Posts Tagged ‘financial sector’
‘Inclusive Innovation’ Offers Opportunity for the Financial Sector to Grow and Re-engage with Society: New Report
“Backing into the Future of Finance Looking Through the Rearview Mirror !” This report is a cautious, status quo view, somewhat behind the curve . Hazel Henderson, Editor” Embargo: 09:00 EST, December 16 2011 ‘Inclusive Innovation’ Offers Opportunity for the Financial Sector to Grow and Re-engage with Society: New Report San [...]
Vancity and Vancouver Foundation introduce innovative, high-impact investment program to build resilient communities
An excellent new framework for social investment and community building below. Attached please find the study done by Washington Lobbyists on how to destroy OWS. https://www.vancity.com/AboutUs/OurNews/MediaReleases/November25/ Vancity and Vancouver Foundation introduce innovative, high-impact investment program to build resilient [...]
RI-TV Special: “The honeymoon is over,” says Wolfgang Engshuber, Chair, UN PRI
November 24th, 2011 RI-TV Alert: In the second RI-TV free-to-air interview special recorded at ESG Europe 2011, Wolfgang Engshuber, Chair of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) summarizes the development of the organisation over the last six years saying: “The honeymoon is over” and describes its desired [...]
Haldane/Madouros: What is the Contribution of the Financial Sector?
Haldane/Madouros: What is the Contribution of the Financial Sector? Posted: 22 Nov 2011 06:20 AM PST Yves here. Andrew Haldane is the most important thinker, bar none, on the financial services industry today. This piece by Haldane and Vasileios Madouros, a fellow member of the Financial Stability team at the Bank of England. contains a key [...]
London’s Bankers Say U.K. Wealth Gap Too Big in Church Report
London’s Bankers Say U.K. Wealth Gap Too Big in Church Report 2011-11-07 11:48:09.122 GMT By Simon Clark and Howard Mustoe Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Three-quarters of London financial professionals said the gap between rich and poor is too big, according to a report by the St. Paul’s Institute, a church group that seeks to engage [...]
ITUC OnLine: Progress on Jobs As G20 Puts Real Economy Back in the Race
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 204/041111 Progress on Jobs As G20 Puts Real Economy Back in the Race G20 Calls for a Global Strategy for Growth and Jobs Cannes, 4 November 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said "the G20 is back". Leaders have engaged again with the tensions in their own [...]
G20 Leaders Must Put People Before Bankers – ITUC OnLine
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine G20 Leaders Must Put People Before Bankers Brussels, 31 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): G20 leaders must meet the demands of working people at the G20 summit in Cannes on 3-4 November 2011 and deliver on their promises to reform the financial sector. As the economic and financial crisis [...]
UNEP FI September Newsletter
Highlight THE HIGHLIGHT 13th Global Roundtable fast arriving, Washington, D.C., 19-20 October Join over 100 speakers and 600+ participants for a one-of-a-kind summit in Washington, D.C., on 19-20 October. Gain valuable insight into the emerging financial sustainability sector's most pressing issues. Global Roundtable speaker Terry [...]
`There’s a Girl Here’ Proves Recipe for Bank Growth in Mideast
By Simon Clark Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Reem Qaraqe was a novelty at the Bethlehem branch of Bank of Palestine Plc, and she says some customers didn’t hide their astonishment. “There’s a girl here,” was a typical remark. “Why?” As the branch’s first female teller, Qaraqe says she quietly fumed as she endured teasing and [...]
End Financial Control of European Governance
"We need Eurobonds and a new charter for Europe" Interview of Susan George, by Nick Buxton The Euro crisis is clear evidence that we need to break out of the economic straight-jacket imposed by the Lisbon Treaty, the European Central Bank and the over-powerful financial sector. You became well-known for your work on [...]
