September 6th, 2010 RI News Alert: › South Africa issues draft responsible investing code for institutions › RI Briefing, September 6: Ethos, Hawkamah, IFC, Altman Group Click here to read the newsletter.
Over 100 insurers call for greater action to adapt the developing world to climate change
UNEP FI and partners launch global insurance industry statement on adapting to climate change in developing countries UNEP FI, in collaboration with three insurance initiatives, the Geneva Association, the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) and ClimateWise, will today launch a global insurance industry statement on adapting to climate change in …
Calls for radical rethink of derivatives body
By Gillian Tett Published: August 26 2010 19:45 | Last updated: August 26 2010 19:45 Five years ago, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association held a lavish 20th anniversary dinner among the dinosaur skeletons in London’s National History Museum. The mood was triumphant. No wonder: back then the derivatives market …
XXIII International Union of Forest Research Organizations World Congress – Final Summary
Publication of Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) www.iisd.ca Email: [email protected] SUMMARY OF THE XXIII IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS 23-28 AUGUST 2010 The XXIII IUFRO World Congress, organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), took place from 23-28 August 2010 in Seoul , Republic of Korea . The Congress was …
CFSI’s New Financial Capability Innovation Fund Now Accepting Proposals
The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) is pleased to announce the launch of a new grant fund—the Financial Capability Innovation Fund—to support promising nonprofit-led projects designed to help consumers better manage their finances and achieve financial prosperity.
CDCUs Receive $12.7 M from CDFI Fund
CDCUs Receive $12.7 MM from CDFI Fund in Recent Awards Low- and moderate-income communities across the nation will soon receive a boost to their local economies thanks to awards made today to 180 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund. The announcement was …
Geothermal: Getting Energy from the Earth
www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch05_ss4 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Book Byte August 31, 2010 The heat in the upper six miles of the earth’s crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world’s oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity …
The UNEP Finance Initiative launches Issue 2 of the Chief Liquidity Series at World Water Week in Stockholm
Impact of Water Scarcity on Power Generation Stockholm, September 6, 2010 – The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) launched Issue 2 of The Chief Liquidity Series focused on the Power Sector at an event entitled ‘Seeking Liquidity: Integrating Corporate Water Performance into the Core of Financial Services …
Nautricity completes first equity fundraising, secures CoRMaT licence
3 September 2010 DEALS NEWS Nautricity completes first equity fundraising, secures CoRMaT licence Ram Power’s takeover of Sierra Geothermal secures shareholder approval Algae Tec to go public by October Click here to read the newsletter.
Washington Rules – America’s Path to Permanent War by Andrew J. Bacevich, Metropolitan Books 2010
Review by Alan F Kay, Ethical Markets Advisory Board. A US Army officer highly regarded in military circles as well as a professor of history and international relations, Andrew J. Bacevich evolved over time — emerging as an honest, intelligent, entrancing and enticing writer and book author. Chapters in this …