Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations   By Thalif Deen   UNITED NATIONS, Apr  2014 (IPS) – The 132-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing nations, has urged Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide, “as soon as possible…alternative options for banking services” in New York City …

PRESS RELEASE: SELECTION OF THE HOST CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUM

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Sustainability News, Earth Systems Science

WORLD WATER COUNCIL                                                             PRESS RELEASESELECTION OF THE HOST CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUMbrazil as 2018 Forum’s hostsMarseille, France/Gyeongju, Korea, 26 February, 2014- This Wednesday, during its 51st Board of Governors meeting, the brazil to welcome the 8th World Water Forum …

Todays News: From the Financial Transparency Coalition Blog

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Wednesday, February 5, 2014 From the Financial Transparency Coalition Blog: Fighting Income Disparity With Some Basic FTC Recommendations It’s Out! Taxcast 2014 China’s Elite Linked to Secret Offshore Entities 2013 Great Year for Transparency in Extractive Sector Reporting & Investigating Illicit Finance, Financial Secrecy & Asset Recovery, Journalism Training: 8-11 …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Distinct sensory-motor reflexes in fruit flies: Use odor receptors, visual cues to find fruit

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Distinct sensory-motor reflexes in fruit flies: Use odor receptors, visual cues to find fruit Posted: 04 Feb 2014 03:55 PM PST That fruit fly appearing moments after you poured that first glass of cabernet, has just used a poppy-seed-sized brain to conduct a finely-choreographed search and …

US$68.9bn Flowed Illegally into or out of Emerging EU Economies in 2011, Fueling Crime, Corruption, Tax Evasion

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

  US$68.9 Billion Flowed Illegally into or out of Emerging EU Economies in 2011, Fueling Crime, Corruption, Tax Evasion GFI Urges EU Parliament Legislators to Follow UK’s Lead, Ban Anonymous Shell Companies Anonymous Shell Companies are a Major Conduit of Illegal Funds; Public Registries of Beneficial Ownership are the “Gold …

The Next Frontier of Sustainable Investing: Evolution in This Anthropocene Age

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

The Next Frontier of Sustainable Investing: Evolution in This Anthropocene Age Today, we humans have so altered conditions on Earth that scientists now term our era as the Anthropocene Age. Every investment we make is “a vote for the kind of world we want to live in,” says conscious investor Stuart …

Simultaneous Policy (Simpol) campaign: Simpol takes first electoral strides in Germany

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

Simpol International – News Update      Simultaneous Policy: using our votes for global co-operation    Dear Simpol Supporter! Please see below the latest news from the only campaign that allows you to use your official national vote to solve global problems:  Simpol takes first electoral strides in Germany Although only launched last year, Simpol …

Givelocity Launches on #GivingTuesday

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Givelocity Launches on #GivingTuesday — Launched just yesterday, the crowdfunding platform Givelocity wants to make donating a monthly occurrence. A crowdfunding platform with a unique twist, the site hopes to change the way people donate to charities and think about giving back in general. We profile the newcomer.After Crowd Votes, Obama …

Video: The Mondragon Experiment – Corporate Cooperativism (1980)

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Ethical Markets is happy to post this early film documenting Spain’s legendary cooperative  Mondragon enterprises.  ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor   Published on Apr 19, 2012 The MONDRAGON Corporation is a corporation and federation of worker cooperatives based in the Euskadi. Founded in the town of Mondragón in 1956, its origin is …

Kosmos Newsletter:Creating the New Civilization for the Common Good

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Kosmos Newsletter Creating the New Civilization for the Common Good  October 30, 2013 SUBSCRIBE: print or digital  Buy current issue here November 1st is the big day when Wayne, from Snyder Printer, backs up his truck to the door to deliver the new Fall-Winter 2013 issue of Kosmos Journal. It’s an exciting time for us …