A panel of experts -- Thomas Deichmann of Novo magazine, Julie Hill of Green Alliance, author Julia Hailes, and spiked magazine's Rob Lyons -- debate the importance of recycling. Those against argue that recycling at the household level doesn't lead to the perceived benefits, but instead wastes more money and precious time. Those in favor argue that we are nearing a resource crisis that can be mitigated by the re-use of recycled material. Due to brief profanity, this program may not be appropriate for work or family listening.

People in the developing world expend more than a quarter of their potential earnings on energy. Economic development, environmental health and global stability all hinge on wise management of global energy resources. David Goldwyn and David Dollar paint a positive picture on what developing countries and governments in the west can do to improve energy use abroad and at home.

Now that global warming is recognized as a real and serious problem, discussion is turning to practical challenges of reducing emissions in the long term. In this talk, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Rick Duke, director of the Center for Market Innovation, discusses a new report by McKinsey & Company that considers how to address the problem affordably. Duke outlines some of the emerging technologies and public policy changes that will be needed to support such a process.

Join Majora Carter as she speaks about sustainability and environmental justice at the annual Michael Kalil Lecture on Natural and Technological Systems in this best of Fora presentation. Tracing the development of the South Bronx Greenway, Carter discusses community involvement within a neglected area that generates jobs, strengthens people's community spirit, and creates sustainable industries to meet the future ecological vision for New York City.

In Chile, the farming of salmon seemed the ideal solution to the depletion of world fish populations --until it became clear that acquiculture causes its own environmental problems. Eric Nee, co-host of Social Innovation Conversations, interviews Rodrigo Pizarro, director of Chile's Terram Foundation. They explore the challenges of acquiculture and the foundation's project to reduce the impact of salmon farming through a sustainable system of seaweed cultivation.

With energy costs on the rise and the U.S. government expected to push for reduced carbon emissions, environmental responsibility has become a market imperative. Hewlett-Packard is working to reduce its environmental footprint throughout the product life cycle. Tony Prophet, HP senior vice president, spoke at the "Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains: Making the Business Case" conference, cosponsored by the Global Supply Chain Management Forum and the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Starbucks has developed guidelines for creating and maintaining a sustainable supply chain, which it calls Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices. These coffee-buying guidelines help the company establish equitable relationships with farmers, workers, and communities. In this opening keynote of the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains Conference, Willard (Dub) Hay explores what's making C.A.F.E. Practices successful.

Buyers and procurement professionals have more power than ever to exert pressure on suppliers to provide green products. Businesses are also partnering with government and nonprofits to create change in this arena. How do you communicate with suppliers on environmental innovation? As part of the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains conference, executives from an HMO, a government agency, and an entrepreneurial company share successes in greening the supply chains.

The electronics industry is on the forefront of the movement to improve socially and environmentally responsible performance across manufacturing and supply chains. What is the business case for such collaboration? What are the challenges? Why has the electronics industry been particularly successful in this regard? Executives share some key learnings at the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains conference held at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

Nike has traveled the full range of the corporate responsibility movement, from the campaigning days when it was a poster child for all things to do with poor working conditions through the era of multi-stakeholder partnerships. Nike has now moved into the next phase, where corporate responsibility becomes part of the business model. Hannah Jones, Nike's vice president for corporate responsibility looks at the future of corporate responsibility as the focus shifts upstream.