A special note from We Are Still In’s Leaders Circle members. Dear We Are Still In Signatories, Last June, you helped us launch the We Are Still In coalition to show the world that Americans, from every walk of life, care deeply about addressing climate change and protecting our planet. …
Women’s Money Summit-Free Online Event-May 22-24, 2018
You’ll find more than 16 experts — including Twist, Vicki Robin, Dr. Cozette White, Dame DC Cordova, Kate Levinson, Hazel Henderson, Patricia Stallworth, Carol Look, and many others — bringing you deep wisdom and practical tools for transforming your financial life forever.. RSVP here for Women’s Money Summit — …
SF Chronicle editorial agrees: San Fran should have a Public Bank
“Ethical Markets supports public banking and, for full disclosure, I serve on the Advisory Board of the Public Banking Institute. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” Public Banking Institute News: May 10, 2018 San Francisco Chronicle editorial agrees: San Francisco should have a Public Bank to leverage the power of its own money …
Financing Green May Issue
The Paulson Institute this week in Beijing announced the launch of a new Green Finance Center, marking a significant step forward in its efforts to promote sustainable economic growth and environmental protection in China and the United States. Led by Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman of the Paulson Institute, the Green Finance …
California Insurance supervisor introduces 2D scenario analysis, in collaboration with 2Dii
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced yesterday the results of the climate scenario analysis conducted on the 672 insurance companies operating in California (press release). California is the largest insurance market in the US and the 4th largest globally. Extracts of the aggregated results for the sector have been published …
Co-op Weekly – House passes bill to amend lending landscape for worker co-ops
Broader access to SBA loans makes the conversion of privately-held businesses to worker-owned cooperatives a more viable option.House passes bill to amend lending landscape for worker co-ops The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a bipartisan bill set to curb barriers facing America’s small businesses and increase access to financing …
BREAKING: The race for a new U.S. Public Bank has been won!
Public Banking Institute News: May 3, 2018 The long wait is over! The U.S. has another Public Bank! And the winner is … American Samoa The race to create the next Public Bank in the United States has been won by far flung American Samoa! In early April, the …
GIFT Newsletter — May 2018
GIFT ASEAN has just completed our second annual Malaysia Young Leaders Programme. The ASEAN region features prominently on our 2018 calendar with two upcoming leadership programmes in the region: the 2018 Myanmar Global Leaders Programme (our first ever open programme in the country) and the inaugural 2018 ASEAN Young Leaders Programme to …
78 Organizations Urge Facebook’s Largest Shareholders to Hold the Company Accountable
“Ethical Markets fully supports this Letter from Investors to Facebook for discussion at their upcoming annual meeting. Time for serious reform is long past due! We salute Unilever for its position on withdrawing its advertising. Hazel Henderson, Editor” For Immediate Release May 2, 2018 Facebook’s Largest …
May Day is for solidarity: Read Emily Kawano’s new paper on the solidarity economy
Towards a Solidarity Economy: Emily Kawano’s vision of an economy for people and planet We are proud to share the next paper in our “New Systems: Possibilities and Proposals” series – Solidarity Economy: Building an Economy for People & Planet. In this paper, Coordinator of the United States Solidarity Economy Network …