Press release For immediate release, 26 May 2014 GRI consults on intended governance changes in order to play its role as a standard setter in sustainability reporting Sustainability reporting has moved from a practice undertaken only by pioneers to become standard practice for thousands of the world’s largest companies, the …
Call for governments to inquire if money and the financial system is fit for purpose?
The crisis of legitimacy of the political and financial systems In my view Government is not “fit for the purpose” of facilitating a transition to “Democratic Money with Environmental Values [to] Reduce Market Failures”. I suspect the reason why “the Australian Government has led the way by setting upa Financial System Inquiry” …
Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world
Enduring Commonsense from Nassim Taleb. We at Ethical Markets Media agree, as well as delinking the Bank of Sweden Prize from the real Nobels, Hazel Henderson, Editor By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Published: April 7 2009 20:02 | Last updated: April 7 2009 20:02 1. What is fragile should break early …
Stallman: Facebook IS Mass Surveillance
Stallman: Facebook IS Mass Surveillance The father of free software philosophy spoke to RT on evil developers, spying social networks, the almost-legitimacy of Anonymous hacks and the condition under which he would take a proprietary program and a million dollars. Stallman is the man behind the concept that every computer …
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Dr. Tim Cadman
An interview from Emerging Markets ESG Tim Cadman, Sustainable Business Fellow, University of Southern Queensland, Australia – May 27, 2011 Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Dr. Tim Cadman, Sustainable Business Fellow, University of Southern Queensland, Australia – May 27, 2011 By Geoffrey on May 27, 2011 …
Heading for the right choice?
Heading for the right choice? A professional approach to selecting the IMF boss The IMF has committed itself to ending European dominance of selection of its managing director, and introducing an open, merit-based and transparent process. This paper sets out the three key elements to ensuring a successful process next …