We at Ethical Markets applaud this innovative financial initiative and will be reporting on future progress . Thanks to our advisory board member Linda Crompton and Laurie Spengler for alerting us ! Hazel Henderson, Editor We are pleased to announce that Sustainability | Finance | Real Economies – the Company, …
A way to get power to the world’s poor without making climate change worse
Back on October, I did a couple of posts — one, two — on the Scylla and Charybdis of modern times: energy poverty and climate change. On one hand, nearly a third of the human family lacks access to basic energy services like light, refrigeration, and charging for cell phones …
Your 2015 State of Green Business Report
Ethical Markets welcomes this STATE OF GREEN BUSINESS 2015 report prepared with TRUCOST , as the best overview so far monitoring the progress of corporations in implementing sustainability practices , with a particular focus on their supply chains , and the financial risks of their stranded assets that may have …
“The argument for divesting from fossil fuels is becoming overwhelming”
Ethical Markets publishes this news as a step in the right direction , which we point to regularly in our Green Transition Scoreboard® ( see below) which helps asset managers to shift these fossilized assets directly into growing green sectors of the global economy , Hazel Henderson, Editor “I’d …
How to issue a Green Bond in China: a step-by-step guide
Prepared by the Climate Bonds Initiative and IISD A simple “How to” guide for green bond issuers in China. <http://www.climatebonds.net/files/files/How-to%20GreenBonds%20China.pdf> .
Sonen Dispatch: News, Events and Updates from the Impact Field
‘Ethical Markets is happy to post news from Sonen Capital, a pioneer in ethical, fossil-free investing , Hazel Henderson, editor Sonen Dispatch: News, Events and Updates from the Impact Field View this email in your browser Twitter LinkedIn Website Email Sonen Dispatch: News, Events and Updates from the Impact …
Greening China’s Financial Markets: Growing a Green Bonds Market in China
Report from iisd; authors Sean Kidney and Padraig Oliver This paper provides an overview of the green bonds theme, innovative structures in the international market and potential applications in China. The paper has been prepared by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), an investor-focused organization working to accelerate the transition to …
Greening China’s Financial System: Synthesis Report
Report from iisd; authors Zhang Chenghui, Simon Zadek<http://www.iisd.org/biography/simon-zadek>, Chen Ning, Mark Halle<http://www.iisd.org/biography/mark-halle> This Synthesis Report is based on an 18-month project, Greening China’s Financial System, carried out by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Finance Research Institute (FRI), Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council, in …
Court rules that there are no checks and balances
Financial Reform Newsletter March 20, 2015 Court rules that there are no checks and balances when the Executive Branch settles cases, even those that caused the worst financial crash since 1929 and caused the worst economy since the Great Depression of the 1930s, costing the US more than $12.8 trillion: …
WATCH: Black churches join the climate fight. The tide is about to turn!
“The Black church has always joined hands with other faith traditions and stood on the front lines as they did in Selma, Alabama, fifty years ago. Now it’s time to take on climate change.” –Reverend Ambrose Carroll, Green For All Fellow + Green The Church Founder People of all faiths …