Horyou announces the second edition of its Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum, SIGEF 2015. It will bring together stakeholders from around the world, showcasing and promoting effective solutions for a sustainable future for all. The second edition of the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum at the Bâtiment des …
How to end deforestation? Hit companies where they hurt
Fighting haze and deforestation in our own backyard How to solve the haze and deforestation crisis? Hit companies where it hurts, by mandating banks and investors to have codes that prevent loans to – or investments in – firms that aid deforestation and illegal burning. READ FULL STORY Shell ends …
New book in Science and Technology from University Press of Florida
Mission Control Inventing the Groundwork of Spaceflight MICHAEL PETER JOHNSON Brave astronauts, flaring rockets, and majestic launches are only one side of the story of spaceflight. Any mission to space depends on years–if not decades–of work by thousands of dedicated individuals on the ground. These are the people whose …
World experts meet in Buenos Aires to rethink the future of Latin America and the Caribbean
World experts meet in Buenos Aires to rethink the future of Latin America and the Caribbean IDB-INTAL organizes a conference on the impact of technology on regional integration, trade and Latin American economies Read full article
Energy Storage Newsletter – AES Launches Asset-Backed Securities Based on Portfolio of Distributed Solar Generation
TOP NEWS FROM GTM 09.28.15 | Eric Wesoff Energy Jobs: Rumors of Crane Ouster at NRG, Plus Moves at Conergy, Sunverge, 8minutenergy and More ? The NRG “reset” could result in some management changes at the top. Plus, executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC. 09.25.15 | …
Join Riane Eisler for 2 classes in Octobe
Outdated dynamics of gender and power are undermining our well-being and economic prosperity… Join Riane Eisler in October for two conversations about real wealth October 7: Counting Care In: Introduction to Social Wealth Economic Indicators – FREE! 11am-noon Pacific Counting Care In: An Introduction to Social Wealth Economic …
Register now for NPCC 2015 and attend NCBA CLUSA’s panel on succession planning
There’s still time to register for NCBA CLUSA’s 2015 National Purchasing Cooperatives Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, next week and participate in timely, essential discussions like our panel on succession planning. Baby Boomers between the ages of 60 and 70 currently own an estimated 6 to 8 million closely-held family businesses in …
Financial Engines CIO Chris Jones Champions Conflict-Free Advice
Financial Engines CIO Chris Jones Champions Conflict-Free Advice Jones, whose firm blends technology with personalized service, supports efforts to hold his industry to a higher fiduciary standard Investors Follow Alpha Toward Sustainability The University of California is among investors discovering that sustainable investing can be healthy for planet and …
10:30 am October 2nd launch of the 2105-16 State of the Future at the Woodrow Wilson Center
Please let you Washington friends know http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/10/prweb12991654.htm
GreenMoney Oct15_The Solutions Issue
Janine Benyus of Biomimicry 3.8 interviewed by Katherine Collins of Honeybee Capital What does biomimicry have to do with GreenMoney? Well, everything. Biomimicry is the conscious emulation of nature’s wisdom, a methodology that is based not on harvesting nature but on learning from nature. This approach is beginning to shape …