Walden Asset Management eValues, Summer 2014: TIPPING POINTS

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

In This Issue: Tipping Points Shareholder Rights under Attack Partnerships at Work: BICEP Research & Engagement in Action Walden’s 2014 Shareholder Resolutions Estate Planners Eye State Requirements Cutting Edge Companies: Cyberonics  Download PDF version TIPPING POINTS Mad Men watchers surely flinched the first time the show’s protagonist, ad executive Don …

James Robertson Newsletter: Growing Support For Monetary Reform

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

James Robertson Newsletter No. 47 – May 2014 The full Newsletter can also be viewed at www.jamesrobertson.com/newsletter.htm.    CONTENTS Editorial 1. Growing Support For Monetary Reform 2. A Possible Tipping Point From Scotland 3. Growing Inequality – Thomas Piketty’s Book 4. Practical Achievement And Far-Sighted Analysis 5. Liberation Of Work, …

Guardian Sustainable Business: This year at Davos…

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

          Share           This year at Davos…           Love it or hate it, the annual World Economic Forum in Davos convenes a unique range of people who hold much power and influence. If you missed the coverage or …

New Report: 2’778 billion in 2013: The cost of not having a renewable energy infrastructure

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

New Report 2’778 billion in 2013: The cost of not having a renewable energy infrastructure   Perceptions stick: a majority of people today seem to believe (or worse: accept) that we cannot afford renewable energy technologies. This notions suggests that the alternative – maintaining the existing fossil energy infrastructure – …

KL Felicitas Foundation

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

EXCITING NEWS! Dear Friends, Family and Impact Peers, Thirteen years ago, Charly and I embarked on a journey to challenge the financial industry status quo – the belief that postive impact and market return could not co-exist in an investment portfolio.  Today we are proud to announce the publication of Evolution of …

Energy Self-Reliant States Weekly: Relative Energy Efficiency of Residential Building Energy Codes

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

Is your state lagging on its energy code for buildings?  This new graphic illustrates the relative energy efficiency of standard building energy codes and shows which states are lagging (and what that lag costs consumers on their energy bills). And in honor of the American Labor Day holiday this past weekend, an …

The Crowd Cafe: Announcing Our Global Crowdinvesting Community

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] Announcing Our Global Crowdinvesting Community Jul 18, 2013 11:41 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   I’m thrilled to announce, and invite you to, TheCrowdCafe Community. With your help—questions, comments and insights—I hope it becomes a place where anyone in the world can …

Money for the People: Grillo’s Populist Plan for Italy

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Money for the People: Grillo’s Populist Plan for Italy   Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles March 7, 2013 Default on the public debt, nationalization of the banks, and a citizen dividend could actually save the Italian economy.   Comedian Beppe Grillo was surprised himself when his Five Star Movement got 8.7 million …

McKibben, The Case for Fossil-Fuel Divestment

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

The Case for Fossil-Fuel Divestment On the road with the new generation of college activists fighting for the environment by: Bill McKibben, RollingStone, Feb. 22, 2013 http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-case-for-fossil-fuel-divestment-20130222?print=true It’s obvious how this should end. You’ve got the richest industry on earth, fossil fuel, up against some college kids, some professors, a few …