M·CAM Inc. releases the “The Navigare” (1st Quarter 2012) Date: Mon, 03/26/2012 M·CAM Inc. released the 2nd Volume of “The Navigare” today – the first issue of 2012! This volume highlights our most recent involvement constructing a wind mill in Papua New Guinea, a brilliant opinion piece from Adam Tepper …
Time For World To Quit Screwing Around — Report
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Sunday World, March 25: * Time For World To Quit Screwing Around — Report * Germany Quits Screwing Around * Wind Tests China * Europe Readies For Smart Meters Saturday Videos, March 24: * The President Explains All-Of-The-Above * A Film …
Kiernan: RI’s reactions to the Generation Sustainable Capitalism paper were dispiriting..and wrong!
Kiernan: RI’s reactions to the Generation Sustainable Capitalism paper were dispiriting..and wrong! That old canard ‘excuse’ of fiduciary responsibility…. by Matt Kiernan | March 23rd, 2012 I have a number of observations to make regarding RI’s March 19 account of some of the initial reaction to Generation’s latest think piece …
Wall Street Confidence Trick: How Interest Rate Swaps Are Bankrupting Local Governments
Wall Street Confidence Trick: How Interest Rate Swaps Are Bankrupting Local Governments Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles March 20, 2012 Far from reducing risk, derivatives increase risk, often with catastrophic results. — Derivatives expert Satyajit Das, Extreme Money (2011) The “toxic culture of greed” on Wall Street was highlighted again last week, …
Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies
Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies Launch of Executive Summary The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission (EC) will be releasing the main findings of “The Global Outlook on SCP Policies”, on Wednesday, 21 March 2012, in New York, in the margins of the …
Companies miss out on tax incentives for sustainability
Companies miss out on tax incentives for sustainability Companies might fail to minimise the cost of sustainability initiatives if their tax departments are not involved in the efforts, says Ernst & Young. More >>> US biofuels set to outshine geothermal, say financiers The investment future is bright for the US …
Occupy Your Assets
Occupy Your Assets By Timothy Nash – February 06, 2012 The author is hosting special Lunch ‘n Learn sessions this week at the Centre for Social Innovation. Join him on Friday, Feb. 10th noon @ CSI Spadina (215 Spadina Ave, 4th floor) and Monday, Feb. 12 noon @ CSI Annex …
Fiduciary duty and clients’ long-term interests: UK initiatives launching this Spring
Network for Sustainable Financial Markets has posted a new item, ‘Fiduciary duty and clients’ long-term interests: UK initiatives launching this Spring’ Several initiatives to increase understanding of the issue of fiduciary duty and acting in clients long-term interests are being rolled out, with NSFM participants at the forefront. As FTfm …
Financial Statesmanship for a New Economy
Financial Statesmanship for a New Economy by John Fullerton Reactions to departing Goldman derivatives salesman Greg Smith’s “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs,” which appeared as an op-ed in the NY Times last week, have ranged from the hyperbolic — Robert Reich’s “If you took the greed out of Wall …
2011 Figures: Oikocredit Shows Its Strength In Diversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2011 FIGURES: OIKOCREDIT SHOWS ITS STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY Amersfoort, 13 March 2012 – Oikocredit has concluded another year of solid return for its investors and partners, demonstrating its strength in a diverse portfolio. 2011 proved a positive year for Oikocredit – one of the world?s largest private …