IIRC meets in London

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

  IIRC Newsletter – May Edition IIRC meets in London The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has held its first meeting of 2015, during which Council members considered the ambition for <IR> in the next phase of strategic activity from 2018 onward.  Read More   The market acknowledges the value of Integrated Reporting …

Professor Kunio Ito of Hitotsubashi University becomes Ambassador for Integrated Reporting

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Professor Kunio Ito of Hitotsubashi University becomes Ambassador for Integrated Reporting  Thursday 16 April 2015 – Professor Kunio Ito of Hitotsubashi University in Japan has become an Ambassador for Integrated Reporting <IR> – a move welcomed by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). A well respected government advisor, Professor Ito has …

networks worldwide now have over 750 participants

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

IIRC Newsletter – March Edition <IR> networks worldwide now have over 750 participants Businesses find <IR> networks help them implement Integrated Reporting by giving them important insights, the ability to test ideas and learn from peers. At its roots <IR> is market-led, responding to the needs of businesses to improve …

National Footprint Accounts 2015 Launch; Finance Data; Maryland Endorsement; EU Biodiversity; Australia Partner Work

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

Issue 40, March 26, 2015     2015 National Footprint Accounts Launch Earlier this month, Global Footprint Network released the 2015 Edition of the National Footprint Accounts with several methodological improvements; a new, more open licensing structure; and country risk data for the finance community. Global Footprint is excited to …

Court rules that there are no checks and balances

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Sustainability News, Resource Efficiency, Greentech, Trendspotting, Wealth of Networks, Beyond GDP, Crowdfunding, Nature/Biomimicry, Transforming Finance

Financial Reform Newsletter March 20, 2015 Court rules that there are no checks and balances when the Executive Branch settles cases, even those that caused the worst financial crash since 1929 and caused the worst economy since the Great Depression of the 1930s, costing the US more than $12.8 trillion: …

The coffee pod craze | Cute animals & conservation | The circular economy in Asia

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Ethical Markets  applauds this ECO-BUSINESS  publication based in Singapore for enriching our understanding of the progress on achieving the circular economy  worldwide .We are happy to  see they quote several  of our global  Advisory Board members  :  Bill McDonough  and Michael  Braungart  ,  Gunter Pauli  , as well as  my …

Transatlantic trade deal must not dilute environmental safeguards

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Environmental Audit Committee publishes its report on the environmental risks of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment partnership (TTIP) Report: Environmental risks of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment partnership Report: Environmental risks of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment partnership (PDF) Inquiry: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Environmental Audit Committee Background A TTIP agreement, …