2015’s Winning Coalition

Jay OwenWealth of Networks, Articles by Hazel Henderson

By Hazel Henderson (c) 2015 for CSRWire Talkback, Jan. 7, 2015 The incoming Republican Congress in the United States, elected by the smallest voter participation since World War II, provides a new opportunity for galvanizing a winning coalition on tax reform.  This new Congress faces the spate of tax-avoiding “reversion”: …

Quality of Life Indicators in Context – October 2014

Ethical Markets - RBeyond GDP

Focus on US Employment —  October 2014 Update By Hazel Henderson Total nonfarm payroll employment in September rose by 248,000 which lowers the unemployment rate to 5.9%. August’s jobs were revised from 142,000 to 180,000, and July rose by a revised 180,000 – a combined 69,000 jobs more than previously …

Crowdnetic Presents Crowdfinance 2014

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Crowdfunding

Crowdnetic Presents Crowdfinance 2014 We invite you to join us in NYC on October 16 for Wall Street’s second annual Crowdfinance Conference.  Our stellar lineup of speakers features financial veterans as well as legal experts and representatives from the top companies covering the vast scope of the emerging crowdfinance industry. …

SUMMARY OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

The World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Health and Climate took place at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 27-29 August 2014. It was attended by 360 participants, including health and environment ministers of WHO member states, senior civil servants, technical experts, UN agencies, NGOs, chief executives from health authorities …

UN Member States Receive Report on Finance for Sustainable Development

Ethical Markets - RGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Articles by Hazel Henderson, Beyond GDP

Commentary by Hazel Henderson, Editor-in-Chief Good News from Mr. WU! The UN Report on Finance for Sustainable Development shows the global economics paradigm shifting: from today’s financial model of the global casino dominated by high-frequency trading and multi-trillions in derivative positions far exceeding the real world economy’s GDP – to …

P2P Foundation – The Sharing Economy

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

“P2P Foundation” – 4 new articles The Sharing Economy as a Locust Economy The use of cult techniques by sharing economy brands and platforms The Five Laws of Democratic Money OpenEverything.ie A Collaborative Economy Convergence More Recent Articles Search P2P Foundation Prior Mailing Archive The Sharing Economy as a Locust …

Stone Paper meeting today in South Africa

Jay OwenGreentech

Hello, One of the Blue Economy projects is to make paper without water or tree fibers, re-using mining waste.  This year the production of stone paper will move towards the one million ton target in China! Today the President of South Africa and the Minister of Mining is meeting with …

From Visby to Bisbee

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Newsletter – July, 2014 From Visby to Bisbee Website improvements, slide shows, and videos My upcoming events Ecuador leading the way toward a “Commons Economy” Kalikalos Summer School/Vacation. Bitcoin—the currency and the technology J. W. Smith and the Institute for Cooperative Capitalism Worldwide More lessons in global economics, finance, and …

A Germany That Bets Big — BRICS: Toward a Rio Consensus

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  July 15, 2014 Richter Scale A Germany That Bets Big Five unconventional moves that made Germany the 2014 World Cup champions. By Stephan Richter EconoMatters BRICS: Toward a Rio Consensus The BRICS countries set out to overcome Western domination and the legacy of the “Washington Consensus.” By Kevin P. …