Public Banking Goes Live Online!

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

Public Banking Goes Live Online! The Santa Fe Symposium – Banking on New Mexico – will be live streamed on the web this coming Saturday, September 27. Click here for the main session at 9:30 MDT. Click here for the side session at 10:25 MDT. If you are working on …

Climate Change, the Sharing Economy & Collaborating for a Brave New World

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Symbiotic relationships in nature could show business the key to collaboration. Submitted by:Danielle Lanyard Posted:Oct 11, 2013 – 09:30 AM EST Tags:climate change, sharing economy, business, sea levels, economy,ecology, sustainability, eco, symbiosis, whole systems approach, collaboration, thoughting By Danielle Lanyard One of the most recent and startling headlines on climate change is the expected repercussions from the potential release of 50 …

SVN Fall Conference 2013, October 17-20

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Social Venture Network Announces 2013 Innovation Awards Winners   Meet the next generation of world-changing entrepreneurs   August 7, 2013 – San Francisco – A soccer ball that never deflates. A sandal that sends girls to school. A piece of paper that keeps food from spoiling. From refrigerators to …

UK Peace Index just released

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

24th April 2013      Dear Friends and Subscribers, We are delighted to announce the launch of the United Kingdom Peace Index (UKPI), the first comprehensive measure of peacefulness across the UK. The UKPI is the second in a series of national peace indices released by the Institute for Economics …

New Economy Network Letter to Hazel Henderson

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Dear Hazel, Since 2009 you and others in the New Economy Network have sought to build a movement for systemic change. This year has been an important one for our network. We’ve transitioned staff and leadership, with younger leaders thriving in both Executive Committee and staff roles, and dedicated ourselves …

European asset owners: implementing more formal ESG practices to protect against long-term risks

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

4 December 2012 – Novethic is releasing the results of its annual survey on the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria by European asset owners, conducted with the support of BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Novethic surveyed 115 executives from the leading financial institutions in 11 countries, managing a …

2012 Global Peace Index just released

kristyBeyond GDP

Dear Friends and Subscribers, We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 Global Peace Index (GPI). The sixth edition of the index has found that the world, for the first time since 2009, is slightly more peaceful. The GPI ranks 158 countries using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators …