The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, …
The Natural Capital Declaration: A declaration by the financial sector demonstrating our commitment at the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit
The Declaration The Declaration is available in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. The Natural Capital Declaration A declaration by the financial sector demonstrating our commitment at the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit to work towards integrating Natural Capital considerations into our financial products and services for the …
The Green Power Fund: Carbon Negative Technologies for Sustainable Development
The Green Power Fund: Carbon Negative Technologies for Sustainable Development An official UNFCCC Side-Event to the RIO+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky is a member of the Ethical Markets Advisory Board ‘Green Power Fund’ (the original concept for ‘The Green Climate Fund’ which was approved at COP17) …
Rio + 20: Activists Start Conference by Connecting to Earth Instead of Internet
What do the multicolored flags mean?”It’s for protection,” says Thais Corral, one of the founders of Vista Alegre, and Ethical Markets Advisory Board member. She says the property was once owned by coffee growers. Now it is a place for planting the seeds of ideas. by Melanie Feliciano Ethical Markets …
Ethics for an ‘Ecological Civilisation’
Ethics for an ‘Ecological Civilisation’ By Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, Jun 10, 2012 (IPS) – Leading Japanese ecologists are pushing for the concept of environmental “ethics” to influence the upcoming Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, an approach they contend will foster accountability towards sustainable development. “(Environmental) ethics is based on …
Rio + 20: Invitation to the MBM-FIDESS side-event
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 19th, 2012 The Mont-Blanc Meetings Association, International Forum of Social and Solidarity Economy Entrepreneurs (MBM-IFSSEE), make meet the leaders of cooperatives, mutual insurance companies, associations and foundations from all the continents. The MBM-IFSSEE and its organizing partners take an active part in the United-Nations Conference …
Game Change Rio: Ruin the World or Save our Planet?
We would like to alert you all to Game Change Rio: Ruin the World or Save our Planet? Game Change Rio does not aim to change the world on its own. But it offers a great way to engage with the complexities facing our planet today. Based on a huge …
Dr. Wackernagel Wins Prestigious Kenneth E. Boulding Award
We at Ethical Markets Media salute Dr. Mathis Wackernagel ,( who also serves on our Advisory Board for the Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators “ dashboard “) , as well as his co-creator of the Ecological Footprint , Dr. William Rees , in winning this prestigious Kenneth E. Boulding Award …
New Paradigm Needed to Ensure Global Job Creation and Economic Progress – UN Officials
New York, May 17 2012 12:05PM United Nations senior officials today stressed the importance of establishing a new paradigm for growth that ensures social inclusiveness, job opportunities for all, and more accountability from the financial sector to tackle the ongoing global economic crisis. “It is time to recognize that human capital and natural capital …
Dowbor and Feliciano to Represent Ethical Markets at Rio+20
Renowned Economist Ladislau Dowbor and Journalist Melanie Feliciano to Represent Ethical Markets Media atRio+20 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saint Augustine, FL, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – May 16, 2012 – Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) will have a strong presence at Rio+20 with Ladislau Dowbor representing Ethical Markets Media …