Alert for new EMS standard

kristySRI/ESG News

Alert for new EMS standard ISO 14006:2011 Environmental Management Systems – Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign Ecodesign is increasingly in the forefront of business planning. The last few years have seen a growing volume of product-related environmental legislation and an increasing market expectation that businesses are addressing the environmental impacts of …

Imposed Austerity vs Chosen Simplicity: Who Will Pay For Which Adjustments?

kristyGlobal Citizen

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Crowdfunding Update – LegalizeCrowdfunding.org Launches, Compromise Ideas pushed, Speaking Engagements

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News, Crowdfunding

Here’s the latest from the guys leading the charge to legalize Crowdfund Investing (CFI) in Washington, DC. LegalizeCrowdfunding.org goes live. Already 138 entrepreneurs have registered to create 2,500+ jobs, which will have over $100M in stimulus! Let’s show Washington, DC the power of Crowdfund Investing! If you are an, 1. …

Mass unemployment the “spectre at the G20 finance ministers feast”

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Trade unions on the move for Rio+20 ACT NOW! Domestic workers – 12 by 12 START NOW! News Mass unemployment the “spectre at the G20 finance ministers feast” The international union movement said G20 Finance Ministers will fail their populations if they don’t take action to raise job creation and …

38th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved

kristyCommunity Development Solutions

38th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved June 13-16, 2012 | Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Conference to Highlight Cooperative Finance New Keynote Speakers Confirmed! The Federation has fully embraced the United Nations’ declaration of 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, which recognizes the contributions of cooperative enterprises worldwide, including credit …

Philippines to Host 4th Annual Global CSR Summit 2012

kristyGlobal Citizen

Philippines to Host 4th Annual Global CSR Summit 2012 As Asia begins to lead the world as the main economic engine, issues that have become important include corporate ethics among executives, innovative and sustainable growth, integration and fair distribution of wealth among societies, and accelerating the rate of innovation in …