Join us at the 2014 Ceres Conference!

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

  The Future is Now Join us and more than 600 sustainability leaders at the Ceres Conference 2014 April 30th – May 1st in Boston to celebrate Ceres’s 25th anniversary and build a sustainable global economy. Register today to take advantage of our early registration rates! Check out the Conference Program Throughout the …

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 …

G4 Online puts sustainability reporting at your fingertips

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Press release For immediate release, 7 November 2013 G4 Online puts sustainability reporting at your fingertips G4 Online, a web-based tool to support organizations preparing sustainability reports using the latest generation of the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, is launched today. The free to use website presents the content of the G4 …

Ceres: Investors ask Fossil Fuel Companies to Disclose their Plans to Address Climate Change Risk

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Ceres Newsletter – October 2013 Press and Media Press Release: A closer look at Dow Chemical’s climate change reporting (GreenBiz) News Story: The Climate Declaration Hits Broadway…  News Story: SXSW Eco Experts Suggest Drought Solutions (CBS Austin KEYE TV) Ceres Participates in Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Laws Panel Ceres, with the Harvard Environmental Law Center, organized …

International financial crisis accelerates the transition of the global economy sustainable

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson

The international financial crisis that rocked especially the United States and Europe, from 2008, is a landmark at the turn of the global economy sustainable. She caused insecurity and distrust of banks and financial institutions worldwide and political allies, responsible for the consequences that impacted the planet, and caused the migration …

Companies to benefit as CDP and GRI collaborate to harmonize reporting frameworks

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Press release For immediate release: 6 June 2013 Companies to benefit as CDP and GRI collaborate to harmonize reporting frameworks CDP, the only global platform for companies and cities to disclose and manage their environmental impacts, and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), providers of the most widely used comprehensive Sustainability Reporting …

The Natural Capital Declaration: A declaration by the financial sector demonstrating our commitment at the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

The Declaration The Declaration is available in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. The Natural Capital Declaration A declaration by the financial sector demonstrating our commitment at the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit to work towards integrating Natural Capital considerations into our financial products and services for the …

Renewable Energy Group IPO misses target

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Renewable Energy Group IPO misses target Renewable Energy Group, the largest producer of biodiesel in the US, has raised $72 million in its initial public offering, only about two thirds of its target. More >>> Growth in renewables not enough to constrain emissions Renewable energy will grow almost four times …

Sustainability reporting enters a new phase, say experts

kristySRI/ESG News

Global Reporting Initiative press release Under STRICT embargo until: 00.01 CET Thursday 15 December 2011 Sustainability reporting enters a new phase, say experts Reporting corporate economic, environmental and social performance is entering a new phase, moving from a pioneering and experimental practice to become standard practice, say sustainability reporting experts. …

UNEP FI September Newsletter

kristyReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Highlight THE HIGHLIGHT 13th Global Roundtable fast arriving, Washington, D.C., 19-20 October Join over 100 speakers and 600+ participants for a one-of-a-kind summit in Washington, D.C., on 19-20 October. Gain valuable insight into the emerging financial sustainability sector’s most pressing issues. Global Roundtable speaker Terry Vaughan Global Roundtable speaker Terry …