Review by Hazel Henderson, author, Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (2006) With the US housing market in deep disarray and millions of additional foreclosures expected in 2011, a more realistic approach to housing is desperately needed. Washington is still grid-locked on further financial reform beyond the Dodd-Frank law passed …
From ‘Peak Freak’ to Peak Chic
By Nick Hodge | Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 It’s a great time to be an Energy & Capital reader. It’s an even better time if you’ve been following our advice over the past five years. Since 2006, we’ve been bringing you practical investment analysis for the new energy economy. From …
Shaping Tomorrow Insight Newsletter: Pollution and health
Pollution may be having a far greater and longer lasting effect on our health than we realised. New research, while not yet conclusive, indicates potentially strong links with obesity, intelligence, autism and cancer. Consumers may demand action and governments may get tough on polluters. What is changing? Research in Spain …
Reaching the Tipping Point: Majority of States Have Now Adopted Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2010): While the prospect of passing a comprehensive national energy policy remains uncertain for the 112th Congress, two states reminded the country last week that bold energy efficiency policies, which will save consumers and businesses millions in wasted energy costs, can win bipartisan support. On December …
Report: Connect U.S. Fund Event with UNSG Ban Ki-moon
Overview On December 14, 2010, the Connect U.S. Fund, in partnership with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and with assistance from the Ford Foundation, the Ploughshares Fund, and the United Nations Foundation, held a community-wide meeting with over 150 participants and 16 high-level panelists, including keynote speaker UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. …
Back into the black for SRI and green themed fund sales
RI News Alert: › Back into the black for SRI and green themed fund sales › Call for regulatory guidance on Stewardship Code for UK funds Click here to read the newsletter.
Schumacher College Newsletter December 2010: Responding to a growing demand for practical skills
Responding to a growing demand for practical skills These are exciting times for us here at Schumacher College, as we prepare the ground for two new strands of practically-based courses to complement our existing curriculum in the area of sustainable land use and ecological design, build and refurbishment. We need …
Walden Asset Management eValues, December 2010: ESG Integration: A Broader View
A report commissioned by the U.N.-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the U.N. Environmental Programme Finance Initiative found that global environmental damage caused by human activity totaled $6.6 trillion, equivalent to 11 percent of global GDP in 2008… Click here for full article Of Deficits and Debt While the …
Cost Details Of The Uk Offshore Wind Boom
Newenergynews Daily Headlines Click Here For Main Page: Http://Www.Newenergynews.Net/ Today At Newenergynews, 12-20: * Today’s Study: Cost Details Of The Uk Offshore Wind Boom * Quick News, 12-20: China Coming For U.S. Wind; New Illinois Wind; Feds Approve Power Line Pay Plan; Calif To R-A-M New Energy Sunday World, 12-19: …
Calvert Social Index Actions
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 March 2011. ADDITIONS: None. DELETIONS: Universal Health Services, …