Ethical Seal of Justice to Be Accredited by SAAS SAAS Signs Contract to Help Develop New Magen Tzedek Certification Standard Magen Tzedek ethical certification to be launched in 2011 SAAS is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with the Hekhsher Tzedek Commission for a joint project to implement …
ESG research sector consolidation continues with new merger
July 23rd, 2010 “Congratulations to Nell Minow and Bob Monks, co-founders of The Corporate Library, who also serve on our Ethical Markets Advisory Board” – Hazel Henderson RI News Alert: › The Corporate Library and GovernanceMetrics International merge as sector consolidation continues
Reid schedules utility-only bill for Senate debate
Reid schedules utility-only bill for Senate debate US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to introduce legislation for a carbon trading system covering only electric utilities for debate on the Senate floor in late July. More >>> Chinese green sector surges as Europe suffers in Q2 Mixed fortunes have dogged …
Celebrate the Faces of Change at BGI
Dear Hazel, On June 6th, BGI launched 98 new MBAs and Certificate graduates into the world, to start new ventures and lead existing ones toward a more socially just and environmentally sustainable world. At graduation, the renowned Native American activist and politician Winona LaDuke joined Justin Tillson, BGI’s MBA valedictorian, …
UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative Announce New Collaboration
UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative Announce New Collaboration Amsterdam 28 May 2010 In a push to strengthen the quality of sustainability reporting in the corporate sector, the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced an agreement to align their work in advancing corporate …
Accelerating the Transition: what should be the priorities for the next government?
Accelerating the Transition: what should be the priorities for the next government? Thursday 29th April 2010 Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency opened the meeting, noting “one of the interesting things about the current election campaign is that the environment … has been virtually non-existent in the campaign …
Weekly update from the Center for Public Integrity
Center’s BP Refinery Scoop Noted at White House Briefing An exclusive Center for Public Integrity story revealing that BP refineries account for 97 percent of the worst safety problems in the U.S. refining industry was widely published and even prompted a question at a White House daily press briefing. The …
Carnegie Council
Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War (with live webcast) May 19, 2010, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM With conflicts always on the horizon to divide Russia and the United States, what were the key turning points and lost alternatives? Stephen F. Cohen is a …
News Release: Reinventing Technology Assessment for the 21st Century
Reinventing Technology Assessment for the 21st Century New Report Calls for Citizen Participation to Inform Decision-Making on Science and Technology WASHINGTON —A new report from the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars defines the criteria for a new technology assessment function in the …