USA Update: July 2015 By Hazel Henderson, originally posted at EthicalMarketsQualityofLife.com Total nonfarm payroll employment in June rose by 223,000 after a revised 254,000 jobs in May and 187,000 in April. The unemployment rate is down to 5.3% with 8.3 million people still looking to join the labor force, a …
TERRAVIVA: Opinion: BRICS for Building a New World Order?
2015/7/2 Opinion: BRICS for Building a New World Order? Daya Thussu As the leaders of the BRICS five meet in the Russian city of Ufa for their annual summit Jul. 8-10, their agenda is likely to be dominated by economic and security concerns, triggered by the continuing …
IOSCO: Meeting the Challenges of a New Financial World
We at Ethical Markets congratulate IOSCO and its leadership in addressing these key issues in the rapidly evolving structure of markets . We hope IOSCO notes our efforts to address high-frequency trading and needed new rules for electronic platforms , unlit dark pools in our paper “ Reforming Electronic Markets …
GREENBUZZ: Can we (should we) put a price tag on nature?
Valuing nature at least assures that markets and investors don’t value nature at zero, as in traditional economics. We at Ethical Markets advise that natural assets should always be valued at replacement value , as in our Principles of Ethical Biomimicry Finance ®. Hazel Henderson, Editor Can we (should …
Pope Francis is taking on climate change
Issue 43, June 18, 2015 Pope Francis is taking on climate change The encyclical from Pope Francis this week marks yet another significant milestone in our planet’s march toward a global climate change agreement in Paris this December. The fact that the leader to more than 1 billion …
Vision of Humanity: Despite global peace levels remaining stable over the last year, the world is less peaceful today than it was in 2008
The 2015 Global Peace Index reveals an increasingly divided world: many countries achieve historic levels of peace, while strife-torn nations continue to degrade into violence. Explore the data for yourself on the interactive Global Peace Index map. EXPLORE THE DATA Despite global peace levels remaining stable …
Speakers confirmed for launch of CDSB Framework on Monday
Dear Online Viewer, I wanted to update you on the speakers at the launch of the expanded CDSB Framework for reporting environmental information & natural capital: • Anders Borg – Former Minister of Finance, Sweden; Chair, World Economic Forum’s Global Financial System Initiative • Michael Izza – CEO, Institute of Chartered Accountants in …
“Free Trade” was in the news this Memorial Day weekend.
Trading Away Our Sovereignty Image Courtesy of “GlobalTradeWatch” on Flickr Creative Commons This post previously ran in The Huffington Post’s Business section. “Free Trade” was in the news this Memorial Day weekend. President Obama is pushing hard for “fast track” approval of his Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) Agreement, calling for …
CA, MA, OR, CO AND NY TOP STATES IN CLEAN TECH LEADERSHIP
Report from CleanEdge, June 2, 2015 AS NATION MOVES TOWARD RENEWABLES AND EFFICIENCY, CALIFORNIA, MASSACHUSETTS, OREGON, COLORADO, AND NEW YORK ARE TOP STATES IN CLEAN TECH LEADERSHIP Connecticut, Vermont, and Hawaii Move Up in Clean Edge’s Leadership Index; San Francisco, San Jose, Portland, San Diego, and Washington DC Lead Among …
GREEN GROWTH: Knowledge Update
Knowledge Update Research Programme I Resource Library I Learning I Sectors I Themes I Country Data Issue 4 – June 3, 2015 One to One with Green Growth Leaders and Experts – New GGKP Video Interview Series The …