Globalocal

Globalocal is a portmanteau of "Global" and "Local". Globalocal is relating to the whole world but with an impact or significance to a particular area or one’s neighbourhood. Globalocal is thinking on a global scale and acting at a local level. Variation of Glocal

Examples of globalocal

Fairtrade [http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/] ensures producers in the developing world get a fair deal when selling their produce.

Belu (company) [http://www.belu.org/] 100% of profits from the sale of mineral water to fund clean water projects in Africa and India. They have also launched the "the UK's first commercially compostable bottle" - made from corn it breaks down in 12 weeks.

Farmers_market [http://www.farmersmarkets.net/] Farmers have found commercial success selling their goods at Market direct to the local community through a network of countrywide markets.

Comic_relief [http://www.comicrelief.com/] Using comedy and local fun fundraising to benefit local and international causes.

A Wind_up_radio is a radio that is powered by clockwork wind-up mechanism driving an internal electrical generator, rather than batteries, solar cells, thermoelectrics or electricity from the electrical grid therefore reducing the amount of used.

Energy saving light bulbs consume less energy, which means less fossil fuels are burned in production of electricity globally.

Ethicalsuperstore.com [http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/] sells ethical gifts, eco-friendly gadgets, fair trade and organic groceries.

Cyclocity is a project where bicycles can be hired for short journeys which helps to reduce traffic congestion and CO2 emissions.

Big_Issue is a magazine in the United Kingdom that is edited by professional journalists and sold by homeless people. The Big Issue is a social business to give homeless people the chance to make an income. It campaigns on behalf of the homeless people. It allows homeless people to voice their views and opinions.

Fifteen restaurants fifteen unemployed young people were recruited, some homeless and others with learning difficulties, and trained them from scratch to become professional-standard chefs. This continued after the TV series finished, and the restaurant has become a success.

Origin of the word

* Michael Grant blogged about GlobaLocal as an exercise in thinking out loud. On thinking globally, acting locally, or vice versa. Entrepreneurship, politics (mostly Green), languages and translating, international living, culture, technology (especially the Macintosh)....
* Globalocal used for the Make Your Mark Challenge [http://www.enterpriseweek.org/getinvolved/challenge/] , a competition in the UK where 38,000 students were challenged to come up with an Entrepreneurial idea in one day on 12 November 2007.