The coffee pod craze | Cute animals & conservation | The circular economy in Asia

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Ethical Markets  applauds this ECO-BUSINESS  publication based in Singapore for enriching our understanding of the progress on achieving the circular economy  worldwide .We are happy to  see they quote several  of our global  Advisory Board members  :  Bill McDonough  and Michael  Braungart  ,  Gunter Pauli  , as well as  my …

Bretton Woods Bulletin 1 September 2014: World Bank on gender: walking the equality talk?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Email View   The Bretton Woods Project has just published the new Bretton Woods Bulletin September 2014. WEB VERSION GENDER analysis KNOWLEDGE | news Who’s poor? New estimates led to halving of World Bank’s poverty numbers A May World Bank-led statistical operation has used a new method to estimate purchasing power …

ENB Vol. 32 No. 8 – Eighth Session of the Open Working Group of the UN General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals – Summary & Analysis

Jay OwenSustainability News

A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations PDF format French version Back to IISD coverage Volume 32 Number 08 – Monday, 10 February 2014 SUMMARY OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPEN WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 3-7 FEBRUARY 2014 The eighth session of the …

KATERVA AWARDS Innovation for sustainable development

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

” Ethical Markets congratulates Bioneedle  and Safe World Women  on winning these global  KATERVA AWARDS” ,  Editor. Hi Felix and All :  I’m honored to  be a part of the judging process for KATERVA AWARDS ! Warm wishes , Hazel Henderson KATERVA AWARDS Innovation for sustainable development If the Nobel …

News – IDB Announces Winners of Third Annual beyondBanking Awards

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

March 11, 2013 – News Releases IDB Announces Winners of Third Annual beyondBanking Awards Seven financial intermediaries are recognized for promoting sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean’s financial sector The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced today the winners of the third annual beyondBanking awards, a prize that recognizes …

Supreme Court To Hear Campaign Finance Donation Limit Challenge

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Supreme Court To Hear Campaign Finance Donation Limit Challenge SPORTS Pistorius Claims Shooting Was Tragic Mistake POLITICS Obama Pressing Case As Cuts Loom WORLD Is The Chinese Military Hacking U.S. Companies? CRIME REPORT: Adam Lanza Motivated By Norway Shooter BOOKS Bestselling Self-Help Author Dies BLOG POSTS …

Looking at the way forward in implementing the expected outcomes of the Conference

kristyGlobal Citizen, The Power of Yin

Looking at the way forward in implementing the expected outcomes of the Conference Posted on June 21 2012 | Executive Director Michelle Bachelet | Speeches and Statements http://www.unwomen.org/2012/06/looking-at-the-way-forward-in-implementing-the-expected-outcomes-of-the-conference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ungen+%28UN+gender+equality+news+feed%29 Remarks of Michelle Bachelet Executive Director of UN Women at the Rio+20 high-level roundtable on “Looking at the way forward in implementing …

Keep up pressure on governments for the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention

kristySRI/ESG News

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) 082/150612 ITUC OnLine Keep up pressure on governments for the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention Brussels, 15 June 2012 (ITUC OnLine): On the first anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, trade unions around the world are stepping up their campaign to …

Work-Family Balance Benefits Families and Society At Large, Says Ban

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

New York, May 15 2012  9:05AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the need for work-family balance for the benefit of families and society at large, adding that while flexible working arrangements are becoming more widely available, there is much room for improvement. “We need to respond to the ever-changing complexities of work and family life,” …

ECLAC – Economic Policies Must Consider Unpaid Work of Women – Need Data

kristyBeyond GDP

“With thanks to our Advisory Board member, futurist Rosa Alegria” http://www.eclac.cl/notes/70/EnFoco_1.html ECLAC – United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, has 44 member States and 8 non-independent territories in the Caribbean, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is one of five regional …