Linking energy efficiency to economic productivity: recommendations for improving the robustness of the U.S. economy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Resource Efficiency

“We at Ethical Markets endorse this sensible new model for valuing Energy assets , similar to Hazel Henderson’s view in “Fossilized Asset Allocation Still Mispricing Energy and Risks “ CSRWire and www.ethicalmarkets.com “   The evidence continues to mount. Energy efficiency is not just a way to save big money …

Ancient wisdom helps Maori students navigate business

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Not far from the sparkling Waitemata harbour sits the University of Auckland Business School, where sharp modern lines contrast with the carved portals of the university’s marae (meeting house). Chellie Spiller, the New Zealand school’s associate dean for Maori and Pacific, evokes the journey of the waka, the Maori oceangoing …

Financial Reform Newsletter: SEC addresses bonus culture on Wall Street, too-big-to-fail banks submit ‘living wills’, and more

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

   Financial Reform Newsletter July 2, 2015   SEC finally begins to address the corrupt bonus culture on Wall Street: The prospect of hundreds of billions of dollars in bonuses incentivized pervasive reckless, illegal and criminal conduct all across Wall Street in the years before the 2008 crash. For too many, getting …

WRI: China Makes New Climate Commitment

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

          WRI DIGEST   China Makes New Climate Commitment China committed to reduce its emissions intensity 60-65 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, a plan that WRI Climate Director Jennifer Morgan calls a “serious and credible contribution” to the global battle against climate change. Learn more. …