Climate Change Solutions Can’t Wait for U.S. Leadership

Jay OwenSustainability News

Climate Change Solutions Can’t Wait for U.S. Leadership Desmond Brown From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. Nearly all of these countries are vulnerable to natural events like hurricanes.3 Not …

Maryland Renews Landmark Energy Efficiency Initiative

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Maryland Renews Landmark Energy Efficiency Initiative       Washington, D.C. (April 6, 2017): The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today commended Maryland lawmakers for extending the successful EmPOWER Maryland energy efficiency program. Under the current plan, EmPOWER Maryland will save customers $4 billion on their utility bills, and …

Solarcoin Advisor update

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“We at Ethical Markets are partnering with Solar Coin and happy to pass on this good news!  ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” Hello and happy spring, hope you are doing well. Just passing along status: Solarcoin just won at the blockchain oscars in Munich. Community with Luke are building nodes on raspberrypis for …

[SFM Participants] Inst for Faculty and Actuaries (IFA) Call for Proposals – Modelling Pension Funds under Climate Change

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This Request for Proposals is from the Institute for Faculty and Actuaries , with thanks to Nick Silver our colleague at the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets.   Call for Proposals – Modelling Pension Funds under Climate Change   The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), through its Actuarial Research Centre, …

Updates from Sinal do Vale!

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Certified as a Global Ecosphere Retreat. Sinal do Vale just became the second GER certified center in Brazil, positioning itself as a center of excellence for leadership in biodiversity conservation, social entrepreneurship, community development, cultural stewardship and sustainable tourism. The GER certification is one of the initiatives of The Long Run, …

Why investment in Sustainability Training has a high return

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In the News: *  Sustainability Academy Sponsors Have Positive Impact With Stakeholders *  Sustainability Magic Bullet: Invest in training! *  Last chance for Toronto (April 5-6) Sustainability Practitioner Training.  Set calendars for New York (May 25-26)   Sustainability Academy  Sponsors Have Positive Impact  Educating Their Stakeholders (Chicago, IL, April 3, 2017)  The …