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Sustainable Finance News: Putting sustainability on the agenda of central banks
Sustainable Finance News Sustainable Finance Leadership Series The Sustainable Finance Leadership series presents the views of key figures in the world of finance, climate change and sustainable development. This is the second in the series – the first by Jeremy Grantham on “The mythical peril of divesting …
Honoring the Lifetime Achievement of Tessa Tennant
“Ethical Markets honors the extraordinary lifetime achievements of illustrious member of our global Advisory Board and my beloved friend, Tessa Tennant, who left us on July 7th. Tessa’s achievements in her short life were also honored with the investiture of UK Queen Elizabeth’s Order of the British Empire at a …
A Public Bank for Los Angeles? City Council Puts It to the Voters
“Ethical Markets congratulates the Public Banking Institute and the City of Los Angeles on this ground-breaking move toward establishing its own municipal bank and bypassing Wall Street! We are proud that lawyer Ellen Brown, author of ”The Public Bank Solution“ is a member of our illustrious global Advisory Board. Keeping …
EVs alone could cause peak oil demand by late 2020s – check out our new interactive tool, latest analyst notes and news of the month
Electric vehicles: The catalyst to further decarbonisation Our latest analyst note and accompanying interactive tool look at the potential oil demand displacement from electric vehicles, and find that EVs alone could case peak oil demand by the late 2020s. However, to have the best chance of meeting the +2?C climate target, …
Financing Green July Issue
Welcome to the start of the dog days of summer and wishing everyone a very Happy Fourth! Since the launch of the Paulson Institute’s Green Finance Center last month, there has been lots of buzz in the green finance world. President Xi’s tone-setting meeting in May on environmental protection clearly …
IIGCC appoints new board members
New IIGCC board members Following recent elections at its EGM, the board of IIGCC is pleased to confirm the appointment of four new members: · Sasja Beslik, Head of Group Sustainable Finance, Nordea Group. · Tatiana Bosteels, Director Responsibility & Head RPI, Hermes Investment Management. · Gerald Cartigny, …
LA could vote for a Public Bank in November
Public Banking Institute News: June 28, 2018 Los Angeles City Council decides to ask the public if they want a Public Bank Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, June 25 voted unanimously to start the process to put a measure to create a Public Bank for the city of LA …
Joint declaration from ICA, NCBA CLUSA amplifies opportunity to unify global cooperative voice
Joint declaration from ICA, NCBA CLUSA amplifies opportunity to unify global cooperative voice Held since 1923, the International Day of Cooperatives is observed on the first Saturday of July, amplifying the role co-ops play in working to achieve global peace and prosperity. This year, the annual observance day is an …
Public Banking builds coalitions on both coasts
Public Banking Institute News: June 21, 2018 Public Banking building coalitions on both coasts The launch of the #PublicBankNYC campaign earlier this month and the ongoing campaigns in California have generated several excellent articles. Aaron Fernando writes in The Progressive, “The rally on June 5 [in New York] was …