Amsterdam, 10 March 2009 Global leaders from business, labor and civil society today declared their belief that the lack of transparency in the existing system for corporate reporting has failed its stakeholders. In issuing The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and Reporting, Board Members of the Global Reporting Initiative called on …
The Baseline Scenario: March 9, 2009
Nationalization for Beginners Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:13 AM PDT “Nationalization” has been the word of the last month, with support not only from the usual suspects, but from Lindsey Graham, Alan Greenspan, and (to some degree, although they won’t say the word) Richard Shelby and John McCain. However, different …
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: March 9, 2009
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HarveyW: Is This the End of the Age of the Automobile?
March 9, 2009 As a dominant form of transportation, the automobile is dead. So is GM, which now stands for Gone Mad.
KC Fed President for Temporary Nationalization
The Baseline Scenario Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:10 PM PST Nemo alerted me (after in turn being alerted by Calculated Risk) to a recent paper by Thomas Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, brilliantly entitled “Too Big Has Failed.” Here is an excerpt:
EthicsWorld News: March 5, 2009
Corporate Social Responsibility EITI – Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative – Chairman Peter Eigen – Moving from a start up organization to a global standard setter: progress report on the first two years; summary of key Doha conference of supporters – from industry, governments and civil society.
Green Chip Review: The 20-Year Solar Panel Market Guarantee
By Sam Hopkins | Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Solar panel stocks are at a major crossing point. In 2008, record oil prices caused a big push for clean energy. Demand for polysilicon drove prices up and producers’ share prices went along with them. Those who controlled the bulk of the …
Center for Financial Services Innovation at the 4th Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum in Dallas, TX, June 1-3, 2009.
Many currently serving this population realize the need for cross-sector partnerships to help underbanked consumers gain access to more and better financial services that provide an on-ramp to savings and asset building opportunities.
Federation Develops Express Application for Secondary Capital Investments
March 5, 2009 In response to the recent economic downturn and the potential cost of the Corporate CU Stabilization proposal on CDCUs across the nation, the Federation has developed a new Express Application for CDCUs in need of Secondary Capital. Read more… Hotel for Dogs download Hellbinders hd
Worldwatch Institute: 35 Years of What Women Want
March 5, 2009 Celebrating International Women’s Day and 35 Years of Gender Work As Worldwatch celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, we are proud to look back on 35 years of research promoting the essential role of gender equality in building a sustainable world. One of the first reports Worldwatch …