An All Local Grocery Store and Deli plus an Education and Distribution Hub

Jay OwenSustainability News

Greeti Greetings! Since Blessing the Hands that Feed Us came out in January, I’ve gone from author to activist with a passion for restoring regional food systems so we-the-eaters can have more fresh, local food and our food producers can have more fresh money in their pockets. Especially exciting is …

The Center for Partnership Studies’ Caring Economy Campaign (CEC) is delighted to share exciting news with you,

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

  NEWSLETTER   August 2014   IN THIS ISSUE Updates: Public Policy – Social Wealth Economic Indicators #Caring Economy Twitter Chat Social Wealth Data Points Caring Economy Story Sharing Project Leadership and Learning Programs Coalition & Movement-Building Member Spotlight: Great Work Cultures Funding and Support Announcements QUICK LINKS   Become …

Hydrogen Power! Rinaldo Brutoco… Social Engineer for the Future

Jay OwenGreentech, Trendspotting, Advisors' Forum

Hydrogen Power! Rinaldo Brutoco… Social Engineer for the Future In an open interview last night, Rinaldo Brutoco displayed his range and depth of knowledge and currency with the key issues of today. His credibility lies in the fact that he has been a successful inventor, the backer and long term …

Surprised by Asset Managers’ Passion For ESG

Ethical Markets - RGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

By Peter Lynch, November 2013 EMM Green Transition Scoreboard® Advisor, Wall Street Security Analyst  “Ethical Markets is proud to welcome veteran solar energy investor PETER LYNCH to our Advisory Board.  Peter attended the Responsible Investor meeting ESG in the Asset Manager Selection Process, in New York City, October 18th.  We …

MiniTrends Conference Predicts The Next Wave Of Social Business Success

Jay OwenPartner Announcements and News

  MiniTrends Conference Predicts The Next Wave Of Social Business Success   For Immediate Release The second annual MiniTrends 2013: The Integration of Profit & Social Responsibilty will host 19 visionary business leaders to forecast the leading edge of business so attendees can be ready to optimize opportunities in advance …

Markkula Center: TRAYVON MARTIN, RACE, AND JUSTICE

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

August 2013 Newsletter                                                                           UPCOMING EVENTS: YOU’RE INVITED TRAYVON MARTIN, RACE, AND JUSTICE A panel discussion Aug. 5 on the Trayvon Martin case features Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Chris Boscia and SCU Professor of Law Margaret Russell. Co-sponsored by the Center and the Office of …

Placemaking News: Five Essential Elements of a Placemaking Campaign

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

  Forward Follow us Like us Five Essential Elements of a Placemaking Campaign If, as the saying goes, architecture is frozen music, then urban planning is composition, but Placemaking is improvisational street performance. It’s interactive, messy, inclusive, and you can never be quite sure what the result will be–but you …

The Woodstock of Capitalism

Jay OwenSustainability News

Every year on this day, tens of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Omaha, Nebraska to hear two of the worlds richest men discuss everything from cultural trends, to love and marriage, to assigning probabilities to terrorist attacks. Those men are Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, of course. Warren …

The Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Has Colleges Weighing The Stakes

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

“It’s wrong to profit from wrecking the planet.” That’s what thousands of young people are saying across the U.S. who are demanding their colleges and universities strip fossil fuel investments from their endowment portfolios. They are arguing with passion — and a considerable amount of organizing savvy — that the …

Video of the Day: Charles Eistenstein on Sacred Economics

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Global Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Video of the Day: Charles Eistenstein on Sacred Economics Directed by Ian MacKenzie ; Produced by Velcrow Ripper, Gregg Hill, Ian MacKenzie “Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, …