Limiting global warming to 2 °C – why Victor and Kennel are wrong

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Ethical Markets  posts this debate on the 2  degree Limit  while we continue to  focus on what all 191 UN member countries already agree : to  shift away from fossil energy and non-renewables to  cleaner,inclusive sustainable green economies worldwide . This is what we track in our Green Transition Scoreboard® …

BSR is abuzz as we confirm speakers, finalize sessions, and approve the details for meals, networking receptions, and our mobile app for the BSR Conference 2014,

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

PROGRAM      SPEAKERS      NETWORKING BSR is abuzz as we confirm speakers, finalize sessions, and approve the details for meals, networking receptions, and our mobile app for the BSR Conference 2014, taking place November 4-6 in New York. The event is just two short months away, and an even closer deadline is …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:56 AM PDT The tiny plastic particles polluting our seas are not only orally ingested by marine creatures, but also enter their systems through their gills, …

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Welcome to issue #7 of the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) INSIGHT. GISR continues to execute its multi-faceted strategy to build a global standard of excellence for sustainability ratings. Its growing network of partners in the investor, corporate, NGO, ratings and accounting communities is the foundation for expanding its global …

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Daily News Alert 11.11.13 Breaking Free From Our Carbon Entanglement and a Dinosaur Industry In a remarkable milestone, Mexican economist diplomat José Angel Gurría spoke out as secretary-general of the OECD – sketching a future that should have the global coal industry shaking in its boots. His message is that …

Long Finance: How to Make Standards Markets Work for Financial Services (Regulation)?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Long Finance Newsletter   July 2013   Welcome to the July edition of the Long Finance newsletter. Since our last edition in May, a lot has happened with Long Finance and its programmes including: The interim figures of the Global Financial Centres Index – GFCI 13.5– were released in July 2013 …

Product Launch | Quantitative Equity Model (QEM)

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Press Release GMI Ratings’ Quantitative Equity Model (QEM) Uses Forensic Measures of Issuer Risk to Predict Equity Returns Globally, Across Industries, Large-cap and Small-cap Portfolios New York (June 12, 2013) – GMI Ratings announced today the formal launch of the Quantitative Equity Model (QEM), which uses governance and accounting-related forensic risk …

Mosaic Launches Solar Schools Program with New Project in Sunshine State First Project on University of Florida Housing Offers 4.4%* Return

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Inquiries: Lisa Curtis / 510-872-9269 / [email protected] / www.joinmosaic.com *Photos and logos are available at http://tinyurl.com/mosaic-pictures *VIDEO:http://bit.ly/10gNb41 Mosaic Launches Solar Schools Program with New Project in Sunshine State First Project on University of Florida Housing Offers 4.4%* Return OAKLAND, CA — (June 4, 2013) Mosaic, an online marketplace that connects investors to high-quality …

Mosaic Launches Solar Schools Program with New Project in Sunshine State

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

Media Inquiries: Lisa Curtis / 510-872-9269 / [email protected] / www.joinmosaic.com *Photos and logos are available at http://tinyurl.com/mosaic-pictures *VIDEO:http://bit.ly/10gNb41 Mosaic Launches Solar Schools Program with New Project in Sunshine State First Project on University of Florida Housing Offers 4.4%* Return OAKLAND, CA — (June 4, 2013) Mosaic, an online marketplace that connects investors to high-quality solar projects, has …

Mosaic Launches Largest Solar Project to Date for Earth Week

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Inquiries: Lisa Curtis / 510-872-9269 / [email protected] / www.joinmosaic.com *Photos and logos are available at http://tinyurl.com/mosaic-pictures *VIDEO: http://bit.ly/10gNb41 Mosaic Launches Largest Solar Project to Date for Earth Week First Round Sold Out in 24 Hours, Second Round Done in 6 Hours OAKLAND, CA — (April 25, 2013) Mosaic, an online marketplace that connects investors …