EFES NEWSLETTER – JULY 2011 New research on the impact of employee ownership A new research in the USA on the impact of employee ownership is the largest study ever on the connections among various forms of shared capitalism, organizational culture, and company performance. On the other hand, an important …
Money and Democracy Update
an e-newsletter about the movement to curb corporate influence in politics and restore our democracy Issue #70 • July 15, 2011 “Money and Democracy Update” is Public Citizen’s weekly e-newsletter about the intersection of money and politics. It is part of our ongoing campaign to track the results of — …
Newsletter – Rio+20: Making it Happen
With the just-ended High-level segment of the UN Economic and Social Council adopting a Ministerial Declaration, which emphasized the importance of education for sustainable development and to Rio+20, the current issue of Rio+20: Making it Happen newsletter highlights the link between education and sustainable development. It also features the 7 …
Japan: Responding Creatively To Crisis
“Other News” is a personal initiative seeking to provide information that should be in the media but is not, because of commercial criteria. It welcomes contributions from everybody. Work areas include information on global issues, north-south relations, governance of globalization. Roberto Savio //Reproduction in whole or in part without permission …
Why Banks Aren’t Lending: The Silent Liquidity Squeeze
Why Banks Aren’t Lending: The Silent Liquidity Squeeze Ellen Brown July 15, 2011 http://WebofDebt.com/articles Why aren’t banks lending to local businesses? The Fed’s decision to pay interest on $1.6 trillion in “excess” reserves is a chief suspect. Where did all the jobs go? Small and medium-sized businesses are the major …
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Helen M. Rake
An interview from Emerging ESG Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Helen M. Rake, Principal, Collins Capital Management, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America – July 1, 2011 By Geoffrey on July 1, 2011 Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about …
Better Place Argues That EVs Need Central Planner, Like Better Place
Better Place Argues That EVs Need Central Planner, Like Better Place A new study suggests that central charging is the only way to keep costs down and minimize grid impact. Petra Solar of New Jersey Goes to Petra, Jordan The 170-employee startup is installing one megawatt per month. New Jersey …
Q2 clean energy investment up 27%
Q2 clean energy investment up 27% The clean energy sector attracted $41.7 billion in new investment in the second quarter of 2011. More >>> ——————————————————————————– UK sets out to reform electricity market, cut carbon The UK government has set out reforms to the electricity market, with the aim of driving …
Corporate Paper Policies Paying Dividends for Recycling, FSC
The Latest News Corporate Paper Policies Paying Dividends for Recycling, FSC By Tilde Herrera Green paper procurement policies by large corporate buyers have boosted demand for responsibly sourced virgin fiber and helped drive paper recycling rates in the U.S. to record levels….Read More Honda Hits ‘Zero-Landfill’ Target in North America …
Carbon Bubble Growing, but Markets Aren’t Listening
Published on GreenBiz.com (http://www.greenbiz.com) ——————————————————————————– Carbon Bubble Growing, but Markets Aren’t Listening By James Leaton Created 2011-07-15 04:46 How much carbon dioxide would be released if all the proven fossil fuel reserves owned by public companies was burnt? Carbon Tracker’s estimate: 745 gigatonnes CO2. How much carbon dioxide can we …