“This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.” That was a portion of an email with the subject line “Russia – Clinton – private and confidential” that Donald Trump Jr. received last year from Rob Goldstone, …
SDG Update – 27 June 2017 – IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub
GUEST ARTICLES Connecting Investors with Purpose: Harnessing Capital Markets for the SDGs Alexandra Klopfer Hernandez, Principal Communications Officer, World Bank Treasury Speaking at the London School of Economics in April, World Bank President Jim Kim laid out a new strategic direction for development finance: he called on the development community …
Speaking at Shift Network “Inspiring Positive Change” Series!
Commonway Institute Creating a World That Works for All [Wow! This really was a great interview, and a great lineup of speakers! I feel honored to be included with my elders and my peers…] Greetings; Do you feel overwhelmed and confused about what you can do to create …
France to Ban Sale of Cars Powered by Gasoline and Diesel, Trump on ‘Direct Collision Course’ With G20 Over Climate, Elon Musk: Tesla to Build…
My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature.” — Jane Goodall France to Ban Sale of Cars Powered by Gasoline and Diesel Trump on ‘Direct Collision Course’ With G20 Over ClimateAnother Big Gift to Oil & Gas: Zinke Fast Tracks Drilling on Public Lands …
On the Road to G20 +++ Fight Against the Climate Crisis +++ Reinventing Prosperity
News Civil20 Hand Over Recommendations to Chancellor Merkel The Civil20 Summit in Hamburg discussed “The World We Want”. On the Way to G20: Germany Hosts Africa Conference as Kick-Off Event Everybody at the conference feels confident: investments in Africa will help stepping up future collaborations. But who will be the …
The Next Twenty Years: Building Hong Kong’s Brightest Era
“We are happy to post this news from Hong Kong, a view from our good friend, Chandran Nair (see my review of his book Consumptionomics at www.seekingalpha.com). His organization GIFT is doing great work! ~Hazel Henderson. Editor” Twenty years ago, I was sitting (and getting drenched) at the afternoon events …
SDG Update – 4 July 2017 – IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub
GUEST ARTICLES A High Level Political Forum that Recognises and Supports Decentralised Action, and National and Local Ownership Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in UN DESA We are at a crucial moment in our collective effort to build sustainable, equitable and inclusive societies. Implementation Case …
The Washington Post: A new frontier for diamond mining: The ocean
“This story on the latest method of the appalling wasteful, ecologically-damaging industry of diamond mining, is another example of the reasons to phase out global gem mining, now that science is creating lab-grown gems in many small businesses that are chemically identical, less ecologically and socially damaging and more appropriately priced by many …
Newsletter June 2017
A journalism grant scheme to promote impartial and high-quality reporting on the work of ‘Alternative Nobel’ Laureates About With shrinking media budgets around the world, many newsworthy stories on real solutions to global challenges are often missing out on being reported. More than 160 Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award, …