‘Reforming Global Finance’
News, opinion, proposals for reforming finance at global and national levels. Tracks new laws to curb speculative finance, transaction taxes and how financiers caused the collapse of 2008-9. News on monetary-systems reform of the Federal Reserve, IMF, World Bank, BIS and central banks.
Relates to: SRI, Transforming Finance, Beyond GDP, Community Development Solutions, Reports You Need, EthicalMarkets.tv
Reworking Finance to Serve People and the Environment
Reworking Finance to Serve People and the Environment By Silvia Giannelli FLORENCE, May 21 2013 (IPS) - The wake of the global financial crisis, as many national governments in Europe cut back on services to citizens and used public money to rescue banks, taught many people a valuable lesson. "Nowadays finance is [...]
European banks and pension funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda
Partner of European banks and pension funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda Palm oil giant Wilmar International linked to community displacement and [...]
Briefing Note of the ECOSOC Integration Meeting on Achieving Sustainable Development
Briefing Note of the ECOSOC Integration Meeting on Achieving Sustainable Development · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development [...]
Ethical Markets rolls out Ethical Biomimicry Finance™
Ethical Markets rolls out Ethical Biomimicry Finance™ In partnership with Biomimicry 3.8, Ethical Markets Media, LLC, has developed Ethical Biomimicry Finance™, an investment methodology, consulting and due diligence for identifying technologies and enterprises accelerating the green transition to the Solar Age – as we now track in our [...]
The Economics fo Happiness ON Demand!
May 2013 · The Economics of Happiness On Demand · ISEC's Learning from Ladakh Program · Localization Course at Schumacher College · International Permaculture Day · The Economics of Happiness Conference 2013 Update · In [...]
Sen. Warren’s big move taking on Big Banks
In less than two months, government student loan interest rates are set to double, and most politicians are turning a blind eye—except for Senator Elizabeth Warren. Young people saddled with student loan debt have been hit hard enough by the recession. They're struggling to find jobs and pay the rent—let alone stow some cash for future [...]
What can our banks learn from the USA?
I thought I’d escaped the City years ago when I quit my job as an investment banker. But today I’m back where I started out, addressing hundreds of people at the Chartered Accountants' Hall. This isn’t any ordinary financial conference. Today, hundreds of people from across civil society are gathering to discuss how we can transform our [...]
LONG-TERM IMPACT OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CRISIS COULD BE FELT FOR DECADES, WARNS UN REPORT
An estimated 73 million young people will be out of work this year, according to a new United Nations report that says the long-term impact of the youth employment crisis could be felt for decades and <"http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_212917/lang--en/index.htm">calls for creative and wide-ranging policy solutions [...]
BANKING VS DEMOCRACY: how power shifted from parliament to the banking sector
EXECUtIVE SUMMARY This report asks if power has shifted from Westminster down the river to the City of London. What we find is a banking system that has more ‘spending power’ than the democratically elected government, no accountability to the people, and massive concentration of power in the hands of a few individuals. Read More Here
The City and the Common Good: Good Money – 7th May at St Paul’s Cathedral
Dear Friends, Thank you to all those who joined us for the first debate in our series, held in conjunction with CCLA, entitled ‘The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?’. The event was attended by around 750 people, and the attached seminar a week later organised with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants saw [...]
More invaluable advice from Robert A. G. Monks, analyzing the new breed of dysfunctional “drone corporations.” He calls out the most influential trustees of pension funds, endowments, and foundations by name to take responsibility. A must read by asset managers and trustees worldwide.