Green Transition Scoreboard® Tops $5.3 Trillion

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Green Transition Scoreboard® Tops $5.3 Trillion Privately Invested In The Green Economy  Saint Augustine, FL, March 31, 2014 ~  Again for 2014, the Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) finds, with $5.3 trillion in private investments and commitments since 2007, the green economy is on track to reach $10 …

Green growth practitioners workshop to be held in Kinshasa, DRC

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Knowledge Update Issue 2014-3                                                                                      March 21, 2014 Green …

CSR Wire: Don’t Be Evil: What’s the Matter with Google?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Articles by Hazel Henderson

  Don’t Be Evil: What’s the Matter with Google? Has Google lost its way? Why is the organization now funding regressive organizations fronting for the fossilized sectors and legacy incumbent interests holding back the green economy? What happened to the founders’ mission of catalyzing a whole-system transition from the fossil-fueled Solar …

The Collaboration Economy: View leadership as a privilege, not a right

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

You and The Collaboration Economy Thank you for subscribing to my monthly e-letter. Once a month you will receive new collaborative leadership tips, insights on the latest collaboration and economic development trends, and exclusive interviews, quotes, and articles written by me that will equip you to succeed in the transition …

Sustainability data is foundation stone of Integrated Reporting, says GRI as Framework is unveiled

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

We at Ethical Markets  fully support  the Integrated  Reporting  approach and applaud  this collaboration with GRI.  ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor gri press release For immediate release: 9 December 2013 Sustainability data is foundation stone of Integrated Reporting, says GRI as <IR> Framework is unveiled The global reporting initiative today welcomed the …

OTHER NEWS: New Policies Beyond Austerity and Stimulus

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson

New Policies Beyond Austerity and Stimulus   By Hazel Henderson*   ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Nov  2013 (Columnist Service) – It is time to move the global policy debate beyond the binary options of “austerity” versus “stimulus.” Both these macroeconomic policies have caused untold harm to millions and produced dangerous policy …

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLine

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLineClimate change is putting jobs at risk – governments must actBrussels,9 November 2014(ITUC OnLine): With a new round of the UnitedNations climate negotiations starting this monday in Warsaw, Poland, thelabour movement expressed its concerns on the impacts a low ambition climatedeal would mean for jobs globally.“Science is …

UN SOUTH-SOUTH FORUM WRAPS UP WITH OVER $450 MILLION PLEDGED FOR GREENER DEVELOPMENT

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

UN SOUTH-SOUTH FORUM WRAPS UP WITH OVER $450 MILLION PLEDGED FOR GREENER DEVELOPMENT New York, Nov 1 2013 12:00PM More than $450 million was pledged between investors, green businesses, Governments and other parties at the United Nations-organized Global South-South Development Expo in Nairobi, where hundreds of participants spent this week …

Time to move on from redefining the problems and concentrate on solutions already seeded on the ground.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Earth Systems Science

############################################Time to move on from redefining the problems and concentrate on solutionsalready seeded on the ground. Prof Roger LeakeyEditor’s NoteThis article describes one of many case studies and solutions to povertypresented recently in UNCTAD’s Trade and Environment Report [1] (see [2]Paradigm Shift Urgently Needed In Agriculture, SiS 60)Redefining problems without …

Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

A report from the CDP   Executive Summary Businesses increasingly face the dual risks of climate and policy shocks. How companies build and demonstrate their resilience to these climate risks has important implications for their reputation with their stakeholders and for the value of their businesses. It is for these …