The hidden cost of freezing Russia out of finance

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

     The hidden cost of freezing Russia out of finance   By Gillian Tett – Financial Times   Instead of having one major cross-border payments system there could eventually be many   This week, a milestone was passed on the road of globalisation. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial …

Do you know one of the next 25 social enterprise stars?

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Do you know one of the next 25 social enterprise stars? RSF Social Finance is looking to fund at least 25 new borrowers over the next year—and we’re launching a campaign to find them. We know there are exciting enterprises that could grow with our help, but they may not …

The Center for Partnership Studies’ Caring Economy Campaign (CEC) is delighted to share exciting news with you,

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

  NEWSLETTER   August 2014   IN THIS ISSUE Updates: Public Policy – Social Wealth Economic Indicators #Caring Economy Twitter Chat Social Wealth Data Points Caring Economy Story Sharing Project Leadership and Learning Programs Coalition & Movement-Building Member Spotlight: Great Work Cultures Funding and Support Announcements QUICK LINKS   Become …

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Finance Forum: the WHEEL Deal

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

aceee BLOG POST   Media Contact: Patrick Kiker [email protected], (202) 507-4043    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Finance Forum: the WHEEL Deal   by Casey Bell, Senior Economist and Finance Policy Lead   The moment we have been waiting for has arrived! The Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans (WHEEL) , a financing platform …

A Message from Cynthia Parker

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability News

BRIDGE on the Move BRIDGE’s san francisco headquarters moves on March 31! Our new address is 600 California Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94108. The flexible, open-plan space will help us accommodate the growth goals of our five-yearStrategic Plan. To learn about BRIDGE’s strategies for the future, hear President & …

Bridge Housing breaks ground on 90 Oakland units

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Lots of talk about the affordable housing situation these days and, as AssemblymanPhil Ting, D-San Francisco, told The Chronicle this week, the “need to bring all our stakeholders together” to address it. Let’s make sure Bridge Housing is brought to the table. On Friday, the san francisco affordable housing nonprofit is being joined by a passel …

EV ARC™ (patent pending) “Plugs In” at Charge Across Town™ EV Week in the Bay Area

Jay OwenGreentech

Disclaimer ;  principals of Ethical Markets   are investors in Envision Solar t: First Image of EV ARC(TM) with Chevy Volt Plugging In at Charge Across Town Event EV ARC™ (patent pending) “Plugs In” at Charge Across Town™ EV Week in the Bay Area  We are so excited to share the first official …

WorldBlu’s BIG News – Become a Certified Freedom-Centered Leader!

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

It’s been 16 years since I founded WorldBlu, and along the way we’ve launched some major game-changing initiatives such as The WorldBlu Scorecard, the world’s first quantitative tool that measures the level of organizational democracy within a company, and the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces, the word’s first certification for freedom-centered …

The Public Bank Solution by Ellen Brown

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

The Public Bank Solution: From Austerity to Prosperity From austerity to prosperity, Third Millennium Press, 2013   Ellen Brown is a world renown author and Ethical Markets Advisory Board member.  Her Web of Debt was groundbreaking in bringing to light how the debt system functions.  Her new book, The Public Bank Solution, looks …

The Next Scientific (R)evolution with Erivn Laszlo, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Duane Elgin, Ken Wilber and Riane Eisler

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

We are living at a truly monumental point in human history when the paradigm of reality is shifting in every area, including science. Fascinating evidence mounting from every direction is causing the materialist paradigm of science to break down. What will replace the materialist paradigm? And how will that new …