5th Annual Sustainable Investing Conference, 3rd Annual Endowment and Foundation Chief Investment Officer Roundtable & more—upcoming at CFANY

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

5th Annual Sustainable Investing Conference Friday, November 30, 2018 Straight from the source, hear about the long-term experiences of preeminent investor Jeremy Grantham (Co-founder, Chief Investment Strategist, GMO) with regard to sustainable investing and market cyclicality.   Join CFANY on Friday, November 30, to gain insight on topics including Long-Termism, …

DealBook Briefing: Facebook Is on the Defensive

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

Good  morning.  Josh Edelson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Facebook pleads ignorance over its latest scandal After an NYT article on Wednesday described how Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg ignored warning signs of looming crises and then tried to conceal them, the social network fought back: • Ms. Sandberg wrote in …

Global Warming’s Worst-Case Projections Look Increasingly Likely – MIT Technology Review

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Earth Systems Science, Beyond GDP

“Once again, we are reminded of the urgency of ending the fossilized industrial model and shifting by as early as 2030 to the renewably-resourced, knowledge-richer, circular economies and scaling up these technological means already available, to avoid disastrous global warming.  We can also capture CO2  efficiently, as we show in …

Whole-System Sustainability — a new CSR paradigm

LaRae LongGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

We at Ethical Markets are delighted that our partner and Advisory Board member Frank Dixon’s work expanded from his pioneering methods of assessing corporate performance at Innovest, is now advancing this metric to Whole System Sustainability.  Congratulations Frank! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” Whole-System Sustainability — a new CSR paradigm Frank Dixon …

TCFD implementation in Europe

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

You’re invited: EU Non-financial reporting When: 29th November, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (CET), followed by drinks reception. Where: ACCA 14 Rue de la Science, 1040 Belgium (register here) Join CDSB and CDP for the release of a new report looking at the corporate implementation of the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive. This report …

Southern Hemisphere Launch – Climate Bonds Flagship Report

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

Global green finance market update reflects growth directions LONDON 31/10/18:00 BST: The global green bond market continues to boom, and Australia should position itself for that growth, Climate Bonds’ Head of Markets Bridget Boulle will inform a finance sector and investor audience at Climate Bonds Initiative’s flagship report, ‘Bonds and Climate …