Crowdfunding Update: CCA Partners with Cambridge & Booth on First Comprehensive Assessment of the Alternative Finance Marketplace for the Americas

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

CCA Partners with Cambridge & Chicago on First Comprehensive Alternative Finance Study for the Americas Dear All, The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Chicago Booth School of Business have launched the 2015 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking Study. This …

Urban Indicators: an In-Depth Report from the European Commission

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Urban Indicators for Sustainable Cities: new In-depth Report Urban sustainability indicators are tools that allow planners, managers and policymakers to gauge the socio-economic and environmental impact of existing urban designs, infrastructures, policies, waste disposal systems, pollution and citizens’ access to services. They allow cities to monitor the success of sustainability …

Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

The Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development offers one-week intensive executive programmes for educators, leaders and communicators that provides unique insights and methodologies for incorporating sustainability values into professional activities. The Center is located on a natural reserve at the University for Peace in Costa Rica. 2016 Programme …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Carbon content of temperate forests overestimated, study suggests Algae could be a new green power source Storing solar energy underground for a cloudy day Electric mobility contributes decisively to climate protection Climate study finds evidence of global shift in the 1980s No substantive evidence for ‘pause’ in global warming Earth …

Water Climate Bond Standard Opens for Public Consultation

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Water Climate Bond Standard Opens for Public Consultation Climate Bonds releases Draft Water Standard for international public consultation Now open for comment, the Water Standard has been developed throughout 2015 by a Technical Working Group (TWG) and Industry Working Group (IWG), convened by the Climate Bonds Initiative, Ceres, CDP and …