The NYT just reported the ultra-rich fear a wealth tax would dis-incentivize them. So why haven’t high-end tax cuts incentivized them to ease income inequality and boost capital investment? Register NOW for the ASBC Sustainable Business & Advocacy Summit: “Making Capitalism Work for All” – Dec. 10-11, 2019 in DC …
New partnership with the Japan Financial Services Agency
Supporting climate risk analysis in Japan Following our successful application for the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) special research fellowship, we are proud to announce a new partnership to conduct an impact evaluation of climate-related risks to Japan’s financial stability. The project will be led by Jakob Thomae, managing director at 2° Investing …
The trial of the century
Big Oil has profited from the sale of fossil fuels for the better part of a century, helping poison the atmosphere and speed global warming. In recent years, U.S. cities, states and environmental groups have turned to the courts, hoping to punish these energy giants. Specifically, they allege that executives hid their knowledge of humanity’s role in …
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the way to Fight Global Poverty
“These three new Bank of Sweden Prizewinners (often confused with actual Nobel Prizes): MIT’s Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer were a surprise to many, including this author, see my review below of their book, “Poor Economics“ (2011). Many also questioned their reliance on using the method …
World Future Forum 2019 Newsletter
“Ethical Markets welcomes all this good news from the World Future Council, whose founder, Jakob von Uexkull is on our global Advisory Board and, a longtime personal friend, see this TV program on his “Right Livelihood Awards“from 2005! We hope that Alexandra Wandel, the current CEO of the WFC will …
IIRC Stakeholder Survey 2019
Stakeholder Survey 2019 IIRC Stakeholder Feedback Survey We are keen to hear your views on integrated reporting so that we can continue to improve how we engage with you on this important global movement and shape our future strategy and plans. We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes …
Business calls for bold climate policies at UN Summit
“Ethical Markets welcomes all our partners’ initiatives who, as progressive business and NGO leaders, are stepping up their investment in science-based, green investments now helping build long -term inclusive, knowledge-richer sustainable societies worldwide, as we document in our Green Transition Scoreboard reports. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ Don’t come with a speech, come with a …
The Guardian joins forces with 250 newsrooms to cover the climate crisis
The Guardian joins forces with 250 newsrooms to cover the climate crisis Yesterday, The Guardian released The Silenced, the story of government scientists whose research was muzzled by the Trump administration. Image credit: Máximo Tuja.You’ll be seeing increased coverage of the climate crisis in The Guardian this week—and across the …
Register Now: Webinar on Advancing Sustainable Investing in Japan
Global session will cover how to further accelerate sustainable investing in Japan Monday, September 30th, at 8:00pm ET (US and Canada)/Tuesday, October 01, at 9:00am GMT+9 (Japan) What: Earlier this month, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) released a new report that identifies the challenges …
SDG Update – 24 September 2019
Survey SDG Update Survey How do you use the SDG Knowledge Hub – and how can we improve? Please complete our short survey by Friday. Guest articles To Boost Climate Ambition, We Must Close the “Production Gap” If world leaders don’t curb the ongoing drive to expand fossil fuel production, it …