New Sustainability Accounting Service from SASB As more investors demand more sustainability information from companies, more businesses are disclosing sustainability data. In 2014, 75 percent of S&P 500 companies produced a CSR or sustainability report, compared to 20 percent in 2011. In response to this trend, nearly 75 percent of …
OECD Green Growth Newsletter – October 2015
World leaders are facing a fundamental dilemma: take strong action to address the risks associated with climate change, or see the ability to limit this threat slip from their grasp. In an effort to provide in-depth analysis and information, the OECD recently published Climate Change Mitigation – Policies and Progress. …
Be among the first to know: Land restoration: Reclaiming landscapes for a Sustainable Future
“Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future” and more about the forthcoming new publication Land matters. It is worth putting it as bluntly as that. It feeds and nourishes us. It provides fuel to warm us and the homes we live in. Its loss is a real-world driver and …
B Lab wins the 2015 McNulty Award
Press release B Lab wins the 2015 McNulty Award
REMINDER: Call to Address Inequalities and Social Justice in Climate Policy
Call to Address Inequalities and Social Justice in Climate Policy Initiative for Equality (IfE) has developed an “International Call to Address Inequalities and Social Justice in Climate Policy.” The statement, developed by IfE activists from every continent, focuses attention on the critically important relationship between climate change and socioeconomic inequalities, …
Two Earth Charter Webinars coming soon!
Earth Charter International is pleased to invite you to our final webinars of the Earth Charter +15 celebration year. From Rio ‘92 to COP21 Paris: Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Politics and Policies On November 5th, 2015, ECI will host the fifth in a series of webinars in celebration …
Envisioning a sustainable Mediterranean region
New Study: Mediterranean countries fall short of achieving region’s vision of sustainable development How can Mediterranean societies thrive in an era of decreasing resources? This is the question explored by Global Footprint Network in its latest study launched today at an event in Barcelona, Spain. Resource demand and carbon emissions …
Natural Capitalism Solutions Events & Webinars
Event: Encyclical to Action Natural Capitalism Solutions is conducting a series of business, interfaith, and civil society dialogues aimed at taking Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si, On Care For Our Common Home, to action. We invite you to join us at our next event in Denver on November 23 as we …
Wall Street Ghouls and PrivatiZombies: PBI Halloween Edition!
Wall Street Ghouls and PrivatiZombies: PBI Halloween Edition! “Ethical Markets is happy to support the Public Banking Institute (PBI) and I am proud to serve on their Advisory Board, Hazel Henderson, Editor” Dodd-Frank Kills Community Banks Regulations supposedly designed to stop the abuses of big banks are instead crushing community …
The Power of Positive: Exploring the Concept, Practice of the Net Positive Movement
PACKAGING ‘Put a Box Around It’: Helen Sahi on Avery Dennison’s Approach to Innovation, Partnerships, Sustainability Core to Avery Dennison’s long-term success is developing products and solutions that are sustainable for years to come. With the volume of materials it produces, how does the company deliver a positive environmental and social …