Watershed Capital Group Announces $12M Funding for Aquaculture Technology Company

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

$12,000,000 Series A Preferred Stock Sustainable Aquaculture Technology Company The undersigned served as financial advisor in the transaction. This is not an offering or solicitation for the sale of securities. Watershed Capital Group is pleased to announce that one of its clients, an aquaculture technology company, raised $12 million of …

Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected In 2011

kristyBeyond GDP

Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected In 2011 Brigid Fitzgerald Reading www.earth-policy.org/indicators/C53/economy_2012 Earth Policy Release Eco-Economy Indicator February 16, 2012 Eco-Economy Indicators are twelve trends that the Earth Policy Institute tracks to measure progress in building a sustainable economy. Given the way the world now does business, economic growth …

Citizens United & Money in Politics

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

ASBC Newsletter January 2o12 Dear ASBC Community, As we take a running jump into 2012, we already see that there are a growing number of indicators illustrating the growing importance of the different business voice that ASBC, its member organizations and many businesses bring to the national dialogue about the …

Book of the Day: The Good of Everyone. The Sharing Economy as a Way Out of the Crisis

kristyGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Book of the Day: The Good of Everyone. The Sharing Economy as a Way Out of the Crisis This is a very important book, in the process of being translated from the Italian: Enrico Grazinni: “The thesis of this book is that, to overcome the current dramatic economic and ecological …

Company previews revealed: Investors RSVP for Jan 19 Virtual Venture Fair

kristySRI/ESG News, Resource Efficiency

Investors’ Circle is the largest and oldest network of angel investors, venture capitalists, foundations and family offices using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. IC has facilitated the flow of $150 million into 230 companies and funds dedicated to impact. Virtual Venture Fair New Year, New …

ASBC Teleconference with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson January 17th at 11:00AM EST

kristySRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

ASBC Newsletter December 2011 2011 was a year of great expansion for ASBC. The Council established itself as a credible and effective national organization able to engage on a range of policy issues. We now have 45 organizational members which in turn represent more than 100,000 businesses and more than …

Upcoming dates for Investors’ Circle Events

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

Investors’ Circle is the largest and oldest network of angel investors, venture capitalists, foundations and family offices that are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. IC has facilitated the flow of $150 million into 225 companies and funds dedicated to impact. DATES FOR THE NEW …

Watershed Capital Group Announces $11.7M in First Close of Cascade Sierra Income Fund

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

Watershed Capital Group is pleased to announce that Cascade Sierra Solutions (“Cascade”) completed an initial close of its Cascade Sierra Income Fund, L.P. The financing allows Cascade to continue to finance the replacement and upgrade of polluting, inefficient trucks with clean, fuel-efficient vehicles that reduce pollution by up to 85%, …

ASBC Annual Meeting – Oct 5th & 6th – Don’t Miss It!

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Upcoming Events: * ASBC Annual Meeting – Oct 5th & 6th – Don’t Miss It! Register today for the ASBC National Meeting using the Member code ASBC2011. Deadline for registration is Mon. Sept 26th. The meeting takes place at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill. Email Richard Eidlin if cost is a major barrier for …