RIO+20: SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES DURING FORUM TO LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL

kristySustainability News

RIO+20: SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES DURING FORUM TO LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT New York, Jun 22 2012 6:05PM Reducing the use of paper, providing vehicles powered by biodiesel and electricity, and using recyclable materials are some of the practices that were pursued during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to minimize …

Thirteenth Meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Ethical MarketsEarth Systems Science

Thursday, 31 May 2012 On Thursday, the Consultative Process convened for a morning plenary session to discuss: a general exchange of views on marine renewable energies (MREs); inter-agency cooperation and coordination; the process for the selection of topics and panelists so as to facilitate the work of the General Assembly; …

2012 LOHAS Speaker Line Up Defines the Future of Eco Integrity for $290 Billion Green Market

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

2012 LOHAS Speaker Line Up Defines the Future of Eco… CSRwire.com Media Sponsors include, Fast Company, CSRwire, Mother Jones, Spirituality & Health, Experience Life, Organic Spa, VividLife, Ethical Markets, Colorado Biz, …   Blogs 1 new result for “ethical markets” Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development By Ethical Markets The United …

How Established Electoral Politics and OWS Can Achieve Revolutionary Demands

kristyWealth of Networks

While Andrew Smith crafted this piece “for electoral politics in the American left,” I believe it serves established and peripheral electoral politics from a myriad of perspectives. Before I get pinned as not “radical” enough, note that we report on many groups looking for the best answers available from wherever …

Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street

kristyReforming Global Finance

Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street The bankers, quants, and hedge fund gurus who want to reform our financial system—by helping OWS kick ass. —By Josh Harkinson | Tue Dec. 13, 2011 3:00 AM PST 86 Cathy O’NeilCathy O’Neil, a participant in the Alternative Banking Group Josh …

How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Global Citizen

With our thanks to Ben Bingham and in recognition of our TRANSFORMING FINANCE 2.0 meeting here November 18-20th, Editor: Hazel Henderson How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started Meet the international activists who lit the fuse for the populist protest movement that’s sweeping the world. By Andy Kroll | Mon …

Happiness Should Have Greater Role In Development Policy Un Member States

kristyBeyond GDP

HAPPINESS SHOULD HAVE GREATER ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY ? UN MEMBER STATES New York, Jul 19 2011 7:05PM The General Assembly today <“http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/ga11116.doc.htm“>called on United Nations Member States to undertake steps that give more importance to happiness and well-being in determining how to achieve and measure social and economic development. …

ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the MDGs

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 129/200910 New York: ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow to Call on UN Member States to Prioritize Employment-centred Policies as Key to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Brussels, 17 September 2010 (ITUC OnLine): A three-day summit on the MDGs opens today in the General …