Agriculture Criteria: Public Consultation Open till March 2020: Beginning of 2020 sector criteria development

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Agriculture Criteria: Public Consultation Open till March 2020: Beginning of 2020 sector criteria development Expansion of the Climate Bonds Standard into sustainable agriculture The public consultation for the proposed Agriculture Criteria starts today and will close on 31st March 2020. We’re looking forward to receiving your feedback.   Climate-aligned agriculture The implementation of sustainable …

Edelman survey: “Capitalism Does more Harm than Good”!!

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Beyond GDP, Transforming Finance, Latest Headlines

“Ethical Markets highly recommends this Survey on trust, issued by Edelman at Davos.  With thanks to our partner, Prof Edward Saltzberg, CEO of ASU’s “Security & Sustainability Forum“ podcasts!   How people feel about capitalism!   ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ Survey: Capitalism ‘doing more harm than good,’ and technology is ‘out of control’ …

Direct From Davos: Our Top Takeaways

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

“Ethical Markets welcomes all the truth-telling at Davos this year:   Watch Just Capital’s Paul Tudor Jones commenting on the current global financial bubble, debt overhangs, negative interest rates pushing investors into these stock market assets.   Financial leaders discussing ETF bubbles over-relying on passive indexes with a few fashionable …

Your Daily Davos update: Europe’s Green New Deal; Davos 2020 comes to a close

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

For key sessions, big moments, and a look behind the scenes, follow our liveblog, updated throughout the Annual Meeting   What just happened? Yesterday’s highlights German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the climate, refugees, Libya and more. Microsoft’s CEO made a case for data dignity. We heard four different ways to …

NY TIMES: G.D.P. is broken …

Jay OwenBeyond GDP, Latest Headlines

“Ethical Markets is happy to see this repudiation of GDP in the New York Times!  We have been advocating this expansion of GDP for three decades, and notably in the European Union’s “BEYOND GDP“ conference in 2009  www.beyond-gdp.eu, in which I served on the advisory group and organizing committee.  Also …

Financially Advantageous Approaches To Sustain The Ecosystem

LaRae LongGreen Prosperity, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

“Ethical Markets highly recommends this article “Financially Advantageous Approaches to Sustain the Ecosystem” by NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell, which outlines the best ways forward to accelerate the shift from fossilized industrial sectors to the fully competitive, renewable, highly-efficient circular economies we have tracked in our Green Transition Scoreboard® annually …

Century Foundation’s new definition of “green jobs”, laying the groundwork for free college

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets highly recommends this data-rich, comprehensive classification of ”Green Jobs“.  We agree and have also promoted this kind of re-classification over the years. ~Hazel Henderson,  Editor“ A ROUND-UP OF THE BEST FROM TCF ON: EDUCATION  |  ECONOMY & JOBS  |  RIGHTS & JUSTICE FEATURED REPORT Redefining Green Jobs for a Sustainable …