summer blackouts Renewable energy sources and efficiency measures could readily replace power from Diablo Canyon. Keeping the aging nuclear plant open would be a big mistake.

The current Supreme Court is not dominated by “Conservatives,” but rather radical, and quite frankly, dangerous Justices. They will destroy our Union if we let it.

Yes, “there’s a bad moon on the rise…”

More in this week’s Perspectives column from Rinaldo S. Brutoco

https://worldbusiness.org/dont-call-this-court-conservative/

Don’t Call This Court “Conservative” - World Business Academy “There’s a bad moon on the rise…” BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Does it upset you when you hear traditional media refer to the current Supreme Court as dominated by “Conservatives”? If not, it should. The truth is, there is nothing conservative about the current six-person majority of the Suprem...

It is clearer now than ever that we need to reimagine how we create electricity, how we distribute it (locally will always be far superior to distance origination), and how we use it.

More in this week’s Perspectives column from Academy President, Rinaldo S. Brutoco.

https://worldbusiness.org/perspective-positive-power-progress/

Perspective: Positive Power Progress - World Business Academy The Middle East Fuel Commodity of the Future BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here for downloadable PDF The last two columns in this space revealed the ridiculousness of burning more natural gas as a way to combat climate change just because it is […]

We are thrilled to share an article from Academy Fellow Ravi Chaudhry, titled "Carving the Path to Acceptable Capitalism."

Read on for Ravi's guide on how corporations of all sizes can, and must, bring responsible entrepreneurship into their business models.

https://worldbusiness.org/carving-the-path-to-acceptable-capitalism-a-perspective-from-academy-fellow-ravi-chaudhry/

Carving the Path to Acceptable Capitalism: A Perspective from Academy Fellow, Ravi Chaudhry - World Business Academy Carving the Path to Acceptable Capitalism BY RAVI CHAUDHRY, ACADEMY FELLOW It is widely acknowledged that capitalism, as it has evolved over the last five decades, is no longer acceptable. Many of today’s global problems are directly attributable to blatant excesses of capitalism – including the...

In Fareed Zakaria’s recent “tackling climate change” broadcast he wrongly argued that nuclear energy is a major potential contributor to climate remediation, and also incorrectly argued in favor of burning more natural gas in power plants (amongst other ineffective ways to heal the biosphere.)

The science is there, but Fareed’s recent policy recommendations have not been looking at it.

More in this week’s edition of Perspectives:

https://worldbusiness.org/perspectives-wow-fareed-got-it-wrong-again/

Perspectives: Wow! Fareed Got it Wrong Again - World Business Academy Read the science BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here for a downloadable pdf Fareed Zakaria is a man deserving of considerable respect. He is not only a great columnist, television host, interviewer, and pundit, but he is also an opinion maker. The general […]

Fareed Zakaria recently argued that the war in Ukraine is producing such a destabilizing effect on Europe, Arica, and the US that it needs to come to an end as soon as possible—even if that means carving off a big chunk of Ukraine to assuage Putin’s warmongering.

Here’s why Academy President Rinaldo S. Brutoco thinks he got it wrong on this one…

https://worldbusiness.org/perspectives-fareed-zakaria-got-it-wrong/

Perspectives: Fareed Zakaria Got it Wrong! - World Business Academy A dishonorable peace BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here for downloadable pdf No doubt many of you know of Fareed Zakaria, the very intelligent columnist for the Washington Post and popular host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” (where GPS stands […]

Changes to The Optimist Daily are underway as it transitions to an open-source library of solutions news. 📚

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Just because the Supreme Court comes up with a clearly wrong opinion doesn’t mean it is correct, or that it won’t be eventually thrown out as bad jurisprudence.

This will hopefully be true with recent rulings on the 2nd Amendment. More in this week’s edition of Perspectives.

Perspectives: The 2nd Amendment - World Business Academy Bad law is always trashed BY RINALDO S. BRUTOCO Click here for downloadable pdf Let’s get something straight: just because the Supreme Court comes up with a clearly wrong opinion doesn’t mean it is correct, or that it won’t be eventually thrown out […]