EM Special: Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Ethical Markets

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, …

New Paradigm Needed to Ensure Global Job Creation and Economic Progress – UN Officials

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance

New York, May 17 2012 12:05PM United Nations senior officials today stressed the importance of establishing a new paradigm for growth that ensures social inclusiveness, job opportunities for all, and more accountability from the financial sector to tackle the ongoing global economic crisis. “It is time to recognize that human capital and natural capital …

TSL Announces the Agenda for its Capital REformation and Crowdfunding Conference in San Francisco

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Wealth of Networks, Crowdfunding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 17, 2012 – The SoHo Loft is pleased to announce the agenda for its upcoming Capital REformation and Crowdfunding Conference which will take place in San Francisco on Thursday, May 10, 2012. TSL’s Capital REformation and Crowdfunding Conference will provide key insight …

Green Growth: Making it Happen

kristyGreen Prosperity

Green Growth: Making it Happen By Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General 07/02/2012 – Faced with low growth, high unemployment and weakened public finances countries need to pursue new sources of growth to put the global recovery back on track. Green growth can help. With the right policies to encourage innovation and …

Free Teleconference Dialogue with Rinaldo Brutoco: Economics & Peace

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

The National Peace Academy invites you to join us for a special Peacebuilder Teleconference Dialogue featuring: Rinaldo Brutoco “Economics and Peace” with Special Guest Dialogue Moderator Michael Shank Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (7:00 – 8:30pm) Free, advanced registration is required Click here for more information and to register Join us …

The Economics of Happiness Trailer

kristyBeyond GDP

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5131259/EoH%20trailers/EoH_Trailer_DvPal.mov The Economics of Happiness Trailer About the film ‘Going local’ is a powerful strategy to repair our fractured world—our ecosystems, our societies and our selves Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. It has also worsened nearly every …

Two years after the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi report, What Well Being and Sustainability Measures

Ethical MarketsBeyond GDP

Ethical Markets Correspondent Lisa Cowan attends the conference “Two years after the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi report, What Well Being and Sustainability Measures,” held at the OECD, Paris on 12th October 2011. I attended this event with great interest; my hope was to witness the beginnings of a shift towards a new paradigm …

Inspire America – 9/11

kristyGlobal Citizen

INSPIRE AMERICA! THE AMERICAN EVOLUTION = THE EVOLUTION OF THE FREE MIND WHY AREN’T WE EVERYTHING WE DREAMED WE WOULD BE? We must examine our assumptions. IT’S A CONSCIOUS, LOVING UNIVERSE! Take a walk along the high road with me. A PRAYER FOR AMERICA “Divine” Discoveries at Ground Zero. An …

Global CSR Summit 2011 Philippines

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Global CSR Summit 2011 Philippines Ethical Markets is a media partner with the Global CSR Summit 2011, being held in Cebu City, Philippines, August 11-12. Asia’s most prestigious event on corporate social responsibility, The Global CSR Summit & The Global CSR Awards are in their third successive year. This year, …