Archive for July, 2009
Responsible investment in private equity – a guide for limited partners
Posted July 24, 2009 This guide describes some of the unique characteristics of private equity investments and provides suggestions on how the PRI Principles could be applied to the asset class. It aims to help LPs assess the extent to which a GP’s investment and ownership processes are consistent with the LP’s own commitments as a PRI [...]
Advancing Economic Stability Through Transparency, Coordinated Oversight and Robust Enforcement
Advancing Economic Stability Through Transparency, Coordinated Oversight and Robust Enforcement
NLC to Offer Technical Assistance on Connecting Residents to the Financial Mainstream
by Sarah Bainton Kahn Cities are invited to apply for the 2009 Bank On Cities Campaign, a one-year technical assistance initiative sponsored by NLC that will help participating cities connect residents to mainstream financial services and products. NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) will provide customized [...]
Sustainable Business Weekly: Sustainable Packaging Industry Could Grow 25% per Year
Posted July 24, 2009 Environmental Regulatory Changes & Smart Strategic Responses The news that international leaders in Italy were not able to commit to strong, binding climate change agreements probably doesn't surprise anybody. "It is no small task for 17 leaders to bridge their differences on an issue like climate change," said president [...]
Advance Materials: 19 Nations on the Global Economic Crisis – New Poll
Posted July 24, 2009 The poll finds that the public in 14 of 19 nations surveyed feel that their government's efforts to address the economic crisis do not go far enough. Three additional publics lean to this view. Most publics favor government support for troubled companies and a global body that would monitor large financial [...]
Federation Promotes “CURE” for Community Development CUs
Virtual Network Provides Confidential, Free Advice to CU Professionals (July 22, 2009 - New York, NY) The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) is pleased to announce CURE (Credit Union Retired Executives), a virtual network of retired credit union executives who volunteer their time and expertise to provide [...]
New Obama Appliance Standards Could Slash U.S.Energy Use, Cut Global Warming Emissions and Save Consumers Money
Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2009): Strong new national appliance standards for 26 common household and business products planned during President Obama's current term could slash total U.S. electricity use by over 1,900 terawatt-hours (1.9 trillion kilowatt-hours) cumulatively by 2030 while saving consumers and businesses over $123 billion, [...]
The Smart Grid 2010: Market Segments, Applications and Industry Players
Posted July 24, 2009 A confluence of concerns including grid reliability, national energy security and climate change has ushered in a period of rapid investment, increased competition and strengthened political will to develop and deploy Smart Grid technologies around the globe. The past six months have seen an influx of new entrants, such as [...]
Global Peace Index
Global Peace Index The 2010 rankings are here! This year 149 nations of the world have been ranked by their peacefulness and the results have stimulated some very interesting analysis. Discover the thermal maps, and download the Results Report and the Discussion Paper.
Women and girls have been discriminated against for too long in a twisted interpretation of the word of God.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Losing My Religion for Equality, by Jimmy Carter After several years of trying to bring about change from the inside, Jimmy Carter has announced that he's severing his ties with the Southern Baptist church over its treatment of women. As I post this news, I find myself thinking of what Greenpeace activists had to say [...]
