Brand-Led Culture Change: See Program Highlights

In just 5 weeks, brands who want to boldly lead the shift to a more sustainable and regenerative future will attend Brand-Led Culture Change. On June 7-9, we’ll gather virtually to examine the changing motivations and behaviors of consumers, alongside their prioritization of social and environmental issues. Brands who cultivate empathetic …

Reuters Events: Utility Scale Solar & Wind USA Texas 2022, June 21-22nd

Reuters Events: Utility Scale Solar & Wind 2022, in person conference’  (June 21-22nd) at the Westin Galleria Dallas, Texas, US Utility scale solar and wind is on an unstoppable trajectory. While scaling up is essential to our renewable goals it brings with it growing pains in operational and commercial asset management, combined with a …

Spain’s solar permit changes pose fresh size, siting questions

Here’s the latest solar news and analysis from Reuters Events. Spain’s solar permit changes pose fresh size, siting questions Spain’s new environmental rules are set to accelerate solar projects up to 150 MW and developers may resize or relocate projects to meet requirements. Last month, the Spanish energy ministry approved …

The heat goes on

“Global systems expert Joel Makower breaks new ground in this important analysis of the growing effects of heat and need for immediate action on mitigation efforts, as well as accelerating the global shift to renewable resources.  Makower provides scenarios for policy-makers and finance. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“   The temperature is …

Ukraine, COVID and climate: the green economy response ?

“Ethical Markets, a founding member of this Green Economy Coalition links to this largest global coalition for transitioning from dependency on fossil and nuclear energy to the renewable, knowledge-richer renewables of the Solar Age, all now cheaper and more efficient, offering inclusionary and just sharing of all resources for our common planetary future. Read on: …

The profession of sustainability is doing just fine

Joel Makower Sustainability professionals are thriving. That in itself is news. When the 2008 recession came around, the sustainability function inside companies suffered as many positions were shed as part of cost-saving (euphemistically, “rightsizing”) measures. By the time the recession ended in 2010, only about one in four companies said …

Solein and cellular farming offer brands a path to change the food industry for good

“Ethical Markets welcomes more good news for Finland-based Solar Foods.  See also my “Eating Microbes and Other Solutions to the global Food Crisis“ and “Dawn of A New Era” at www.ethicalmarkets.com. Solein is what global food brands need to stay relevant   “Cellular farming has the power to revolutionise the planetary impact of what we eat, …

The Coming Global Financial Revolution

“Ethical Markets recommends this deeply-researched article “The Coming Global Financial Revolution”, in which our esteemed Advisory Board member,  Ellen H. Brown provides her view of  historical background of the past century of domination of global fossilized energy and monetary games in which they designed themselves winners. Both now fuel climate …

Fuel’s paradise

  Why are climate-committed banks living in a fuel’s paradise? Joel Makower April 4, 2022 Frustration with the banking industry is gaining currency — in particular, the sector’s role in financing fossil fuels. A new report from a consortium of activist NGOs led by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) found that fossil-fuel financing …