Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People   William Greider – The Nation   The big media talk a lot about stalemate in Congress, but they are missing the real story. While representative democracy is dysfunctional, the Supreme Court has taken over with …

John ?Jack? Schneider Joins Envision Solar International Board of Directors

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Disclaimer : Principals of Ethical Markets  are shareholders of ENVISION SOLAR John “Jack” Schneider, Former Managing Director of Allen & Co. Joins Envision Solar International Board of Directors Seasoned Advertising and Media executive to help grow the Company’s sustainable media and outdoor advertising business SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – April 10th, …

New facts about employee ownership in April 2014

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

EFES NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2014 Listed and non-listed companies It was sometimes told, based on the observation of specific examples, that non-listed employee-owned companies could have been more resilient than others through the financial crisis. Employee-owned companies might have fared better. This idea is even a cornerstone of the British …

A Dangerous Game Of Us vs. Us Played With Our Life Savings : AltEnergyStocks.com

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  A Dangerous Game Of Us vs. Us Played With Our Life Savings Posted: 15 Mar 2014 07:22 AM PDT Tom Konrad CFA US law requires that money managers put their clients’ interests first. Investment advisers and money managers almost universally assume this means that they must try to make as …

INVESTING IN HURRICANE SANDY

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

INVESTING IN HURRICANE SANDY   By Ellie Winninghoff   Community Capital Management’s flagship fund, CRA Qualified Investment Fund (CRAIX), will dedicate $100 million of fund assets to invest in disaster recovery and redevelopment projects in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. “We have some …

CSRwire: The Failure of Fiduciary Duty: A Ready-to-Use Corporate Umbrella?

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Advisors' Forum

  Daily News Alert   The Failure of Fiduciary Duty: A Ready-to-Use Corporate Umbrella? “Companies that use the excuse of “fiduciary duty” to avoid good corporate behavior aren’t serving their investors well.” It used to be that the relationship between a stockowner and a company was clear. You invested money, …

TBLI Blog: U.S. Bank Legal Bills Exceed $100 Billion

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

From  Robert Rubinstein, Founder of TBLI , a distinguished member of  Ethical Markets Advisory Board – Hazel Henderson, Editor ____________________________________________________________ ……….TBLIiBLOG……… TBLI CONFERENCE • TBLI CLUB • TBLI CONSULTING • TBLI PARTNERS____________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE ·        Busy Summer 29 Aug 2013 08:36 am | Robert Rubinstein Busy Summer Greetings to you …

Fort McMurray Evicts Oil Sands Companies that Helped it Grow

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Fort McMurray Evicts Oil Sands Companies that Helped it Grow  The Canadian town of Fort McMurray, population 76,000, is the heart of Alberta’s oil sands largesse–but the town is bursting at its seams with nowhere to expand because the land surrounding it is owned by oil companies. The government’s answer to this …

EFES NEWSLETTER: Rectification about European Parliament’s study

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

     Subscribe  /  Unsubscribe  /  Membership                                                        EFES NEWSLETTER – JULY 2013 Rectification about European Parliament’s study The European Parliament – Economic & Scientific Policy Department published a study named “Employee Financial Participation and Companies’ Proceeds”. This study published by the European Parliament was quoted by the European Commission as the most …