[CDB-L] The Next 25 Years of Finance & Business [GreenMoney – S/O 17 issue]

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

For Community Development Bankers – Here is the second of *GreenMoney’s 25th Anniversary Issues* (Sept/Oct 17) on “The Next 25 Years of Sustainable Responsible Impact Investing and Business.” This special issue features a variety of financial and business leaders including *Mary Barra*, CEO of General Motors Co; *Joe Keefe*, CEO …

Scalability: Upshifting from Micro- to Macro-Level Sustainability

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Greentech, Beyond GDP

NEW METRICS Scalability: Upshifting from Micro- to Macro-Level Sustainability In a textbook demonstration of unfortunate asymmetry, sustainability problems typically develop incrementally, accreting undetected in the background. Sustainability solutions, on the other hand, generally afford us such luxury: When sustainability thresholds loom near, solutions require an exponential pace and scale totally …

SDG Update – 4 September 2017

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP

GUEST ARTICLES A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Visualising the SDG Challenges Hans Mommaas, Director-General, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Over the last few decades, people have become increasingly aware of the global and systemic nature of many of our environmental problems today. This is recognized in the 2030 …

TBLI 20th Anniversary-Meet the ESG and Impact Investing Thought Leaders 

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

Where to meet ESG & Impact Investors? Register for TBLI CONFERENCE-CELEBRATING 20 Years TBLI CONFERENCE™ NORDIC 20th Anniversary Celebration Sept. 28-29, 2017 Nasdaq, Stockholm   23 Days to Go. Register Now!   New Confirmed Speakers Matthew Smith Head of Sustainable Investments – Storebrand   Viola Lutz Head Investor Relations- Institutional Shareholder Services …

We Mean Business August 2017 Newsletter

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

  In addition to helping to mitigate climate change, procuring electricity from renewables is turning out to be extremely beneficial for our business.” Arvind Bodhankar, CSO, Tata Motors Welcome to the We Mean Business coalition August newsletter, direct from the Business and Climate Summit in New Delhi, where we are hearing …

This Month: The Future of Work Hits the Road and Momentum Grows Against Anonymous Companies in the U.S.

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets supports these efforts to  make companies more transparent.  ~Hazel Henderson, Editor”   Purpose-Driven CEOs: Steady Leaders in Turbulent Times  In the past two years, we have seen an upsurge in CEOs staking bold leadership positions on issues ranging from immigration and refugees to climate change. This month, B Team …

IIRC Newsletter

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

IIRC releases 2016 Integrated Report with compelling new evidence of global progress We have now released our 2016 integrated report, demonstrating how significant international progress is being achieved to make Integrated Reporting the global norm in corporate reporting. The report sets out how we are continuing to create value, as …