The Global Sustainable Competitiveness index 2016 Scandinavia tops GSCI 2016; Germany ranked 14, UK 21, US 32, China 37 Zurich/Seoul, December 2016. The 5th edition of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI) sees Sweden on the top spot, followed by the other 4 Scandinavia nations. Of the largest economies, Germany …
Join Us for Biodiversity Days!
The theme for Biodiversity Days 2017 is Half-Earth! Join us March 2nd and 3rd in Durham, NC Two full days of public lectures, roundtable & film events James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Distinguished L E.O. Wilson Half-Earth: How to Save the Natural World With panelists Thomas Lovejoy, John Seager, and …
GLOBAL GOALS ON POVERTY AND HUNGER REQUIRE $265 BILLION ANNUALLY — UN CONFERENCE TOLD
New York Jan 26 2017 10:00AM Rural development and youth employment are strongly connected to migration. Photo: FAO/Riccardo Gangale UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service GLOBAL GOALS ON POVERTY AND HUNGER REQUIRE $265 BILLION ANNUALLY — UN CONFERENCE TOLD The world must take urgent action to mobilise …
Launch of New Waste Management Technical Working Group: Developing new science-based criteria for green investment in waste infrastructure
Launch of New Waste Management Technical Working Group: Developing new science-based criteria for green investment in waste infrastructure Climate Bonds convenes group of global experts to focus on standards development across waste management to underpin low-carbon investment. What’s it all about? The Climate Bonds Initiative has announced the formation of …
2016 – A year in Review
2016 – A year in review Dear friends of ecovillages, The past year has seen global developments that could not have been foreseen even just one year ago. Who would have thought that the majority of people in Great Britain would have voted to leave the European Community, for example; …
New North American lead to put Integrated Reporting at the heart of business agenda across the continent
New North American lead to put Integrated Reporting at the heart of business agenda across the continent 25 January 2017 – The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) today announces the appointment of Bob Laux as its North American Lead. Prior to joining the IIRC, Laux led the Treasury Controller Group at Microsoft, …
DOOMSDAY PREP FOR THE SUPER-RICH
“Ethical Markets will be keeping track of the kind of behavior of these “survivalist” Wall Street financial titans and Silicon Valley technocrats described in this well-researched article. Quite the opposite to the kind of ethical concerns we share with our global network of our friends and allies in the responsible, …
Analyzing the Trump bounce
Please read this, share and comment if you would. I think it is relevant to our practices: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/g-benjamin-bingham/inspiring-confidence-bait_b_14057528.html Robert Shiller, the Yale investor extraordinaire writes “In my 2009 book with George Akerlof, Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism, we argued …
WORLD’S JOBLESS TO RISE AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, GROWING INEQUALITY — UN LABOUR REPORT
New York Jan 12 2017 6:00PM UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service Mirwais Zamkaniwal, sub-station manager of Afghanistan’s Kabul Breshna power supplier on the job. Photo: World Bank/Graham Crouch WORLD’S JOBLESS TO RISE AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, GROWING INEQUALITY — UN LABOUR REPORT The United Nations International …
Save the Date: Soil Symposium Feb. 23 and 24
Healthy Soils Symposium Friday and Saturday Feb. 23 and 24 What’s the connection between healthy soils and healthy food? What do human and microbial communities have in common? Please join this gathering of extension agents, farmers, researchers, gardeners, academics and climate activists as we explore the importance of soil quality …