WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 21, 2012)—On May 23, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will bring together the global geothermal community for the annual GEA International Showcase in Washington, DC. Recognizing the importance of geothermal research around the world, the GEA Geothermal Web is also highlighting three students who are working on international geothermal projects in …
IEA Executive Director says energy efficiency progress needed to achieve energy security and climate change goals
EU ministers want to spur low-carbon energy: draft Environment ministers meeting in Brussels on Friday are likely to urge the EU’s executive to look at practical ways to drive green investment, but to stop short of calling for intervention to prop up carbon permits that have lost much of their …
Beyond Growth: Green Transition Accelerating Despite Recession
Beyond Growth: Green Transition Accelerating Despite Recession A new report out from Ethical Markets Media shows Green investments untouched by the Great Recession. Submitted by: Rosalinda Sanquiche Posted: Mar 09, 2012 – 09:00 AM EST By Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director, Ethical Markets Media Green Transition Scoreboard® 2012, the latest findings …
New Leadership for the Center for Small Business and the Environment
WASHINGTON, DC (February 23, 2012) — The Center for Small Business and Environment (CSBE), a non-profit organization that promotes green entrepreneurship, announced today that Scott Sklar will become Executive Director on March 1st succeeding CSBE founder Byron Kennard who is retiring. SEE FULL TEXT New Leadership for the Center for …
Moving Beyond the Secrets of the Economic Battlefield: A Systemic View
Moving Beyond the Secrets of the Economic Battlefield: A Systemic View By Lavinia Weissman, January 22, 2012 Excerpted from the full post at www.thestoryofmeaningfuluse.com. Available in Portuguese at www.mercadoetico.com.br. We seek only to give words to those who cannot speak (too may women in too many countries). I seek only …
Trust Across America Names America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for 2011
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Dec 19, 2011) – Trust Across America™, a think tank dedicated to unraveling the complexities of trustworthy business behavior, today announced the results of its second annual study of almost 2500 public companies, naming Smithfield Foods as the Most Trustworthy Public Company for 2011. Barbara Kimmel, …
Statement by American Rights at Work Executive Director Kimberly Freeman Brown on Passage of the NLRB Resolution to Ensure a Fair Vote for Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2011 CONTACT: Zoe Bridges-Curry (202) 822-2127 x122 [email protected] Statement by American Rights at Work Executive Director Kimberly Freeman Brown on Passage of the NLRB Resolution to Ensure a Fair Vote for Workers Washington, DC – Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted to approve …
Green Sectors Top $2.4 Trillion At Midyear
Press Release ethical markets Media (USA and Brazil) PO Box 5190, St. Augustine, FL 32085 [email protected] phone 904.829.3140 St. Augustine, FL, September 6, 2011 — ethical markets Media (USA and Brazil) releases its August 2011 update of the GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® tracking private sector investments since 2007 in green companies and technologies …
Statement on NLRB Decision to Restore Fair Voluntary Recognition Process
Washington, DC — Today, American Rights at Work Executive Director Kimberly Freeman Brown issued the following statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision in Lamons Gasket Co, which overturns the rules for voluntary recognition established in Dana Corp. (2007). By doing away with a ban on decertification or election petitions …
SJF Institute Announces Strategic Merger With Investors’ Circle
SJF Institute is pleased to announce a strategic merger with Investors’ Circle. This merger is an exciting opportunity to accelerate the connections between high-caliber impact entrepreneurs and values-led investors. While SJF Institute has been finding, building, and nurturing a network of high growth impact entrepreneurs over the past decade, Investors’ …