SDG Update – 7 February 2017 – SDG Knowledge Hub – International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

GUEST ARTICLES The SDGs and Paris Agreement: Why One Cannot Succeed Without the Other  Marion Verles, Chief Executive Officer, Gold Standard? For some, it might be hard to believe that just 20 years ago, during the Kyoto Protocol negotiations, world leaders needed to be reassured that climate action would not …

Renewable news: Tapping deep-heat geothermal

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

Global Wind Energy Insight: Strong Year Ahead Steve Sawyer | February 16, 2017 Overall, the wind industry globally begins 2017 in good shape, with good prospects for 2017 and beyond. Read more » Update: Virginia Senate Passes Pumped Storage Bill, Moves to Governor for Signature Elizabeth Ingram | February 16, 2017 As …

UN Environment meets Argentinian officials as the country commits to boosting sustainable finance

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News

“ Ethical Markets fully supports the Inquiry’s initiatives at the G-20 and will cover the progress of the Argentinian government’s move toward more sustainable financial models.  Hazel Henderson, Editor” Argentina is committed to develop sustainable financing in preparation of its Presidency of the G20 at the end of 2017. A UN …

Business models for solving billion-person problems

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Newsletter February 2017 Highlights from Project Breakthrough Donald Trump and climate change. Robots and jobs. Facts and “alternative facts”. Our world today is beset by powerful conflicting forces. Politics marches in one direction while market forces propel us in another. Truth itself is increasingly held hostage. And all the while …

Greening Capitalism, Quietly: Seven Types of Organizations Driving the “Necessary Revolution”

LaRae LongGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Sustainability News

S&S Guide Report #1 – February 2017 – Cover Page GREENING CAPITALISM, QUIETLY: Seven Types of Organizations Driving the “Necessary Revolution” by Michael Marien and Michael Sales {A Report Derived from The Security & Sustainability Guide} CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 – Introduction 2 – Seven Types of Organizations: 3 Business-Led …

RENEWABLE SOURCES NOW ALMOST ONE-FIFTH OF THE NATION’S TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY.

LaRae LongGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News, Trendspotting

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (a campaign for a sustainable energy future) 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 [email protected] Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign     News Advisory     SECOND YEAR IN A ROW: NEW RENEWABLE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY EXCEEDS THAT FROM GAS, COAL, OIL, AND NUCLEAR COMBINED   …

News Alert – Bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus relauches in 115th Congress

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus relauches in 115th Congress The National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International is pleased to announce that the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration on Friday formally recognized the bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus—co-chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (D-CA) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI)—for …