The City and the Common Good – Series recordings now available

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Our series of events, held in conjunction with CCLA, entitled ‘The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?’ has come to an end.  We were delighted with the reception and feedback we received, and the level of press engagement has been very encouraging.  We’re producing a …

LOHAS Highlights Love and Profit as Motivation to Sustainability

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Advisors' Forum

LOHAS Highlights Love and Profit as Motivation to Sustainability By Claudine Schneider, Ethical Markets Advisory Board member and correspondent   Report on the June 2013 LOHAS Conference, Boulder, Colorado “You protect what you fall in love with”, so said one of the featured presenters at the recent LOHAS conference (Lifestyles …

A Heart and Soul for Impact Investing: financial leaders gather to put capital to work.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

A Heart and Soul for Impact Investing: financial leaders gather to put capital to work. Martha Shaw, EMM correspondent and president of Earth Advertising TBLI Conference, June 17-18, 2013 New York City (New York) – At the pulse of the socially responsible investing community are TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Investment) Conferences, which …

Ethical Markets welcomes these insights from Advisory Board member Terry Mollner and our colleague Andrew Bellak.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Advisors' Forum

Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about Socially Responsible Investment (SRI).”  The series is now in its third year. Each interview “Five Questions about SRI” features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide …

For Immediate Release: Best Organics Inc. Achieves B Corporation Status

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability News

  For Immediate Release   Contact: Seleyn DeYarus, Best Organics Inc., 303.499.6742 Steve Hoffman, Compass Natural Marketing, 303.807.1042   Best Organics Inc. is Now Recognized as a Certified B Corporation by B Lab   Best Organics Inc. is now a Certified Benefit Corporation, joining the ranks of more than 700 mission-based, triple-bottom-line …

Footage, Photos, and Stories: the 2013 Conference

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

  April 2013 ·        Conference Report ·        The Conference in Nine Minutes (and One Second) ·        Plenary Footage: “Envisioning the Future” ·        Byron Bay Surf Club ·        Conference Photo Gallery ·        Conference Articles ·        Upcoming Community Screenings The Economics of Happiness Conference 2013 Report After months of preparation, the 2013 Economics of Happiness Conference, held in Byron …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Remote coral reefs can be tougher than they look: Western Australia’s Scott Reef has recovered from mass bleaching

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Remote coral reefs can be tougher than they look: Western Australia’s Scott Reef has recovered from mass bleaching The Snakelocks Anemone, a marine species prized in cooking, has been bred for the first time in captivity Power struggles are best kept out of the public eye: …

NAA Algae Farming Workshop – Call for Presentations – April 11-12

Jay OwenGreentech

    Commercial Algae Farming Workshop  (including a tour of the NAA Test Center)    Homewood Suites by Hilton 29813 I-45 North 77381. The Woodlands Texas     April 11-12, 2013     CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS     The National Algae Association, a 501(c)6, is the first non-profit algae trade association in …

Exploring the Dynamics of Knowledge Societies: Using the Future to Shape Transformative Policies

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

Within the framework of the WSIS+10 Review Meeting 27 February 2013, 9:30 am to 1pm, UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI The aim of this Future Forum is to use the latest thinking about knowledge societies, including the frameworks that enable rigorous definitions of the changing nature of knowledge stocks, flows and …