Why We Measure: It’s All About People and Our Planet’s Well-being

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

Why We Measure: It’s All About People and Our Planet’s Well-being From the Editor As we wind down the year, we’re reflecting on the many leaders and organizations we’ve worked with around the world. 2013 has been an especially gratifying year as we celebrated our organization’s tenth anniversary. Below are …

Against The Grain

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

Farmland LP expects healthy dividends that are not correlated with oil by relying on the ultimate bio-fuel By Ellie Winninghoff While farmland is a hot alternative vehicle among institutional investors like Harvard University and TIAA-Cref, some wonder how alternative an investment it really is. “[The price of] farmland is traditionally …

Un Trade Report: Rise In Natural Resources Prices Appears To Be

kristySRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

UN TRADE REPORT: RISE IN NATURAL RESOURCES PRICES APPEARS TO BE HURTING POOR NATIONS New York, Apr 23 2012 3:05PM A sustained rise in prices for raw natural resources and basic agricultural goods is defying long-standing patterns and appears to be hurting poor nations through rising food and fuel costs …

Report on Economic Responsibility 3.0

kristyReforming Global Finance

A publication from Sustainable Financial Markets Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT “Economic Responsibility 3.0? An Update on General ESG Responsibility The financial, economic, and debt crisis, the nuclear catastrophe in Japan, and the crisis in the Arab region highlight the fact that we need to demand comprehensive global …

Inflation Fears: Real or Hysteria?

kristyReforming Global Finance

Inflation Fears: Real or Hysteria? Ellen Brown www.webofdebt.com/articles May 9, 2011 Debate continues to rage between the inflationists who say the money supply is increasing, dangerously devaluing the currency, and the deflationists who say we need more money in the economy to stimulate productivity. The debate is not just an …

Video Now Available! How the Financial Stability Board Affects Development Prospects: Opening the Black Box

kristyBeyond GDP

Contact: Jamie Baker 202-247-7486 [email protected] New Rules for Global Finance VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE! Workshop on How the Financial Stability Board Affects Development Prospects: Opening the Black Box Watch the video PowerPoint Presentation from Matthew Martin Organized as part of the Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum Sponsored by: Friday, April …