RISING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND HIGH NUMBER OF ‘WORKING POOR’ THREATEN GLOBAL GOAL TO END POVERTY

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News, TV Series, Beyond GDP

New York Aug 24 2016 6:00PM  UN News Centrewith breaking news from the UN News Service        Young factory workers producing shirts in Accra, Ghana. Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez RISING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND HIGH NUMBER OF ‘WORKING POOR’ THREATEN GLOBAL GOAL TO END POVERTY With global youth unemployment expected …

Overshoot Day Supporters & Winners; Upcoming Swiss One-Planet Vote; GDP Decoupling; New Korea Footprint Report+Back to School w/ Footprint Calculator

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, TV Series, Beyond GDP

Issue 54, August 25, 2016     Earth Overshoot Day gains celebrity status This month, hundreds of media outlets in more than 32 countries on every continent except Antarctica covered Earth Overshoot Day (August 8, 2016), the day by which humanity has spent the planet’s ecological budget for the year. …

Webinar: Low Carbon Transport 101: Green Bonds for Road and Rail Infrastructure. Who Can Issue? What’s Involved? What’s the Potential? Hear from the Experts

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, TV Series, Beyond GDP

Why Green Transport Counts Transport is the second largest contributor to global GHG emissions after electricity generation; responsible for 23% of all energy-related CO2 emissions globally. But how to attract the $15.7 trillion in additional transport investment the IEA says will be required between now and 2050 to limit global …

ARTICLE: Behind and Beyond Brexit: A Wake-Up Call for the Global Elite

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen, TV Series, Beyond GDP

Behind and Beyond Brexit: A Wake-up Call for the Global Elite BY RAVI CHAUDHRY ON 12/08/2016 “Ethical Markets highly recommends this perceptive analysis by Ravi Chaudhry, author and our distinguished Co-Chair of our EthicMark® Awards Global Judges Panel, Hazel Henderson, Editor “ The Brexit verdict has less to do with leaving …

IIRC Newsletter

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

IIRC Newsletter IIRC takes message of alignment to US Securities and Exchange Commission The IIRC has stressed the strong alignment between Integrated Reporting and the ideology that underpins the Management Discussion and Analysis at a recent presentation to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This follows a speech by …

SuRe® v 0.3 is now available!

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

                  Newsletter SuRe® v 0.3 is now available! The criteria in this updated version of the standard have been refined based on feedback received during the first public consultation in autumn last year and insights from experts in the SuRe® governance bodies. …