Exclusive discount for IIRC newsletter subscribers to attend IIRC Global Conference Subscribers to the IIRC newsletter are being offered a 20% discount for the IIRC’s Global Conference, to be held virtually from 30 November – 2 December 2020. Over the course of the three days, the conference will offer an exclusive …
IOSCO Launches its fourth World Investor Week to enhance investor education and protection
IOSCO Launches its fourth World Investor Week to enhance investor education and protection The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today launched its fourth annual World Investor Week (WIW) with more organizations participating in the event than ever before. During the event, securities regulators, stock exchanges, international organizations, investor associations …
Electric slide
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended conventional wisdom in oil markets (prices will never go negative) and car sales (electric vehicle numbers will fall off a cliff). At the end of the summer, it hit another decades-old trend, at least in the U.S. For the first time since at least 1960, …
News from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE – October 2020
October 2020 This month’s update from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE includes a call for a more diverse leadership team for the UK hosting of COP26, a look at lessons from the UK Climate Assembly and Nicholas Stern on China’s historic announcement on net-zero emissions. As the new academic …
Addressing the challenges that COVID-19 poses to achieving the SDGs at the 75th UN General Assembly
A new future for health In this new UNDP story about the state of the SDGs today, we highlight the challenges and opportunities that the pandemic presents for the achievement of the Global Goals and the Agenda 2030. READ MORE The far-reaching fallout of COVID-19 UNDP teamed up with eight …
The Future of Finance: From GDP To SDGs-Vince Molinari and Hazel Henderson
The Future of Finance: From GDP To SDGs In this segment of FINTECH.TV’s TheIMPACT, our host from NYC, Vince Molinari, is joined by the incredible Hazel Henderson of Ethical Markets, to discuss her tenure from Washington DC to impact investing dating back to the 1980s to the transition from fossil fuels to the “Solar …
Juliet Schor and Hazel Henderson in conversation: September 24, 2020, 2:00PM EDT
EVENT JULIET SCHOR AND HAZEL HENDERSON IN CONVERSATION Moderated by David Bollier September 24, 2020 We are proud to honor over four decades of collaboration with Hazel Henderson with this Conversation. Juliet Schor is both a sociologist and an economist. That unique combination leads her to ask what the citizen/consumer can …
Bloomberg Green Festival, September 14-18, 2020
Introducing the Bloomberg Green Festival The Bloomberg Green Festival will be a true thought leadership experience operating at the crossroads of sustainability, design, culture, food, technology, science, politics and entertainment. Built to foster solutions-oriented conversations, the five-day festival will feature a mix of panels, presentations, fireside chats, and interactive elements. …
September issue: Managing the transition away from fossil fuels
JOHN MECKLIN Climate change action requires…action The move toward low- and no-carbon energy systems will be a practical process, guided by governments, businesses, and the people who run them. Dive into editor-in-chief John Mecklin’s introduction to our September issue: Managing the transition away from fossil fuels. Read free-access. NEIL GUNNINGHAM Financing a …
A Landmark Event in Exchange Alternatives
This is a heads up to inform you of an important upcoming virtual event in which I will be a featured presenter. It is the annual convention of the International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA), the premier organization for the commercial trade exchange industry and a leading force for monetary and …