What happens when a social enterprise and an oil giant join forces?
Solar lamps will have a growing role to play in providing inexpensive and safe evening lights in parts of the world without the money or grid access for electricity, or in places looking for more sustainable sources of light
ON THE AGENDA: Ethanol and greenhouse gases, man-made disasters and forced marriage in the US
From India's deadly floods, to an exclusive report on climate change and a look at women's rights in the United States, see what our correspondents are working on this week
Could your city become one of the 100 most resilient in the world?
With more than half of world population in cities, new challenge aims to push citizens, governments and the private sector to work together to build resilience
Could social entrepreneurs become as famous as the Kardashians?
Why has social innovation not made a bigger splash in mainstream media, you may wonder, given that so much groundbreaking work is being done in the sector?
Jeff Skoll's top 10 events in Skoll World Forum's 10-year history
"A good start" on a world where all children are educated, pandemics are history and weapons are only in antique shops
Get the balance right between sanitation and water - Red Cross
Sanitation activities should be at least as well funded as water supply efforts, the Red Cross argues in a new report
The power of innovative philanthropic microfinancing to tackle the global water crisis
Matt Damon and Gary White of water.org explain how harnessing the power of philanthropic microfinancing and innovative nonprofit marketing can help improve access to water and sanitation.
Everyday sexism sparks Aufschrei Twitter storm in Germany
Heated debate about sexism in Germany
TIMELINE: Human rights in 2012 - Amnesty
Human rights have taken a battering in 2012, an Amnesty timeline of key abuses shows
What does what you eat have to do with climate change?
?Big Facts" website spells out how food choices and problems like hurricanes, heat, floods and drought are connected