The Blue Economy – Report to the Club of Rome 100 innovations – presented weekly over 2 years Dear Reader, This is a special week for the relationship between Europe, the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Blue Economy: Gunter Pauli has the honor to accompany Her Majesty the Queen Mother …
Calvert Social Index Actions
BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Calvert’s Sustainability Research Department has submitted the following recommendations regarding action within the Calvert Social Index®. If approved, the following recommendations will be effective when the Calvert Social Index Committee convenes its quarterly meeting in December 2010.
ENB on the Side – Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity – Issue #1
Lessons Learned from Tracking the Current Target, and Next Steps for Post-2010 Presented by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change The session on lessons learned from tracking the 2010 Biodiversity Target and next steps for post-2010 was chaired by Leon Bennun, Birdlife International, who noted that the key question …
Earth Negotiations Bulletin: CBD COP 10 HIGHLIGHTS
The morning plenary heard opening remarks and addressed organizational issues. In the afternoon, Working Group I (WG I) considered inland waters, mountain, and marine and coastal biodiversity. WG II addressed: progress toward the 2010 biodiversity target and the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO); and the revised strategic plan, biodiversity target and …
Trade Unions Call for Action on Biodiversity
Brussels, 20 October 2010 (ITUC OnLine): Maintaining biodiversity is a central issue for working people and their communities around the planet, including through the creation of decent jobs, protection of livelihoods and ensuring resilience to climate change, according to the ITUC in its submission to biodiversity talks currently underway in …
Cyberwars go industrial?
Concerns about cyber-security and the growing threats are not new. Stuxnet, a piece of malware which appeared to target Iranian nuclear facilities, was. Are we witnessing the beginning of a new phase in cyber threats?
Can Accountants Save the World?
Reprinted with permission from ICAEW Global financial meltdown is bad enough but what about catastrophic climate change? Floods in China and Pakistan, forest fires in Russia, drought in Australia – the ‘climate crunch’ could be more devastating than the credit crunch. Accountants were at the heart of the operation to …
RI News Alert Theme of the Month: Financial transaction taxes: the common sense approach
RI News Alert: › Twelve UK asset owners sign up to new Stewardship Code Features: Theme of the Month: Financial transaction taxes: the common sense approach ESG Headlines from IPE.com: › Swiss roundup: Complementa MBO, Swiss BVK scandal Conference Announcement: G20 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) International Conference 28th of …
Financial Transaction Taxes: The Commonsense Approach by Hazel Henderson
For Responsible Investor, October 19th, 2010 Despite the special pleadings of high frequency traders (HFT), the SEC’s initial report on the May 6, 2010, “flash crash” shows them as bogus. “Providing liquidity” claims for HFT turned out to be false – liquidity disappeared when needed. Price discovery was hampered by …
New Energy News: What the Public Doesn’t Know About Climate Change Will Be Costly
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines TODAY AT NEWENERGYNEWS, 10-18: * TODAY’S STUDY: WHAT THE PUBLIC DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE COSTLY * QUICK NEWS, 10-18: QUICK NEWS, 10-18: OCEAN WIND BENEFITS BEGIN; NEW WIRES FOR OCEAN WIND; FISHERMEN GOOD WITH OCEAN WIND; WATCH-OUTS ON OCEAN WIND SUNDAY WORLD, 10-17 (Ireland …