Matching Grant Program Issue date: August 6, 2013 Expiration date: June 30, 2014 515/294-8819 [email protected] iowaenergycenter.org The Iowa Energy Center is introducing three new competitive grant opportunities that aim to help Iowa non-profit organizations gain external funding to further the environmental, social, and economic well-being of Iowans through improved energy efficiency …
Beyond GDP: Robert Manchin, Managing Director of the Gallup Organisation Europe, on measuring well-being and social progress
Click here to view this newsletter in your web browser Interview Quote Spotlight In brief Agenda July 2013 In this edition of the Beyond GDP newsletter: Interview with: Robert Manchin on measuring well-being and social progress Quote from: Robert F. Kennedy (1968) Spotlight on: Strong public support worldwide for going …
HFT: In Search of the Truth
Most studies on the impact of high-frequency trading on market quality include at least one fatal flaw. But the truth is out there. Statistics is a funny field – you can generally construct well-reasoned, well-supported arguments on both sides of an issue. I have found a paucity of independent, objective …
HFT: In Search of the Truth
HFT: In Search of the Truth Most studies on the impact of high-frequency trading on market quality include at least one fatal flaw. But the truth is out there. Statistics is a funny field – you can generally construct well-reasoned, well-supported arguments on both sides of an issue. I have …
Investing Fossil Free
The Shelton Green Alpha Fund has been recognized by 350.org and their Fossil-Free campaign as a truly fossil fuel-free mutual fund. As 350.org founder, Bill McKibben, has said “You can have a healthy fossil-fuel industry or a healthy planet, but you can’t have both”. Garvin Jabusch, Portfolio Manager for the Shelton Green Alpha Fund …
Webinar Invitation: Sustainability & New Approaches to Index, June 6th
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. (GMT) Sustainability & New Ways to Index Speakers and Moderators: Dr. Paul Cox Senior Lecturer University of BirminghamAcademic Advisor NEST Corporation Guido Guise, PhD Head of Indices RobecoSAM Moderator: Hugh Wheelan Managing Editor Responsible Investor For …
The City and the Common Good: Good Money – 7th May at St Paul’s Cathedral
Dear Friends, Thank you to all those who joined us for the first debate in our series, held in conjunction with CCLA, entitled ‘The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?’. The event was attended by around 750 people, and the attached seminar a week …
NEW UPDATE: IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings, Upcoming Events
IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings: Upcoming Events Greetings! ¡Saludos! ?????! Salutations! !?????? Dear Hazel, New Rules for Global Finance invites you to attend the session “The Financial Stability Board: Views from Insiders and from Campaigners” at the upcoming IMF-World Bank 2013 Spring Meetings. More information about this event is below as well as …
Global SCP Clearinghouse: One Click Away from SCP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as the Secretariat of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production, has pre-launched the online Global SCP Clearinghouse atwww.start.scpclearinghouse.org. The Global SCP Clearinghouse is meant to offer a unique one-stop hub dedicated to advancing the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production …
The Contributions Of Law To The Rio+20 Agenda
Strong laws and legal institutions are essential to the pursuit of sustainable development. The 1992 Rio Declaration and Agenda 21, which launched the concept of sustainable development to the world stage, emphasized the need for changes to legal and institutional frameworks, and increased attention to the development and implementation of …