NEW BOOK ALERT: The Short Guide to Sustainable Investing

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

NEW BOOK ALERT The Short Guide to Sustainable Investing CARY KROSINSKY * D? Sustainability * May 2013 Available in print, ebook or by subscription to the D?Shorts Collection. Interested in funds and strategies that are outperforming within ecological limits? This concise guide by one of the sector’s leading experts describes a new, positive, opportunities-oriented …

COEXISTing in a Steady State

Ethical MarketsGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

Avarice is a vice, the exaction of usury is a misdemeanour, and the love of money is detestable. –  John Maynard Keynes   Poised on the brink of economic meltdown as we are, governments all over the world are baying frantically for growth. But growth is not the answer to …

Imposed Austerity vs Chosen Simplicity: Who Will Pay For Which Adjustments?

kristyGlobal Citizen

“Other News” is a personal initiative seeking to provide information that should be in the media but is not, because of commercial criteria. It welcomes contributions from everybody. Work areas include information on global issues, north-south relations, governance of globalization. Roberto Savio //Reproduction in whole or in part without permission …

International Green Awards™ announces WWF-UK as its exclusive NGO partner

kristyGreen Prosperity

NEWS RELEASE ENQUIRIES: 00 44 (0) 207 939 3958 International Green Awards™ announces WWF-UK as its exclusive NGO partner July 2011 – The INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS, a global awards scheme committed to innovation in sustainability, is pleased to be aligned with WWF-UK as our exclusive NGO partner, in support of …

Congratulations to Pioneer Mathis Wackernagel and his Ecological Footprint!

kristyBeyond GDP

March 14, 2011 Environmental Prize Honors Footprint Pioneer We are pleased to announce that Global Footprint Network President Dr. Mathis Wackernagel is among the 2011 recipients of the prestigious Zayed International Prize for the Environment. The prize was presented today by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammad Bin …

IFG and Allies Launch Cancun Mobilization For Cop 16

kristyGreen Prosperity, Earth Systems Science

Linking local leaders with international allies to drive global decisions IFG recently convened another landmark meeting near Cancun, where the world’s governments will soon meet to pick up the pieces from Copenhagen’s frustrating failure to forge a global climate deal. UNFCCC’s COP 16 could yield some useful decisions to set …

Global Footprint Network: Time for Action is Now

kristyReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen

“GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT INDICATOR GAINING TRACTION WORLDWIDE, we congratulate our longtime colleague, Mathis Wackernagel, featured on our TV series in “Redefining Success!” – Hazel Henderson, Ed. This past year has been one of the most exciting in Global Footprint Network’s history. Seven years since our organization’s founding, our efforts to …