Investing Sustainably in the Financial Sector

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

I love clients who push me towards new ideas in sustainable investment. Currently, I’m working with a lovely couple in Toronto who hold the honour of being my ‘deepest’ green clients so far. They are adamant that not a single dollar be invested in fossil fuels, and won’t tolerate any …

Leaders of MIGA, Total, BIS, City of Pretoria speaking at the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel Summit

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Highlights of the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel Summit   Highlights of the upcoming 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit Selection of Confirmed Speakers Jamie Caruana, General Manager and CEO, Bank for International Settlements Executive Mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Tshwane, South Africa Ambassador Michael Gerber, Special Representative for Global Sustainable Development, Swiss …

Convergent Globalisation for Sustainability

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News

Convergent Globalisation for Sustainability January 31st 2014, 9.30am – 4.30pm The Create Centre, Bristol Interested in bringing together environment and development agendas? Think there is a need for considering social inequity at the same time as protecting the environment? Want to have your say on these issues? Join us to …

[Climate Bonds] European Investment Bank’s climate financier Chris Knowles joins Climate Bonds Advisory panel

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘European Investment Bank’s climate financier Chris Knowles joins Climate Bonds Advisory panel‘ Christopher Knowles, Head of the Climate Change & Environment Division in the european investment bank (EIB)’s Operations Directorate since 2006, has today joined the Climate Bonds Advisory Panel. Chris leads …

Five Questions about ESG Sovereign Debt Rating – Special Interview with Pascale Sagnier, Head of ESG Thematic Research, AXA Investment Managers, Paris, France – May 6, 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, The Power of Yin

By Geoffrey on May 6, 2013 On the first Monday of each month Emerging Markets ESG publishes a special interview with an academic, expert or practitioner about a specific topic with relevance to environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) issues. This month’s interview, the 14th interview in the special interview series, is about ESG Sovereign Debt …

The Challenge of Institutional Investment in Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance

David Nelson and Brendan Pierpont, Climate Policy Initiative, March 2013             Available via Creative Commons A move toward renewable energy sources will require significant long-term, low-cost investment. Policymakers, faced with fiscal constraints and a still-recovering financial system, have begun to look to institutional investors – principally pension funds and insurance …

Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Networks Developed

kristyTrendspotting

Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Networks Developed Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:10 AM PDT The National Science Foundation is funding a project to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless networks that can work with very little power. The aim of the research is to improve the wireless sensors deployed in remote areas where the …

Electric Vehicles 2011: Technology, Economics, and Market

kristyGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

GTM Research releases its latest Smart Grid report! Electric Vehicles 2011: Technology, Economics, and Market is a comprehensive account of the strategic opportunities created by the electri?cation of personal transport. . Visit the report website for a complete table of contents and to purchase the report today: http://www.greentechmedia.com/research/report/electric-vehicles-2011-technology-economics-and-market VALUE-ADDED ELEMENTS: …