Banks still choose oil over cleantech, says innovator PREMIUM

kristyGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 10 August 2012 Sainsbury?s and Tesco to give retail perspective on green investing at the Envirotech and Clean Energy Investor Summit in London this November. Deal News Banks still choose oil over cleantech, says innovator PREMIUM Solegear Bioplastics raises Series A Indian cleantech company Greenko raises £5m …

Barcelona Consensus is currently participating in Rio+20

kristyReforming Global Finance

Barcelona Consensus is currently participating in Rio+20 At the Rio+20 People?s Summit Barcelona Consensus will clearly represent its core values focusing on environmental sustainability and the creation of a social, just and sustainable economy. The main activity of the Consensus will be the Atelier called: ?Engagement interculturel pour un monde …

Equity Treaty Event – Saturday 16 June at People Summit

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We at Ethical Markets have signed on to this INITIATIVE FOR EQUALITY, Hazel Henderson, Editor We, the Undersigned, call for deep systemic changes required to substantially end inequalities, eradicate poverty, prioritize human well-being, protect the right to sustainable development for all, achieve environmental justice, and bring about peace between peoples. …

CSR Asia Weekly: Land rights and forest peoples/VSO: Employee volunteering in Asia

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News, Conferences

50+ Competent Speakers Will be Presenting at CSR Asia Summit 2012 Accor, CLP, Coca-Cola, DHL, GIZ, LRQA, Nokia, Standard Chartered Bank, State Street Corporation, Tencent, Total, UNICEF, World Food Programme and more are confirmed to speak at the CSR Asia Summit 2012. Don’t miss this must-attend gathering of over 500 …

Coca-Cola, Nokia, State Street, UBS, Swire, Kulim and CLP are supporting CSR Asia Summit 2012

kristySRI/ESG News

HIGHLIGHT Coca-Cola, Nokia, State Street, UBS, Swire, Kulim and CLP are supporting CSR Asia Summit 2012 CSR Asia Summit 2012 is scheduled for 18-19 September 2012 in Beijing, China and expected to be the biggest ever. The agenda is developing fast and new features have been added to maximize networking …

BRICS Summit 2012 — Dropping US dollar, IMF & aid to Syria

kristyReforming Global Finance

These two stories from Bloomberg and Digital Journal, sent to us, with our thanks, by our colleague, Gil Raiford BRICS Summit 2012 — Dropping US dollar, IMF & aid to Syria By Anne Sewell Mar 29, 2012 in World New Delhi – At a meeting of the world’s 5 leading …

Towards the People’s Summit at Rio+20: Alternative civil society perspectives on the zero draft Presented by UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) and Social Watch

kristySustainability News

Hamish Jenkins, UN-NGLS, introduced the event, noting its aim is to discuss alternate civil society views on the road to the People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice in Rio +20, to be held in parallel to Rio+20, which will provide a forum to organizations and social movements to discuss …