September 27, 2012— Countries tout GDP; shareholders track return on investment. Money-denominated metrics are intuitively (if incorrectly) understood. Money is information, even as we have progressed beyond money as the only measure of success. Ethical Markets Media follows Beyond GDP indicators such as the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) and …
The Ambachtsheer Letter – November/December 2011
Earlier this year, we were invited by the UK’s FairPensions organization to give a lecture in the Houses of Parliament. The event took place this past November 15. It provided an opportunity to place Keynes’ insights on faux vs. functional capitalism, and Peter Drucker’s on the special role of retirement …
Insight: Special Conference Announcement
Special Announcement Registration Now Open for 2 Conferences on Co-operation Business Succession and Employee Ownership Oct 11-13, 2011: experts share their experiences with co-operatives as a solution to the growing challenge of business succession. North American Worker Co-op Conference Oct 13-15, 2011: an historic occasion to discuss best practices with …
What Makes Bankers Happy?
This article was first published by the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets at www.sustainablefinancialmarkets.org as part of the NSFM opinion series in which contributors write in a personal capacity, proposing specific steps towards real and sustainable market reform. NSFM opinion: What makes bankers happy? Penny Shepherd writes: Since the financial …