This Fund Sees The Trees—And The Forest

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

How do you profitably invest in a sustainably harvested forest while directing efforts toward clean water protection, flood control, habitat for fish and wildlife, soil building and carbon storage? Industrial timberland is managed solely for the wood in the trees, but Ecotrust Forest Management, based in Portland, Ore., invests by …

Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate Content: The 2015 New Climate Economy Report, from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate 2015 is a year of unprecedented opportunity.  This year’s landmark intergovernmental conferences –  the International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis …

OECD Green Growth Newsletter: July 2015 – Issue Twenty-Nine

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Contents ·     Retrospective: o OECD on the Road to #COP 21 – Climate Lecture by the Secretary-General, 3 July 2015. o International Tax Dialogue on Tax and the Environment, 1-3 July 2015. ·     Recent and Forthcoming Publications ·     Save the date: GGKP Webinar – Towards Green Growth? Tracking Progress, 27 …

Public Banking Institute News: July 7, 2015

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Public Banking Institute News: July 7, 2015 Hi Hazel! — As we see examples overseas of the disasters–and resistance–created by big banks and unaccountable financial institutions, we also see some great local stories about the ongoing campaigns for public banking in America.  The Promise of Public Banking in Seattle The …

Emailing: $283 bln of Liquefied Natural Gas ‘uneconomic’ to 2025 Carbon Tracker Initiative

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Emailing: $283 bln of Liquefied Natural Gas ‘uneconomic’ to 2025 Carbon Tracker Initiative [Subscribe] Sign up to our newsletter   $283 bln of Liquefied Natural Gas ‘uneconomic’ to 2025 Date: 6 July 2015 Related report: Read report Potential LNG projects get left on the shelf, limiting growth LONDON/NEW YORK, July …

EDUCATION ‘ESSENTIAL TO VISION OF A LIFE OF DIGNITY FOR ALL, ‘ SAYS BAN AT NORWAY SUMMIT

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Beyond GDP

   Web version   New York Jul 7 2015 1:00PM     UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the Oslo Summit on Education for Development. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas   EDUCATION ‘ESSENTIAL TO VISION OF A LIFE OF DIGNITY FOR ALL,’ SAYS …