Crashing The Party

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

“We at Ethical Markets supported IEX in its accreditation at the SEC as the USA’s 13th national securities exchange.  Now the newly launched MEMEX  (Members Exchange) is trying to compete, but apparently without the fairness and ethical features of IEX and its famous “speed bump” which helps to  repulse high-frequency …

The Washington Post: Why is Congress so dumb? We dumped in-house experts, and now lobbyists think for us.

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets highly recommends this information-packed, insightful review by Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr.  of how the US Congress  literally lost its mind, beginning in 1996! Pascrell shows how the key research agencies were decimated, most notably the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)  which was shut down, as well as others …

The MacArthur Foundation Invests In Climate Solutions- And In Fossil Fuels : AltEnergyStocks.com

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets has shown since 2009 with our annual Green Transition Scoreboard ® reports (free downloads at www.ethicalmarkets.com) that there are ample opportunities to invest in the rising global green sectors worldwide.  Our annual tracking of such green private investments is now at a cumulative $9.3 trillion. No more excuses …

Zevin’s Q4 2018 Impact Update

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets salutes the continuing leadership of Robert Zevin and his pioneering of SRI/ESG responsible investing and shareholder engagement on social and environmental issues, locally and globally. Read their latest Impact Update. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“   I’m happy to present an overview of our shareholder advocacy and engagement for the …

7 Charts That Show the World Is Actually Getting Better

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Beyond GDP

“While I wrote a glowing review of Hans Rosling’s work in his posthumously published book “FACTFULLNESS“ (2018), we at Ethical Markets  believe that the Chart on money-denominated GDP metric is destructive of social , environmental and other longer-term values, as well as the Earth’s climate. We use the United Nation’s …

42% of coal capacity is unprofitable finds our global analysis; see the report and interactive portal, plus analyst notes, news of the month and more.

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Resource Efficiency, Beyond GDP

“More excellent research from Carbon Tracker helping to avoid mis-investment decisions! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ Powering Down Coal: New global coal analysis and interactive portal Our latest report Powering Down Coal finds that it’s currently cheaper to build entirely new renewable capacity than continue running 36% of coal plants. The analysis …

Waste Removal for Tank Closure Project Underway at Savannah River Site; Hanford Team Successfully Installs Tank Farm Barriers; and much more!

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets has been tracking on our annual Green Transition Scoreboard® reports (free downloads at www.ethicalmarkets.com), not only progress in shifting finance from 19th and 20th century fossilized and nuclear energy to cleaner, knowledge-richer, green economies worldwide, but also the multi billions of horrendous social and environmental costs and waste, …

VERGE Weekly: From breakdown to breakthrough

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Beyond GDP

“We recommend you enjoy this lively, fact-filled report from our friends at GREENBIZ. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ By Shana Rappaport, Vice President & Executive Director, VERGE Like many of you, I’ve freshly returned from holiday travels and am only just beginning to get my head wrapped around what the new year has …