Green BUzz: Finance powerhouses Michael Bloomberg and Mary Schapiro to lead SASB

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Reporting Spotlight Finance powerhouses Michael Bloomberg and Mary Schapiro to lead SASB By Elsa Wenzel The 108th New York City mayor and the 29th chair of the SEC are taking leadership roles with the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board. …Read More 5 top reporting frameworks: A crash course By Anne Shiraishi …

Shareable: 3 Platforms to Start Your Own Sharing Service

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Conversations Important mainly because of your interaction with messages in the conversation. Click to teach Design Extensions Mail this conversation is not important. Debdeep Ghosh (Basecamp) Re: (Reflections – J) Add a review tab and a gallery tab – Write ABOVE THIS LINE to post a reply or view this on Basecamp …

Sustainable Development Update – 16 April 2014 – Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Jay OwenSustainability News

      A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 16 April 2014 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings Emphasize Climate Change, Sustainable Development 13_April_2014: The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) brought together officials, …

Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations   By Thalif Deen   UNITED NATIONS, Apr  2014 (IPS) – The 132-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing nations, has urged Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide, “as soon as possible…alternative options for banking services” in New York City …

Scarab Global Community Impact Fund (SGCF)

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

 Scarab Global Community Impact Fund (SGCF) is an early lender to Ecoverde which designs ways to recycle plastic into useful materials that end up as water and carbon-sequestrated in the soil.  SGCF is one of five impact funds managed by Ben Bingham and 3Sisters Sustainable Management www.3sistersinvest.com, listed in Ethical Markets …

CSRwire News Alert – A $147 Billion Opportunity for New York City

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

A $147 Billion Opportunity: Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Sets Sights on NYC Pension Funds “Were New York City to divest its four pension funds of fossil fuel holdings, it would be a major turning point for the divestment movement.” On February 26th, a forum on “Fossil-Free NYC,” kicked off a …

World Pulse: Women Weave the Web / $20,000 to Bring Your Vision to Life

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

  Donate  Subscribe $20,000 to Bring Your Vision to Life!  A PRIZE LIFTING NEW VISIONARY VOICES world pulse is honored to announce the inaugural Lynn Syms Prize in partnership with sculptor and philanthropist Lynn Syms. In 2014, the prize will be awarded to an outstanding grassroots woman and visionary voice using digital tools to effect change and advance …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Sea level variations escalating along eastern Gulf of Mexico coast

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Sea level variations escalating along eastern Gulf of Mexico coast Posted: 29 Jan 2014 01:55 PM PST Around the globe, sea levels typically rise a little in summer and fall again in winter. Now, a new study shows that, from the Florida Keys to …

FOCUS: Pete Seeger, Folk Legend, Dead at 94

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

 I was honored to know Pete Seeger and that he supported our  Citizens for Clean Air  efforts in New York City in the 1960s !  He will always be a hero to  environmentalists  and those working for a more peaceful, just sustainable green future for All Life on this planet  …