The Finance Innovation Lab: CAMPAIGN LAB: APPLY BY 18TH SEPTEMBER

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

September Newsletter Welcome to our September newsletter This month we launch our community engagement programme and give you the opportunity to “Turn Up Your Voice”, Pauline interviews Lab community member Rafael Gomes, we invite you to come along to our upcoming Lab Drinks as well as sharing an exclusive event “The Business Value of Nature”. …

“Seeking Impact” Symposium, October 1, New York City, NY, USA

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Partner Announcements and News

The Wealth & Giving Forum will be hosting a “Seeking Impact” Symposium on October 1st at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. The symposium will feature leading philanthropists, investors, thought leaders, portfolio managers and entrepreneurs who will engage our guests in an exchange of insights about emerging practices across …

GreenBuzz: Who are the leading companies in natural capital?

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Taking Care of Business By Joel Makower, Chairman & Executive Editor Today is the deadline for submitting nominations to VERGE Accelerate, our pitch competition for start-ups and early-stage entrepreneurs working at the convergence of technology and sustainability. Up to 20 selected companies will present on stage next month at VERGE SF …

Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Alicia Gómez Martínez, Research Professor, Faculty of Accounting, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico – September 6, 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, The Power of Yin

Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.”  The interview features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide global audience.  The goals of Five Questions about SRI are fourfold: To collect a catalogue of examples of …

High-level meeting to discuss potential solutions for transforming cities

Jay OwenSustainability News

  For immediate release: Tuesday, August 27 2013     High-level meeting to discuss potential solutions for transforming cities   A series of high-level events addressing some of the world’s most critical challenges is being kicked off today with a meeting devoted to the transformation of cities. Organised with the participation …

Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Sonia Kowal, Director, Socially Responsible Investing, Zevin Asset Management, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America – August 2, 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, The Power of Yin

Friday Video: Barbara Marx Hubbard insights past and present

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Barbara Marx Hubbard Asks Eisenhower Visionary Question http://youtu.be/czviAKDvp5I See film trailer and contribute at igg.me/at/AmericanVisionary. Aimed at PBS, “American Visionary: The Story of Barbara Marx Hubbard” is a documentary currently in production. www.AmericanVisionaryTheMovie.com Barbara Marx Hubbard – 1984 Democratic National Convention Speech http://youtu.be/D1FWXm-8FGs   The matters brought up in this …

The Crowd Cafe: Announcing Our Global Crowdinvesting Community

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] Announcing Our Global Crowdinvesting Community Jul 18, 2013 11:41 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   I’m thrilled to announce, and invite you to, TheCrowdCafe Community. With your help—questions, comments and insights—I hope it becomes a place where anyone in the world can …

Survival of the … Nicest?

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious. –Martin Luther King, Jr.   Survival of the … Nicest? –by Eric Michael Johnson, syndicated from Yes Magazine, Jul 15, 2013 A century ago, industrialists like Andrew Carnegie believed that Darwin’s theories justified an economy of vicious competition and inequality. They …