“Let there be green energy,” says Church of England Ecotricity hooks up 450 properties to green electricity after being named Church of England’s preferred supplier READ» Stock market FTSE accelerates green push with new Carbon Strategy indices FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy indices launched for Australia, Europe and Japan READ» Suzuki …
New facts about employee ownership in November 2011
EFES NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2011 Euroshareholders Euroshareholders is the organization of European shareholders associations. It was founded in 1992 while the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership was founded in 1998. Both organizations developed a good cooperation for many years, considering a number of common objectives regarding corporate governance in …
Responsible Investor’s Fourth ESG Europe 2011 Conference Report
More than 260 asset owners, asset managers, corporates and service providers attended Responsible Investor’s fourth ESG Europe 2011 conference in Amsterdam on October 4/5. http://www.responsible-investor.com/images/uploads/ESG_Europe_2011_Report.pdf
New call from the European institutions
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held “the week of employee financial participation” some days ago in Brussels. The EESC is the body that gives representatives of Europe’s social partners and civil society a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. A new call was …
New Energy Driving Down Power Prices In Europe
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Things-To-Think-About Friday, September 30: * New Energy Driving Down Power Prices In Europe * Why The U.S. Sneezes At Climate Change * Wind Protecting The Environment * $50mil To Rooftop Solar Leasing * Nasa Seeks Robotics From Cleantech Open Yesterday * …
Bloomberg Doesn’t Like Financial Speculation Taxes and Is Prepared To Make Stuff Up to Make Its Case
Bloomberg Doesn’t Like Financial Speculation Taxes and Is Prepared To Make Stuff Up to Make Its Case Dean Baker Thursday, 29 September 2011 14:36 Bloomberg News Service really doesn’t like financial speculation taxes (FST). In fact it dislikes them so much that it is prepared to make things up to …
When Financial Needs Meet Political Realities: Implications for Climate Change in the Post-2013 EU Budget
On the eve of budget proposals Over the last two years, there has been growing recognition that the EU budget after 2013 needs to engage more with those issues which are going to be critical for Europe in the coming decade. These include combating climate change and building a green …
New eceee snapshot report on target setting
25 May 11 – eceee today published a study on national target setting. The study provides a snapshot of the current use of energy saving targets and opinions about these across the EU, and is based on a broad survey and stakeholder consultation. eceee also opened a page on EU …
REpower bags Canada wind turbine contracts
4 May 2011 DEAL NEWS REpower bags Canada wind turbine contracts SunBorne, Suntech target India under 100MW solar deal Vestas grows China presence with 100MW turbine order Offshore wind company SeaEnergy to sell subsidiary to energy consortium Silfab, Agris to benefit from Ontario FIT under solar deal Xodus Group continues …
Reversing the Mexican “Brain Drain”
A publication from World Trends & Forecasts Investing in more tech opportunities may lure the best and brightest back home. By Concepción Olavarrieta After investing more than a billion dollars (or 25% of the Ministry for Education’s budget) in postgraduate studies for young students abroad, Mexico is looking for a …