Power Forward 2.0: How American Companies Are Setting Clean Energy Targets and Capturing Greater Business Value

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Report from Ceres, WWF, Calvert Investments and David Gardiner and Associates, 2014   Clean energy has entered the mainstream at the world’s largest corporations. In this report, the second in the Power Forward series, we expand upon the analysis of clean energy and climate targets from the U.S. Fortune 100 …

6 Cool Tools for Driving Behaviour Change and Innovation

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

                              THE NEXT ECONOMY ASU Partners With Dutch City to Develop First ‘Circular Economy’ Regional Plan     Arizona State University (ASU) and the Dutch Municipality of Haarlemmermeer, along with private partners in the Haarlemmermeer region, …

SB NEWS and VIEWS: Top Weekend Reads: 15+ Stories Not to Miss This Week

Jay OwenSustainability News

February 28, 2014 Top Weekend Reads: 15+ Stories Not to Miss This Week This week: SB Research+ newsletter has been updated with written reports and multimedia specially selected from the SB Library. A new report from the Responsible Sourcing Network includes company survey results and ratings in the apparel and …

[Climate Bonds] COP19 snippets #2: new rpt shows climate finance flows flat @$359bn p.a. vs $1tn needed

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

“ Ethical Markets  agrees with  our colleague Sean Kidney, founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative , and our Green Transition Scoreboard ®  confirms his analysis.Hazel Henderson,Editor” Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘COP19 snippets #2: new rpt shows climate finance flows flat @$359bn p.a. vs $1tn needed / IEA …

From the Guardian: Green groups walk out of UN climate talks

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Environment and development groups protest at slow speed and lack of ambition at Warsaw negotiations John Vidal and Fiona Harvey in Warsaw Thursday 21 November 2013 The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/21/mass-walk-out-un-climate-talks-warsaw —- Environment and development groups together with young people, trade unions and social movements walked out of the UN climate talks on …

[Climate Bonds] COP19 snippets: UN climate negotiations a damp squib / HSBC’s Robins “We need to integrate climate into financial policy” / GGGI CEO says investors should expect change in a rush, leaving assets stranded: “hedge your bets”!

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘COP19 snippets: UN climate negotiations a damp squib / HSBC’s Robins “We need to integrate climate into financial policy” / GGGI CEO says investors should expect change in a rush, leaving assets stranded: “hedge your bets”!‘ I’ve been in Warsaw for more than …

Future 500 Newsletter: COME CELEBRATE FUTURE 500’S NEW DIGS

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Join us on November 6th for our Open House in San Francisco   Future 500 Newsletter October 2013 The bridge between corporations and NGOs COME CELEBRATE FUTURE 500’S NEW DIGS   Join us on November 6th at our new San Francisco office. Cocktail with our team and board, relax with a glass of wine and …

CSRwire News Alert – Social Entrepreneurship: Reach vs. Scale … And, Don’t Let Them Tax Wall Street?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Daily News Alert   How To Make A Million Dollars An Hour, Step 11: Don’t Let Them Tax Wall Street! “Who would have thought that kindly, caring nurses could stand in the way of you making it into the million an hour club?” You want to make a million dollars …

WWF: Do you care about a clean, healthy future for people and the planet?

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

  Do you care about a clean, healthy future for people and the planet? Our Pledge We believe our future can, and should, be powered by nature. The energy systems in place across the planet within the next four years will define the world’s climate change path for generations. All countries have a …