Our Cutting Edge Conversation with Bernard Lietaer broke all records for attendance last week! Our apologies to any of you who could not call in as the lines were full. The conversation is now posted on our site for our members to enjoy. Also check out The Power of Public …
Composting Coop, Seed Politics & Sharing for Global Change
New Report Points to Sharing as Unifying Force for Global Change Sharing As Our Common Cause details all the ways sharing can act as a unifying force to address multiple planetary crises. Read more » > COOPERATIVES Composting Coop Taps into the Unbroken Spirit of Rust Belt Cities How the …
Larry Summers and Ed Balls on Income Inequality
C-Span, Jan. 15, 2015 Larry Summers and Ed Balls, chairs of the Inclusive Prosperity Commission (IPC), spoke about a report released by the IPC aimed at reinvigorating the middle class and reducing income inequality.?They were joined by former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and lawmakers from Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, …
yond Wall Street: the encouraging growth of new financial models
By Rosalinda Sanquiche, The Guardian, 14 January 2015 The term circular economy may be new to finance, but the concept is not. The circular economy has caught on in large part because of the need to eliminate waste, where the breakdown of one system leads to the creation of another. …
SELC and Shareable Kickoff Campaign to Save Seed Sharing in the U.S.
SELC and Shareable Kickoff Campaign to Save Seed Sharing in the U.S. Whats at stake and how you can do your part to keep Seed Libraries from being regulated out of existence. Read more » > COOPERATIVES Cabby-owned Taxi Cooperatives on the Rise Increasing job security, better pay, ownership all …
How Greece’s economic crisis produced an emerging civil society in Athens
How Greece’s economic crisis produced an emerging civil society in Athens Hundreds of groups have sprung up to help their fellow citizens with everything from a cup of coffee to prescription drugs. By Letty Reimerink OUR LAST URBAN INNOVATION STORY: Bringing bribery out into the open Top urban …
Federation and Coopera Launch Campaign to Reach Immigrants Through Credit Unions
“Ethical Markets supports the further use of co-operatives, credit unions and such democratic forms of financial services. Cooperative enterprises already employ more people than all the commercial, for-profit companies in the world combined ( 2013 was the UN Year of Cooperatives).” Hazel Henderson, Editor Federation and Coopera Launch Campaign to …
Policy Update: Policy Priorities and Accomplishments
ASBC 2014 Policy accomplishments The American Sustainable Business Council continues to expand its influence and access to policymakers in Washington, D.C and state capitals across the nation. Throughout the year, ASBC organized a series of ‘fly-ins’ which brought members to Washington, D.C. to advocate on a range of issues, …
WRI Digest: LAC Land Restoration Target | Climate Equity | India’s Low-Carbon Opportunity, and more!
WRI DIGEST 20 x 20: The Ambitious New Latin America Land Restoration Target Seven countries – Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru – and two regional programs, Bosques Modelo and Conservacion Patagonica, pledged at climate talks in Lima to restore more than …
20 x 20: The Ambitious New Latin America Land Restoration Target
WRI DIGEST 20 x 20: The Ambitious New Latin America Land Restoration Target Seven countries – Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru – and two regional programs, Bosques Modelo and Conservacion Patagonica, pledged at climate talks in Lima to restore more than …