Financial Reform Newsletter September 24, 2014 Broad group of public interest and labor organizations applaud the Dept. of Labor’s push to protect Americans’ retirement savings: Millions of hardworking Americans who have spent years saving for retirement are receiving financial guidance from professional advisers who are not obligated to act in …
REN21 Renewables Academy 2014: Programme available!
REN21 Renewables Academy 2014 Bonn/Germany Programme available Register now: 10-12 November 2014 Dear REN21 Contributors, Dear REN21 Network Members, The evolution of renewable energy over the past decade has surpassed all expectations. Global installed capacity and production from all renewable technologies have increased substantially, and supporting policies have continued to …
WHO WILL FEED CHINA?
WHO WILL FEED CHINA? www.earth-policy.org/blog/who_will_feed_china Earth Policy Release September 24, 2014 Twenty years ago, Lester Brown published an article in World Watch magazine entitled “Who Will Feed China?” A year later, he followed with a book of the same name. The article and book generated an enormous outcry from China …
Google CEO: They’re lying
“We should not be aligned with such people. They are just literally lying.” That’s what Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an infamous corporate lobbying group that pushes an agenda that denies the realities of climate change. Bravo to Schmidt for withdrawing Google’s membership …
Health and Social Services Mutuals and Cooperatives
Newsletter – September 24, 2014 Health and Social Services Mutuals and Cooperatives En route to innovation! On October 9 Jean-Pierre Girard, Expert Advisor at Productions LPS, will unveil a brand-new global report on the health and social services industry. Today he has agreed to share a handful of examples of …
Climate Science & Solutions Summit, October 6, 2014
Meeting the challenge of climate change ~ what policy makers and the public need to know. RSVP: www.facebook.com/FLSolutionsSummit
Public Banking Goes Live Online!
Public Banking Goes Live Online! The Santa Fe Symposium – Banking on New Mexico – will be live streamed on the web this coming Saturday, September 27. Click here for the main session at 9:30 MDT. Click here for the side session at 10:25 MDT. If you are working on …
New research on IR highlights major breakthroughs for business, and better engagement with investors
Integrated Reporting impacts market behaviour New research on <IR> highlights major breakthroughs for business, and better engagement with investors Under embargo until 9.30am (CEST – Madrid) Wednesday 24 September 2014 – Two research studies released today demonstrate the significant changes to behaviour triggered by Integrated Reporting <IR>. They reveal strong evidence of positive …
“What’s Possible” The U.N. Climate Summit Film
Below is the three minute film, titled “What’s Possible,” that was presented this morning to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York. This inspirational film shows that climate change is solvable. We have the technology to harness nature sustainably for a clean, prosperous energy future, but only if …
Future of Cities – Surge in Emerging Markets
We at Ethical Markets are wary of too much reliance on algorithms , unless frequently monitored and updated by humans ! For example, the takeover of Wall Street by algorithms and high-frequency trading led to the recent “ flash crashes” . Such future events are predicted by me and others …