NEW TOOL LETS YOU SEE HOW YOUR EVERYDAY (AND HOLIDAY) SPENDING IMPACTS POLITICS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2010 Contact: Gabriela Schneider 202-742-1520 WASHINGTON, DC – The Sunlight Foundation today launched Checking Influence, a web tool that analyzes your online bank or credit card statement to reveal how your everyday spending …
Cancún Climate Change Conference – Summary & Analysis
SUMMARY OF THE CANCUN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 29 NOVEMBER – 11 DECEMBER 2010 The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, took place from 29 November to 11 December 2010. The conference included the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework …
New partnership to help multinational companies operate responsibly
Joint OECD and Global Reporting Initiative Press Release Under STRICT embargo until: 15.00 CET Monday, 13 December 2010 New partnership to help multinational companies operate responsibly Companies worldwide will be given greater guidance and support on how to conduct their business responsibly and report on their sustainability performance thanks to …
Progress On Climate And Just Transition In Cancun, But Unions Demand Greater Government Efforts On The Way To Durban
Brussels/Cancun, 12 December 2010 (ITUC OnLine): Trade unions have welcomed the final agreement reached at the UN climate conference in Cancun, one that includes trade union demands for a just transition, while calling on all governments – particularly the most developed – to raise their sights by thetime of the …
13 farewell COP snippets: >Indian hero >Finance Fund mess >China shows the way > and more
Posted on 11. Dec, 2010 by Sean Kidney in blog As the Cancun sun sets …. Russia helps sink Kyoto / UK Climate Change Committee a hit / Climate Finance Fund gets up / China’s low carbon Five Year Plan … see below. 1. The UK Climate Change Committee (a …
Insights on Climate Change from New Perspectives
Focus on Trade Number 154, November 2010 We had hoped to get this out before the start of Cancun COP16, however technical problems with our (usually terrifically reliable) list manager riseup and the general chaos of the climate talks, got in the way. Nonetheless, these articles are still relevant, especially …
2010 at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: The Year in Review
The only thing Democrats, Republicans, and independents really agree on today is that the tone of political discourse in America is getting worse and that this incivility is “hurting our democracy,” according to a recent poll by SurveyUSA. At the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, we have 25 years of …
Who Wanted What?
Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:24 PM PST By James Kwak (to see graphics, links and comments) Look, I’m familiar with the argument for the tax cut deal. It’s not a terrible argument. In simple form, it goes, the top priorities are to stimulate the economy and to cushion the impact …
European ESG integration varies markedly: How much pay is too much for investment bankers?
RI News Alert: › Asset owners reasons for ESG integration vary markedly across Europe: survey Click here to read the newsletter.
Vestas wins US turbine order
DEALS NEWS Vestas wins US turbine order Clean Energy to acquire Northstar for $10.8m Aon Israel to undertake debt financing for Blue Sphere Click here to read the newsletter.