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. …

Tell Amazon: Stop powering the Internet with fossil fuels

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Wealth of Networks

Tell Amazon: Stop powering the Internet with fossil fuels Sign the petition: “Amazon is one of the three largest Internet companies in the world — and it’s the only one of the three that hasn’t committed to using 100% renewable energy to power its data centers. Tell Amazon to stop using …

The Way Out: Employee Engagement 2.0 – Webinar

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News

Dear Friends, There is constant balance in my life between supporting my kids as they grow and being part of the growth of Natural Capitalism. My four year old, Calvin, is now asking questions that are hard to answer and someday soon he’ll quiz me about what I do at …

Green Buzz: Which energy resources are gulping down our water?

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Greentech

    In The Flow     Which energy resources are gulping down our water? By Kate Zerrenner Here’s what we can learn from Texas’s current approach to energy and water policy. …Read More       HP travels ‘modern Silk Road’ to cut freight footprint By Sustainable Business News …

One Spark 2014 Dates and Changes

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

One Spark 2014 Dates and Changes Thanks to everyone who supported the world’s first crowdfunding festival, One Spark 2013 was a huge success! It is on the heels of our banner inaugural year that we announce the dates for 2014 and some key changes that will ensure that One Spark …

Dancing Rabbit Community Story

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

Dancing Rabbit EcovillagE: HopE foR SuStainability Sustainability is not just a dream. We must do it. We can do it. And we are doing it. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is an experiment to find out what sustainability looks like. It is a research and development laboratory, exploring the technologies and social …

Climate Change: Global Temperatures Still Above Average | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Climate Change: Global Temperatures Still Above Average | The Energy Collective Daily

APP strikes deforestation deal, CCS in distress, carbon could fall below €1

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

5 February 2013 Content added to Environmental Finance in the past week includes: Latest Analysis California: America’s cap-and-trade crucible Editorial: A return to growth – and resource constraint? Sunlight at the end of the solar tunnel? Latest News and Comment APP strikes ‘breakthrough’ deforestation deal with environmental groups Number of new CCS …

Money and Sustainability: The Missing Link

kristySRI/ESG News

Read full issue of Currents in Commerce Inside Currents in Commerce carbon green footprint Money and Sustainability: The Missing Link States shine light on money in politics Tell EPA: Adopt Clean Air rules Rio+20: The geopolitics of food and water Germany’s nuclear exit: busted myths Japan could be #2 in …

A Greener Footprint for Industry

kristyReports You Need

A report from UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization As the prime manufacturer of the goods and services societies consume, industry has a critical role to play. And one can only conclude that industry’s production systems are fundamentally unsustainable: they do not allow the needs of present generations to …