New Tools: Publication of “Measure and Improve Your Labor Standards Performance” Handbook SAI & IFC Release their Practical Reference Book for the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation “Measure & Improve Your Labor Standards Performance” SAI is pleased to announce the publication of “Measure & Improve Your Labor Standards Performance,” a …
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
24 June 2010 DEALS NEWS… Total buys stake in biotechnology company Amyris to develop renewable fuels WHEB Ventures invests €4.4m in German energy efficiency company VIA Optronics Recurve raises $8m in Series B funding round Energy storage company SustainX locks $5.4m federal funding True Green Energy Group to IPO within …
Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue Bulletin – Vol. 173 No. 2 – Fifth Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change – Summary
Volume 173 Number 2 – Thursday, 24 June 2010 SUMMARY OF THE FIFTH RIGHTS AND RESOURCES INITIATIVE (RRI) DIALOGUE ON FORESTS, GOVERNANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE 22 JUNE 2010 The fifth Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change took place in Washington , D.C. , US …
“Chuck Prince” Is Going To Run This Bank (Into The Ground)
“Chuck Prince” Is Going To Run This Bank (Into The Ground) Posted: 23 Jun 2010 03:51 AM PDT By Simon Johnson “Breaking up big banks would actually increase system risk” is a refrain heard from top administration officials, ever more vocal after they helped kill the Brown-Kaufman amendment (that would …
Review by Alan F Kay of Dear Mr Buffet What an Investor Learns 1269 Miles from Wall Street
Dear Mr. Buffett – What an Investor Learns 1269 Miles from Wall Street by Janet Tavakoli, Wiley 2009 President of a Chicago-based firm that consults to financial institutions, institutional investors and hedge funds, Janet Tavakoli, met with the “Sage of Omaha,” Warren Buffett, when he was 74. Owner of Berkshire …
NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
23 June 2010 DEALS NEWS… Climate Change Capitals Property Fund makes final investment Petrobras invests $237.5m in biofuel joint venture ANZ lends $175m to Philippines geothermal company Energy Development Corporation Dong Energy gets approval for 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm Energy management platform developer GreenWave Reality raises $11m Click here …
Don’t Grab – Invest in Land
‘Don’t Grab – Invest in Land’ By Jaya Ramachandran IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis ROME (IDN) – There is a genuine alternative to land acquisitions in developing countries that would benefit both big investors and small farmers, claims new research. It shows how agricultural investments in developing nations can be structured as alternatives …
A New Future for Placemaking and Sustainability on Waterfronts
Planners, developers and city officials from Krakow to Kansas converged on Granville Island in Vancouver two weeks ago for Project for Public Spaces’ two-day Forum, “The Magic of Multi-Use Public Destinations.” As a vibrant place itself, Granville Island was the ideal setting for 45 participants to learn about the local …
ITUC OnLine – ITUC Congress debates global employment crisis and the call for stronger regulations of the financial sector
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine ITUC Congress debates global employment crisis and the call for stronger regulations of the financial sector. Vancouver, 23 June 2010: As the ITUC’s Congress moved into its second day, the state of the world economy and the global employment crisis continued to be heavily …
Zerocarbonbritain2030
Zerocarbonbritain2030 is a positive, realistic policy framework to eliminate emissions from fossil fuels within 20 years. http://www.zcb2030.org/