Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, Muhammad Yunus, pioneer of the microfinance industry will speak at the University of New Hampshire next month.

The campus located in Durham will host the microfinance and social business forum and the "Social Business Innovation Challenge."

Muhammad Yunus, known especially for founding the Grameen Bank, will address a speech to all participants on the following topic : "Social Business – The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs".

This year, two types of research will be rewarded :

In a study conducted in 2010, the INSEE underlines rising inequalities in France.

"Since the beginning of the 2008 crisis, the standard of living has increased for French located in the upper half of the income scale, while it decreased for others" says Jérôme Accardo, head of the consumer prices, households resources and living conditions department at INSEE.

This year, the week focuses on the energy transition, in line with the discussion carried by the department.

The objective of this operation is to educate the French to issues of sustainable development. It is also to provide practical solutions and to encourage people to adopt more responsible behavior.