Shareable:6 Coliving Networks Reinventing Home

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Resource Efficiency

Received this from a friend? Subscribe to Shareable’s newsletter.    Find out about sharing projects, events and more in your city by clicking: HERE 6 Coliving Networks Reinventing Home Ideas and intentions, projects and purpose all come together in a true coliving environment. Here are six networks to help you find your …

Walkable Urbanism, ‘Ugly Fruits’ & Spain’s 15-M Movement

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability News

      Setting the Record Strait on the Legality of Seed Libraries Seed Law Basics, Using the Letter of the Law, Working Within Grey Areas, Crowdsourcing a Seed Law Library and Making New Laws! >> Read more Can Walkable Urbanism Boost the Economy?   A new study out of the George Washington …

Zouk Capital leads €40m Series C funding round in iZettle

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

9 May 2014 Zouk Capital leads €40m Series C funding round in iZettle iZettle provides efficient mobile payment services for small enterprises  iZettle, Europe’s No.1 provider of mobile payment services and apps, has closed a €40 million Series C funding round.  London-based growth investor Zouk Capital led the round, with …

Dutch FTK, Denmark, Bank of England, Finland, IORP II, Armenia, KID

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

TODAY’S TOP STORIES Revised FTK will provide ‘clear rules’ on indexation, reduce contribution volatility Revised framework criticised by industry for offering insufficient improvement on prior drafts, resembling nominal contract Danish government considers launch of pensions commission UK central bank weighs in on asset manager systemic risk debate German pension association …

Banking Union Time Bomb: Eurocrats Authorize Bailouts AND Bail-Ins

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Banking Union Time Bomb: Eurocrats Authorize Bailouts AND Bail-Ins   Ellen Brown http://EllenBrown.com March 29, 2014     “As things stand, the banks are the permanent government of the country, whichever party is in power.”   – Lord Skidelsky, House of Lords, UK Parliament, 31 March 2011)     On …

Think of solutions! Ukraine, Russia and the West

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Lots of common sense from the experts at Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future  Research , Hazel Henderson, Editor    PressInfo Contact TFF Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research  Vegagatan 25, S – 22457 Lund, Sweden (+46) 738 52 52 00 Home • Blog • Facebook • Google+ • Twitter • YouTube old • YouTube • Vimeo     Ukraine, Crimea, Georgia: …

Nordic Investment Bank issues a EUR40m ($55m), 5yr AAA ‘environmental’ bond

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

competitiveness and the environment” of the Nordic and Baltic countries. The bank’s S&P credit rating is AAA. According to NIB’s web site, proceeds of the bond go to projects meeting NIB’s environmental sustainability criteria, “such as” those that: reduce emissions (mainly CO2, SOx, NOx, dust, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public transport solutions and recycling; …

“Regional Foresight 2.0” Launched by the European Nodes of The Millennium Project

Jay OwenTrendspotting

“Regional Foresight 2.0” Launched by the European Nodes of The Millennium Project The European Regional Foresight College and the European Millennium Project Initiative met in Warsaw, Poland to develop plans for improving foresight with focus on Eastern Europe and the EU 2020 strategy, and launching of the “Regional Foresight 2.0 …

IPE: Keva’s Merja Ailus resigns in wake of benefits scandal

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Monday 25 November 2013 Hazel Henderson Change Newsletter settings TODAY’S TOP STORIES Keva’s Merja Ailus resigns in wake of benefits scandal Managing director of €35.3bn local government pension institution of Finland resigns over fringe benefits, personal expenses Langensjö replaced as CEO at Brummer Life IPE Awards Seminar: Asset managers …

Innovative policy, finance, technology and leadership are fundamental to achieving a climate neutral future

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Innovative policy, finance, technology and leadership are fundamental to achieving a climate neutral future. Now in its fourth year, the 2013 Sustainable Innovation Forum brings together leaders from business, government, finance and NGOs to catalyse innovation with the aim of accelerating green growth and sustainable development. Organised on behalf of …