Your invitation to ‘Schumacher College: A Think Tank for Hope’

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Your invitation to ‘Schumacher College: A Think Tank for Hope’ An invitation from Satish Kumar, Founder and Visiting Fellow and Jon Rae, Head of Schumacher College We are writing to invite you to a very special event for Schumacher College in London and we very much hope that you will …

Evidence session on Growing a circular economy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Evidence session on Growing a circular economy 08 May 2014 The Environmental Audit Committee will hold its second public evidence hearing on its Growing a Circular Economy inquiry at 2.15 pm on Tuesday 13 May 2014 in Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster. The Committee will hear from the following: …

Zouk Capital leads €40m Series C funding round in iZettle

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

9 May 2014 Zouk Capital leads €40m Series C funding round in iZettle iZettle provides efficient mobile payment services for small enterprises  iZettle, Europe’s No.1 provider of mobile payment services and apps, has closed a €40 million Series C funding round.  London-based growth investor Zouk Capital led the round, with …

Meet High-Level City Representatives from over 35 Major Cities at the 4th GIB Summit

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Meet High-Level City Representatives from over 35 Major Cities at the 4th GIB Summit Join the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit and meet with senior city representatives from all around the globe, including city delegates from our partner networks such as the C40 City Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI Local …

UNEP FI Newsletter / March – April 2014 – Climate Science

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

   Members | Publications | Events | Training | About It is a delight to write this newsletter after two months in the role as Director and with the benefit of early insight into the workings of UNEP FI, the broader UNEP and UN environment, and with the extremely useful direct feedback from our …

Set for take-off in Singapore

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

IIRC Newsletter – April Edition <IR> set for take-off in Singapore singapore will soon have a roadmap for <IR> adoption, backed by a sound body of academic and empirical evidence, following the creation this month of a market-led <IR> steering committee.  “We are moving from concept to execution”, said Michael …

Financial Times: Strip private banks of their power to create money

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Ethical Markets fully supports Positive Money .  Congratulations on this breakthrough into mainstream media – Hazel Henderson, Editor Another major breakthrough in the monetary reform debate!   Fantastic news: The debate on money reform goes mainstream! Last week has the leading UK economics commentator, the Financial Times’ Martin Wolf, argued that “the …

Free webinar with Hazel Henderson and Herman Mulder

Jay OwenPartner Announcements and News

What does the call for a data revolution mean in the process of defining the Post-2015 development agenda? What are the essential elements to take into consideration in the search for new ways to measure progress towards sustainability that is transparent, inclusive and just? How much are we advancing in …

Future Prosperity (value) driven by a focus on People and Planet

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

    Conference Series on Finding Ethical Alpha Building Task Force to Set the Course for Future Alternative investments PURPOSE Guide world’s significant asset allocators to embrace long-term value investing across all asset  classes.  Not another effort  to allocate 1% or 5% of portfolios to ESR, SRI, TBL or Impact, rather …

SOLARAID ‘s RETAIL BRAND SELLS ITS MILLIONTH LIGHT IN AFRICA

Jay OwenSustainability News

The charity founded with 5% of Solarcentury’s profits, SolarAid, owns aretail brand that has just sold its millionth solar lantern in Africa.Operating in just four of Africa’s 54 countries, SunnyMoney has become thecontinent’s biggest seller of solar lights, in just three years, ahead ofoil company Total. 625,000 of these million …