Highlights: The history of the impact investing movement, two affordable housing updates, and a new SDGs webpage. Legendary Investor’s Embrace Of Sustainable Investing Is New, But The Movement Isn’t In her latest Forbes post, our CEO Jenn Pryce explores the history and growth of the socially responsible and …
DealBook Briefing: A $100 Billion Tax Break Plan (for the 1 Percent)
“Ethical Markets highlights this latest giveaway to the 1%, indicating that there is still much work needed to reform Wall Street and global finance. Structural reforms needed to implement new models of more sustainable finance, even before FINTECH firms are able to assist in climate change! This is also why …
“Trump Takes on the Fed”
The president has criticized Federal Reserve policy for undermining his attempts to build the economy. The best way to make the central bank serve the needs of the economy is to make it a public utility. For nearly half a century, presidents have refrained from criticizing the “independent” Federal Reserve; …
Challenging the Inevitability of the Liberal World Order / President Pinochio
“Much in this article by Rodger Baker of Stratfor conforms to our editorial perspective and similar articles. However, Baker seems to limit his view to a rearview mirror, anthropocentric survey of current geopolitics, economics and politics. Ethical Markets includes in our analysis embracing the new role of humans on this …
Fellowship 2018 is coming. Plus: Rethinking regulation.
A new Fellowship! And more… Regulatory Compass: Re-thinking regulation Last week we celebrated the launch of our ground-breaking report, The Regulatory Compass: Towards a purpose-driven approach to financial regulation. The Regulatory Compass draws from the experience of the Lab’s community to argue that we need a new approach to regulation …
We can feed the world if we change our ways
“Ethical Markets research conforms with this report, see our annual Green Transition Scoreboard 2018 “Capturing CO2 While Improving Human Nutrition & Health” now a free download from www.ethicalmarkets.com Hazel Henderson, Editor “ We can feed the world if we change our ways https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180723143040.htm Current crop yields could provide nutritious …
TCFD Hub hits 400 resources, now accepting case studies & upcoming events.
TCFD Knowledge Hub hits 400 resources, now accepting case studies and upcoming events Two months after the launch of the TCFD Knowledge Hub, the first online platform dedicated to the resources, tools and insights on the TCFD recommendations, we are today announcing that 400 resources have been uploaded to the …
DealBook Briefing: A Favorite Trump Bank Questioned Over Kushner Credit
Signature Bank’s headquarters in Manhattan. Jeenah Moon for The New York TimesA go-to bank for the Trumps is being investigated Signature Bank is less than two decades old. It’s a small, relatively unglamorous player. But it’s a go-to lender for President Trump and his extended family, and now New York …
Business vs. Nature Isn’t Working
“Ethical Markets recommends this deep dive into the work of our partner Biomimicry 3.8. I am also an early investor in this wonderful consulting company, and we co-developed the financial tool “Principles of Ethical Biomimicry Finance“ a turnkey knowledge system available for licensing to asset managers wanting to learn this …
The Daily Report: “Oil Price Spike ?”
“Ethical Markets posts this warning on future oil prices. We expect speculators will be jumping in on fears for another windfall profit ride. The need to cut subsidies to all fossil fuels and shift investments to renewable is necessary for a smoother transition to the next stage of human development …