IOSCO/MR/15/2018 30 May 2018 Use of behavioural insights may help educate investors, say IOSCO/OECD Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the International …
Global Current Issues and Trends: June 2018
Global Current Issues and Trends: June 2018 Total US nonfarm payroll employment in May rose by 223,000 and after revisions, gains in March and April were 15,000 more than previously reported. After these revisions, the average job gains were 179,000 over the past 3 months. The national unemployment rate fell to …
WHEB launches Impact Report 2017
WHEB Annual Impact Report 2017 Interactive Impact Microsite Press Release We are delighted to share our latest Impact Report and new Impact Microsite with you – available on the links above. Our fourth Impact Report has a new and improved format as described in the press release. Most importantly, we …
NEW Toniic Report on 100% Impact Investing! T100: Powered Ascent
Launch of T100: Powered Ascent – Insights from the Frontier of Impact Investing 2018toniic is the global action community for impact investors ANNOUNCING THE THIRD REPORT IN THE T100 PROJECT: On behalf of all of us at Toniic, I am excited to share that we have just released T100: Powered Ascent – …
Environmental Audit Committee: Top Pension funds Mixed Response to Climate Change
UK’s top 25 Pension funds show mixed response to climate change 25-05-2018 01:01 AM BST The Environmental Audit Committee publishes responses it has received from the UK’s 25 largest pension funds Railways Pension fund green finance response 25-05-2018 01:00 AM BST
We can promote the FAIRR Index!
“Ethical Markets congratulates FAIRR on this important new Index which can steer investors toward healthier choices for nutrition, health and our environment, as well as alerting them to risks of over-investing in assets producing meat and other animal protein heavy diets. We cover similar concerns and list start-up opportunities in …
European Commission: new legislative proposals
European Commission releases its first legislative proposals on investor duties and sustainable taxonomy Today, the European Commission released the first legislative package under the Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth. There are four proposals: 1. A unified EU classification system (‘taxonomy’) 2. Investors’ duties and disclosures 3. Low-carbon benchmarks …
The Carbon Scorecard’s New Measure of Carbon Risk Exposure
“Ethical Markets is pleased to see S & P upgrading its measuring the green transition beyond fossilized sectors by this association with Carbon Tracker, a trusted source on risks of fossil assets, as we also cover in our Green Transition Scoreboard®. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ May 2018In this edition, we …
Learn from Costa Rica; a 4IR operating system for society; 3.8 Earths
Grüezi mitenand! Welcome to the World Economic Forum’s weekly newsletter. Most shared Enhancing well-being. A Nobel Laureate in economics on what Costa Rica can teach the world. Half the world is still offline. Why and how to build an Internet for All. On the Agenda It starts with blockchain. An …
May 2018 Policy Update from ASBC
ASBC Releases The Power of Sustainable Purchasing Report Purchasing has the power to help mitigate environmental damage, reduce income inequality, and build strong local economies, but only if we make the commitment to invest in our future by investing in sustainable companies. ASBC’s new report, The Power of Sustainable Purchasing, …