IP&E – Industry welcomes IORP II despite concerns over risk-evaluation rules

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  TODAY’S TOP STORIES Industry welcomes IORP II despite concerns over risk-evaluation rules Commentators voice concerns that risk-evaluation rules could lead to quantitative measures ‘through the back door’ IORP II to require assessment of environmental, resource risk of investments UK pensions industry cautiously welcomes charge-cap proposal Dutch schemes at risk …

SIS scientific publication November 2013 The New Genetics and Natural versus Artificial Genetic Modification

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

SIS scientific publication November 2013 The New Genetics and Naturalversus Artificial Genetic Modification###################################################################Mae-Wan Ho, Entropy 2013, 15, 4748-81.Abstract: The original rationale and impetus for artificial geneticmodification was the “central dogma” of molecular biology that assumed DNAcarries all the instructions for making an organism, which are transmittedvia rna to protein to …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News : Carbon dioxide at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory reaches new milestone: Tops 400 parts per million

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Carbon dioxide at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory reaches new milestone: Tops 400 parts per million Sacred lotus genome sequence enlightens scientists Revealing hidden fungal species using DNA: The importance of recognizing cryptic diversity Earliest archaeological evidence of human ancestors hunting and scavenging Kestrels, other urban birds …

Jay OwenSustainability News, Trendspotting

Transforming The DNA of Leadership? Corporate sustainability leaders are beginning to embrace radical transformation in their climate change strategies. Submitted by:Nikos Avlonas Posted:Feb 15, 2013 – 09:57 AM EST Tags:sustainability, carbon, carbon management, cse, cdp, climate change, epa,environmental regulation By Nikos Avlonas, President, CSE Sustainability is about longevity, but it is also about transformation. How do we …

Black brant geese show lifetime relationship good for goose and gander

kristyNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News ——————————————————————————– Black brant geese show lifetime relationship good for goose and gander Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:10 AM PDT Not all birds mate for life, but for those species that do, wildlife biologists have found a clear benefit to the birds from such long-term relationships: Greater …

A window into the future: Understanding and predicting longevity – Swiss Re

kristySRI/ESG News

Latest White Papers A window into the future: Understanding and predicting longevity – Swiss Re Risk – Based Indexation – Lyxor Risk-Return Analysis Of Dynamic Investment Strategies – Lyxor Strategic Asset Allocation – Lyxor IPE Invesco European Institutional Asset Management Survey 2011 ING Clarion Real Estate Securities – Real Estate …

A window into the future: Understanding and predicting longevity – Swiss Re

kristySRI/ESG News

Lyxor Asset Management Risk-Based Indexation Strategic Asset Allocation Risk-Return Analysis of Dynamic Investment Strategies Latest White Papers A window into the future: Understanding and predicting longevity – Swiss Re Risk – Based Indexation – Lyxor Risk-Return Analysis Of Dynamic Investment Strategies – Lyxor Strategic Asset Allocation – Lyxor IPE Invesco …