In less than three weeks Positive Money Europe is co-hosting an exciting event at the European Parliament in Brussels, together with Ramon Tremosa and Pervenche Berès, members of the European Parliament. Event: Building up a more democratic and gender- balanced European Central Bank Venue: European Parliament, PHS 5B1 (Brussels) …
Special Issue: Economics and the Ecosystem
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IIRC Newsletter-Registration for Global Conference 2019
Have you registered to attend the IIRC’s Global Conference 2019? This year, we will be discussing and analysing the ever evolving understanding of what constitutes value. Helping businesses drive an innovative and modern approach to business, ensuring their business models reflect some of the seismic shifts in technology, globalization and …
Market Concentration Is Threatening the US Economy – Joseph Stiglitz
“Ethical Markets commends these views from economists Joseph Stiglitz and Dani Rodrik, who both understand the need for reducing inequality in our economies. We hope they both fully support, as we do, along with our colleagues at the American Sustainable Business Council’s 250,000 small business members, fully support the Resolution …
Business is driving climate progress
We can be that example – we have to inspire people.” Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica Welcome to the February edition of the We Mean Business coalition newsletter. This month has seen significant progress towards the zero-carbon economies of the future, with key developments …
Global Current Issues and Trends: March 2019
The US government shutdown affected the February report of only 20,000 new jobs after the temporary layoffs of the 800,000 federal employees, contractors and service businesses affected by the shutdown. The national unemployment rate declind to 3.8% in February as people went back to work and job searches. Unemployed persons declined …
NEWS: Global Investors Demand 20 US Electricity Generators Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
GLOBAL INVESTORS LAUNCH INITIATIVE TO WIPE OUT CARBON POLLUTION AT COUNTRY’S LARGEST POWER UTILITIES Coalition Representing $1.8 Trillion in Global Assets Sets Net-Zero Carbon Deadline For Big Polluters Just Twenty Companies Responsible for Half of Power Sector’s Carbon Emissions NEW YORK, NY and WASHINGTON, D.C., February 28, 2019 – As the push …
The Economist-Thirsty Planet
“This Special Report by The Economist “Thirsty Planet“ draws attention to the planet’s less than 3% freshwater crisis on which all current human food supplies and clean drinking water depend. This freshwater crisis, caused by mis-use, waste and pollution, requires immediate attention by all sectors and new priorities for governments …
SVC-Call for Speakers and Sessions
SVC’s premier conference is set to take November 13-15 at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, CA and registrations are already flowing in. We’ve taken the time to review years of feedback from IC, SVN, and last year’s first combined conference (IC-SVN) to identify best practices as we craft the agenda …
Latest from Ellen Brown : “QE Forever: The Fed’s Dramatic About-face”
QE Forever: The Fed’s Dramatic About-face Posted on February 21, 2019 by Ellen Brown “Quantitative easing” was supposed to be an emergency measure. The Federal Reserve “eased” shrinkage in the money supply due to the 2008-09 credit crisis by pumping out trillions of dollars in new bank reserves. After the crisis, …