The economic beneficiaries of war – interview with Keith Suter, Ph.D.,Foreign Editor for Sunrise Channel 7, SydneyIn 2013 global military spending totaled $1.75 trillion… more than 130times higher than the foreign aid budget. Dr Keith Suter discusses theeconomic beneficiaries of war and the ideas behind a peace-industrialcomplex.Watch the interview<https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/24857664/making-a-killing/> .
Enabling through Technology
IIRC Newsletter – August Edition Enabling <IR> through Technology The best use of technology to help implement integrated thinking and <IR> is proving to be a key challenge for organizations. As a result, the IIRC is inviting technology companies to come together in the <IR> Technology Initiative to help them consider …
UN Member States Receive Report on Finance for Sustainable Development
Commentary by Hazel Henderson, Editor-in-Chief Good News from Mr. WU! The UN Report on Finance for Sustainable Development shows the global economics paradigm shifting: from today’s financial model of the global casino dominated by high-frequency trading and multi-trillions in derivative positions far exceeding the real world economy’s GDP – to …
P2P Foundation: Book of the Day: Rethinking Money
“P2P Foundation” – 3 new articles 1. Book of the Day: Rethinking Money 2. Recognizing a Human Right to the Commons 3. Video: a short intro the Aikapankki Timebank in Helsinki 4. More Recent Articles 5. Search P2P Foundation 6. Prior Mailing Archive Book of the Day: Rethinking Money * …
Small Chinese cities steer away from GDP
More than 70 Chinese smaller cities and counties have dropped gross domestic product as a performance metric for government officials, in an effort to shift the focus to environmental protection and reducing poverty. The move, which follows a directive issued by top leaders last year, is among the first concrete …
The Center for Partnership Studies’ Caring Economy Campaign (CEC) is delighted to share exciting news with you,
NEWSLETTER August 2014 IN THIS ISSUE Updates: Public Policy – Social Wealth Economic Indicators #Caring Economy Twitter Chat Social Wealth Data Points Caring Economy Story Sharing Project Leadership and Learning Programs Coalition & Movement-Building Member Spotlight: Great Work Cultures Funding and Support Announcements QUICK LINKS Become …
Top 20 high-cost oil projects risk wasting $91 bln of investor cash
PRESS RELEASE UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 15 AUGUST, 00.01 BST Top 20 high-cost oil projects risk wasting $91 bln of investor cash London, August 15, 2014 – The Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) today revealed some of the world’s most expensive future oil projects, which the biggest publicly listed oil companies are considering for development. Some of these projects require prices far exceeding today’s levels, and risk wasting $91 billion of investor cash over the next decade if taken into …
Voices of Hope & Launch of the International Alliance for Localization
Local Futures International Society for Ecology and Culture July-August 2014 Photo: Karim Ahmed Hasan (Egypt) Greetings from LOCAL FUTURES In This Update – Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis & the launch of the International Alliance for Localization – Announcing Planet …
Shareable: Why Startup Urbanism Will Fail Us
Find out about sharing projects, events and more in your city by clicking: HERE Why Startup Urbanism Will Fail Us Despite the optimistic talk, it is an old language that is being spoken here: Startup Urbanism is gentrification by another name. >> Read more How Cooperation Jackson is Transforming the …
THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY – Conference Brochure Attached!
Ethical Markets is proud to be a co-sponsor of this important conference , Hazel Henderson, Editor Today’s climate crisis is the leading issue of our time. We have reached the point where we much take system-wide action or risk planetary consequences for all life. The urgency of addressing this …