PTF Releases 2013 Annual Report

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

PTF Releases 2013 Annual Report Key activities and achievements in 2013 featured, highlighting the incubation of innovative solutions, scale-up of successful approaches, and sharing of lessons learned The Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) advances innovative citizen-led approaches to improve governance, increase transparency, promote the rule of law and reduce corruption in …

2013 Annual Report looks back at a formative year

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

      Investments for social good       Share this email:     Like     Tweet     Forward           Newsletter May 2014               Note to subscribers: we apologize for the blank email sent yesterday–our email provider …

Calvert Foundation: 2013 Annual Report | Microfinance in Kyrgyzstan | Diaspora learnings

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

2013 Annual Report, microfinance in Kyrgyzstan, and diaspora learnings.           Investments for social good       Share this email:     Like     Tweet     Forward           Newsletter May 2014               Note to …

Renewable Energy Market Share Climbs Despite 2013 Dip in Investments

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Renewable Energy Market Share Climbs Despite 2013 Dip in Investments Renewables account for 44% of 2013’s newly-installed generating capacity despite global investment dropping for second year Frankfurt School-unep Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance produced the new …

What are the Prospects for Humanity? Could be Great, Provided the Main Global Challenges Are Addressed, Shows the “2013-14 State of the Future” by The Millennium Project

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Trendspotting

Ethical Markets  and  our Editor Hazel Henderson  contribute research to  this important  STATE OF THE FUTURE  report What are the Prospects for Humanity? Could be Great, Provided the Main Global Challenges Are Addressed, Shows the “2013-14 State of the Future” by The Millennium Project The “State of the Future” is …

CSR Wire: Don’t Be Evil: What’s the Matter with Google?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Articles by Hazel Henderson

  Don’t Be Evil: What’s the Matter with Google? Has Google lost its way? Why is the organization now funding regressive organizations fronting for the fossilized sectors and legacy incumbent interests holding back the green economy? What happened to the founders’ mission of catalyzing a whole-system transition from the fossil-fueled Solar …

Reverse the Curse of Economic Inequality

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

In 2013, we made significant progress towards increasing transparency, inclusion and responsibility in global financial-rule making. New Rules successfully convened developing country regulators and CSOs with the Financial Stability Board (FSB), strengthened engagement between civil society and the IMF, worked with partners to curb illicit financial flows from developing countries, …

Florida Trend – Daily Pulse: Venture capital investing up in Florida

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Top Stories for Thursday, December 19, 2013 Venture capital investing up in Florida In the past year, venture capital investments in Florida businesses increased by 45 percent, but the state still lags on a per capita basis. Record numbers expected for holiday travel Tourism officials expect this to be the busiest-ever …

Taking integrated reporting to another level

kristySRI/ESG News

Taking integrated reporting to another level KLP – Kommunal Landspensjonskasse – Norway’s largest life insurance company, present their sustainability reporting for 2011. In accordance with the KLP philosophy of integrated reporting you will find extensive sustainability reporting in the quarterly non-financial accounts, which cover the most material indicators and are …