The top 10 stories in 2015 As we approach the end of the year, Eco-Business looks at the headlines that dominated the sustainable business and policy landscape in 2015. Read now Paris agreement: Game-changer or epic failure? The Paris agreement is not perfect, but a constructive response would be to …
Italian Parliament approves Benefit Corporation legal status
Italian Parliament approves Benefit Corporation legal status “We at Ethical Markets Certified B. Corporation congratulate our B-Lab and B. Corporation pioneers in the USA and now in Europe, with the launch of B-Lab Europe, with co-founder Marcello Palazzi of Progressio Foundation, also an esteemed member of our Ethical Markets Advisory …
Recam (Week)
RECAM WEEK is the one place for you to meet face to face with over 400 decision makers from government, investors, power generators, developers and suppliers all gathering to do business in the renewable energy sector from across the region.
12 Days of Christmas from SciStarter
12 Days of Christmas The holiday season is upon us! In the spirit of the season, we’ve put together another edition of our annual 12 Days of Christmas Newsletter. Cheers! The SciStarter Team On the 1st Day of Christmas, Treezilla gave to me: A measuring tape around a …
How 1.5 became the most important number at the Paris climate talks
How 1.5 became the most important number at the Paris climate talks The Converation, December 10, 2015 2.16am AEDT https://theconversation.com/how-1-5-became-the-most-important-number-at-the-paris-climate-talks-51960 Authors Kate Dooley PhD candidate, Australian German Climate & Energy College, University of Melbourne Doreen Stabinsky Professor of Global Environmental Politics, College of the Atlantic Disclosure statement Doreen Stabinsky provides technical …
The latest new tool in the capital raising tool box
The Securities and Exchange Commission has finally released the rules for the crowdfunding exemption of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. My involvement with what ultimately became the JOBS Act began in 2010 as the co-founder of a nonprofit called the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC). Janelle …
SuRe® – the Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure launched at COP21
SuRe® v 0.2 launched at COP21! Gino van Begin (ICLEI), Maryke van Staden (ICLEI), Dr. Bruno Oberle (FOEN), Hans-Peter Egler (GIB) and Thomas Salvadori (Natixis) at the SuRe® launch event on 9 December SuRe® – the Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure was formally launched at COP21 in Paris on 9 December …
2015 World Forum on Natural Capital – event highlights
A huge thank you to all those who made the 2015 World Forum on Natural Capital a success. Business leaders, environmental experts and policy makers from across the globe attended the 2015 World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh last month. Read below for some of the highlights 2015 Highlights …
Cornerstone JSFB – December Edition, “Through a Health Lens”
To Cornerstone Capital Clients and Colleagues, As the Federal Reserve deftly orchestrated a short-term rate rise for the first time in nearly a decade, there is less clarity on the pace of the normalization ahead. Clearly, both Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi have articulated that progress will be predicated upon …
The Carbon Tax Solution: For Climate Justice & Phaseout of Fossil Fuels
Interestingly, a few of the oil majors have suggested this, but I’ll bet they saw it as cheaper than what is suggested. COP21: Fewer than a hundred fossil fuel companies are responsible for 63% of human-caused CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. The UN’s Climate Summit is being urged to make …