As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution (London, Frankfurt June 18, 2013) – …

Kickstarted: A Documentary on the Crowdfunding Revolution

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Top Stories Visit Our Site Follow Like RSS Kickstarted, a Kickstarter to Document the Crowdfunding Revolution — Kickstarted, a Kickstarter campaign for a documentary on crowdfunding, is one of our top crowd-based projects of the moment. It is the documentary film project of producer Jason Cooper and design pro …

NGOs criticise poor performance new leadership Deutsche Bank

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

NGOs criticise poor performance new leadership Deutsche Bank  Urgewald – Facing Finance – OXFAM -Dachverband der Kritischen Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre  Berlin, May 22, 2013 A day before Deutsche Bank’s annual shareholders meeting, German NGOs criticise the new leadership of the bank, Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen, on their poor sustainability …

PRODUCTION SECTORS COST WORLD ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN GAINS THEY PRODUCE – UN-BACKED STUDY

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Resource Efficiency, Beyond GDP

PRODUCTION SECTORS COST WORLD ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN GAINS THEY PRODUCE – UN-BACKED STUDY New York, Apr 15 2013  1:00PM Primary production and processing in such sectors as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, mining, oil and gas exploration and utilities cost the world economy $7.3 trillion a year in damage to the environment, …

A Bonding Experience

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Bond risk Our thinking about the role of future environmental politics on capital markets has extended to another asset class – fixed income. Carbon Tracker recently collaborated with global credit-ratings agency Standard & Poors to publish ‘What a carbon-constrained future could mean for oil companies’ creditworthiness’.  This report assesses the …

Study Finds Increased Profits for Companies Embracing Sustainability

Jay OwenSustainability News

    February 11, 2013           News & Tools for Forward-Thinking Brands FORWARD TO A FRIEND >      Home       News & Views       Research       Events       Digital Learning       Solutions         Truvia Cuts GHG Emissions 35% In Less Than Two Years  Truvia, a global producer of calorie-free sweeteners, won carbon footprint certification last month within …

Europe’s Big Risk Test

Ethical MarketsResource Efficiency

Announcement European Energy Review has entered a new phase of its existence. After five years our newsletter and website have been renewed and expanded, and our business model has been changed, to ensure that we can continue to function as the premier independent international energy platform. Register yourself now and become acquainted …

LIVE Community Power Project Being Organized In Australia (Solar)

Ethical MarketsGreentech

LIVE Community Power Project Being Organized In Australia (Solar)Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST The roof of the South Melbourne Market building was recently renovated, and the LIVE Community Power project intends to attract investors to install 3,000 photovoltaic solar panels on the roof.   South Melbourne Market The LIVE …

Winners of 2012 EthicMark® Awards: Announcement at Sustainable Brands Conference in London

Ethical MarketsSustainability News

London — November 28, 2012 – The winners of the 2012 EthicMark® Awards for advertising that “uplifts the human spirit and society” were announced today at the Sustainable Brands London conference, a gathering of sustainable brand innovators and thought leaders from around the world. TOMS won in the for-profit category …

Movement of the Day: Economy of Communion

kristyGlobal Citizen

Movement of the Day: Economy of Communion A “social-Catholic” approach to economics. Luigini Bruni: “The EoC is a project that currently involves hundreds (754) of businesses in five continents and has attracted the interest of scholars and economists alike. The project started in 1991 when Chiara Lubich visited the city …