Archive for February, 2008
Green For All
Have you heard? It's all over the news: people everywhere are talking about the possibility of a recession. From Wall Street to Oakland, economic tensions are high. Congress and the President are scrambling to develop a stimulus package, to jump-start the economy. Bush is calling for more corporate tax breaks and rebates for the rich —a [...]
Ethics World News
Thaskin's Wife Announces Husband to Return in May. Corruption in NY Police Force Raises Tough Questions. FTSE Corporate Governance Compliance Still Low. UN Anti-Graft Force's Tough Tactics Win Success. Click to read the full articles...
Calvert Foundation News
Calvert Foundation featured in The Washington Post and Investment News...Wachovia "NEXT" award winners...3rd anniversary of the Tsunami...the current interest rate environment...Read more
Inside Cleantech News Update
Exclusive: Energy generation cleans up in 2007 Investors poured over $5 billion into cleantech last year, with solar standing out as a major theme, according to new data today. Full Story >> Deal tracking: eSolar gets Googled While Google put $10M into eSolar, Khosla Ventures has been on a roll, investing in three more automotive [...]
Environmental Finance Publications
UK power firms hit as regulator proposes carbon windfall tax 17 January: Share prices of carbon-exposed UK power generators slipped yesterday, following proposals from the market regulator to claw back windfall profits from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. More... World Bank in donor talks on multi-billion climate fund (from Carbon [...]
Environment News Service
CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS KEY TO WORLD PROSPERITY. DAVOS, Switzerland, January 23, 2008 (ENS)* - The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 opened in Davos today with calls from the co-chairs to exercise "the power of collaborative innovation" to meet the top challenges of economic instability, climate change and equitable growth. More than [...]
REN21 News and Update – Nov 2007 – Jan 2008
DAIDALOS COLUMN by JAMAL SAGHIR Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy in Developing Countries and Leveraging Private Investment At the Bonn International Conference on Renewable Energies in 2004, the World Bank Group made a commitment to accelerate its support for new renewable energy and energy efficiency. We committed to increase [...]
News On The Edge
Get Ready for the 2008 GSBI Last Days to Apply to the 2008 Global Social Benefit Incubator. Attend the GSBI on a full scholarship. Apply Now! Join this Week's Live Discussion Doing Good While Living Well Jill Finlayson helps you align your career with your lifestyle and civic-minded goals. Social Entrepreneurs and the Subprime Crisis Why a [...]
Reduce the Impact of Environmental & Social Risk On Your Bottom Line
Apply now for this quarter's online courses on environmental & social risk assessment: * Africa: 4 – 22 February 2008 * Latin America : 11- 29 February 2008 * Central and Eastern Europe: 25 February - 14 March 2008 On-line applications: http://www.unepfi.org/onlinetraining/index.php
Carnegie Council Policy Innovations
COMMENTARY: The Melting Pot, the Salad Bowl, and the Confucian Ideal By James FarrerMany have argued we are entering a multipolar world. Yet, this competition will not simply take place in terms of varying approaches to foreign policy but also as a result of internal policies toward minorities. COMMENTARY: Latin America Banks on [...]
