Accounting & Sustainability: Future-proofing the CFO

Jay OwenSustainability News

Daily News Alert 01.08.13 2013: Life on the Edge of the Sustainability Cliff The Great Recession shook loose the pillars of trust between the public, investment community and companies, particularly among the millennial generation, which increasingly believes that Wall Street no longer serves Main Street and companies care more about …

15-17 January 2013: the Renewable Energy World meets in Abu Dhabi at ADIREC

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

At the end of 2012, this fourth 2012 edition of the REN21 newsletter provides you with a comprehensive overview of recent activities of the REN21 Secretariat as well as its network members. We look back at an eventful year which saw further growth of renewable energy globally as well as …

As part of Civil Society, how the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) is leading change

kristyBeyond GDP

As part of Civil Society, how the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) is leading change The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) goes beyond narrow economic measures like GDP and provides Canada’s only national index that measures wellbeing across a wide spectrum of domains. The work of CIW extends beyond Canada; …

Public Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders

kristyReforming Global Finance

Public Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles March 7, 2012 Once the black sheep of high finance, government owned banks can reassure depositors about the safety of their savings and can help maintain a focus on productive investment in a world in which effective financial …

Frozen in time: Gender pay gap remains unchanged for 10 years

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLine 033/070312 Frozen in time: Gender pay gap remains unchanged for 10 years – Asia shows greatest wage difference between men and women – New industry ranking puts domestic workers on largest gender pay gap – Women in unionised sectors are less likely to …

New Technologies For Educational Practice

kristyGlobal Citizen

NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE Dates: February 20-March 16, 2012 Location: Online course Conducted by: The Institute for Technology and Social Change Course fees: $295 (regularly $495 / $200 discount to NPA students) NPA Certificate Points: 2 certificate points / 1.4CEUs In the last decade a number of new technologies …

How to Survive the PV Industry Shakeout: A Complimentary Webinar

kristyGreen Prosperity

How to reduce costs faster than prices and return to profitability as the industry transitions to grid-parity? Find out by attending this complimentary webinar! Webinar Details: Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Time: 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT Cost: FREE Register Now! Webinar Description: The PV industry currently faces the greatest …

Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth?

kristyCommunity Development Solutions

Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth? By Neal Peirce For Release Sunday, November 20, 2011 (c) 2011 Washington Post Writers Group DETROIT — “We stand with Occupy Wall Street. We’re inspired by the organizing we’ve seen… It catches the moment.” But the group PolicyLink, meeting here last week with …

The Public Option in Banking: Another Look at the German Model

kristyReforming Global Finance

THE PUBLIC OPTION IN BANKING: ANOTHER LOOK AT THE GERMAN MODEL Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles October 11, 2011 Publicly-owned banks were instrumental in funding Germany’s “economic miracle” after the devastation of World War II. Although the German public banks have been targeted in the last decade for takedown by their private …

Geothermal Power Heating Up Worldwide

kristyGreentech, Earth Systems Science

GEOTHERMAL POWER HEATING UP WORLDWIDE www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2011/update98 By J. Matthew Roney Earth Policy Release Plan B Update June 16, 2011 In 1904, Italy’s Prince Piero Ginori Conti became the first person to use thermal energy from within the earth to turn on the lights—five of them, to be precise. Now, more …