Sustainable Development Update – 29 August 2013 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Jay OwenSustainability News

  A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 29 August 2013 UNGA Resumes Consultations on Strengthening ECOSOC 28_August_2013: UN Member States have resumed consultations on the process to review implementation of UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 61/16 on strengthening the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Delegates conducted a general review of the …

IDB: Latin American public banks show strong potential to help address climate change and foster productive development

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

June 18, 2013 – Webstories Latin American public banks show strong potential to help address climate change and foster productive development Public development banks represent 10 percent of lending in Latin America and the Caribbean Public Development Banks (PDBs) in Latin America and the Caribbean provide more than $700 billion in …

Katerva announces the 51 Finalists for the 2012 Katerva Award

Ethical MarketsSustainability News

51 new ideas that will change our world 13 December 2012—The Katerva Award has been referred to as the Nobel Prize of Sustainability, highlighting the most innovative projects from around the world. The 2012 Katerva Award Finalists are: Eco-Fuel Africa, Sino-implant, Womankind Worldwide, Voice 4 Girls, The Water Initiative, A …

New Analysis Tool Allows Users to Determine the Energy Efficiency Options Appropriate to their Communities

kristyResource Efficiency

Today ACEEE releases a new user-oriented tool to assist local policymakers and stakeholders in advancing appropriate energy efficiency policies within their community. The Local Energy Efficiency Policy Calculator (LEEP-C) allows users to enter characteristics about their community, learn about and customize policy options, draw on a database of energy and …