Another year, another record for the sustainable debt market. Companies and governments raised nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars of sustainable debt in 2020, beating the previous record, set a year earlier, by more than $160 billion. A half-decade ago, the notion of sustainable debt hardly existed, in the sense …
Inside Climate News “Even with a 50-50 Split Biden and Senate Could make Big Strides on Climate”
Climate scientists will tell you that reducing carbon emissions needs to be the human priority right now. They’re not wrong. But the sad reality is that if we allow the amount of carbon already in the atmosphere to stay put, many people, animals and ecosystems will die before their time. …
Sustainable Foods Summit: North American Virtual Edition (25-28 January)
Request the full agenda here! Sustainable Foods and COVID-19 The pandemic is having a profound impact on the food industry. It has disrupted raw material supply chains, changed the way products are distributed, and the way food is bought and consumed. Learn about the sustainability implications of the coronavirus crisis …
Earth Charter Podcast-Interview with Hazel Henderson
“The Earth Charter developed over decades with feedback from worldwide groups, is truly the companion declaration to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ratified by the United Nations (UN ) in 1948. Since the launching of the Earth Charter in 2000, in the inspiring ceremony in the Peace Palace, the Hague, …
Newsletter – Inspiration for the New Year: Perspectives, News and Reports
In this Issue: News from the Secretariat Upcoming Events News from the Network Quarterly Newsletter 17 December 2020 REN21 Connecting the right dots – a way to tackle some of the challenges in driving structural change? Mainstreaming efficiency and renewable energy is a transformational process that is not only technological …
Did you know: US$4T of global market cap is green?
Investing in the global green economy: sizing the opportunity With the development of multiple new green taxonomies at the national level broad, granular datasets are going to be key in their implementation. GREEN ECONOMY TRENDS REPORT ABOUT GREEN REVENUES DATA REQUEST MORE INFORMATION One of the key challenges is taking …
Moving the needle
In climate news today… EU leaders agree to cut pollution by at least 55% by 2030. Yellen to make climate change a priority as Treasury secretary. Architects imagine the dream homes of Europe’s green future. Xi’s speech to signal if China will deliver on climate goals. This was the year when making …
1400 organizations celebrate Paris’ 5th Anniversary, declaring “We Are All In!”
“As an early signer of the WE ARE STILL IN consortium of companies, we at Ethical Markets Media also congratulate our partners at the American Sustainable Business Council and Social Venture Circle, and all our friends who are still in this movement. Now let’s all help in building back better“! ~Hazel Henderson, …
ENB Update – 13 December 2020 | Climate Ambition Summit 2020
Daily Report Climate Ambition Summit 2020 Announcements from 75 government and non-governmental leaders included 45 relating to new and enhanced Paris Agreement nationally determined contributions, 24 net-zero emissions commitments, and 20 new adaptation and resilience plans. COP 26 President-designate Alok Sharma called for “the golden thread of climate action to …
Media and Social Toolkit for Tomorrow’s “All In” Climate Statement
“Ethical Markets is proud to still be part of the WE ARE STILL IN campaign, and happy that John Kerry is already working to cement the return of the USA to the Paris Climate Accords! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ There has been overwhelming support for the statement and there are already over 1,300 …