International Civil Society Statement to the G-20 Leaders Summit in Seoul We, the undersigned 183 civil society organizations from 42 countries collectively representing over 200 million people, urge G-20 leaders to make concrete progress towards the introduction of an internationally coordinated financial transactions tax (FTT) at the upcoming summit in …
Hope on the horizon: Will the G-20 really start the final countdown on unsustainable energy subsidies?
Feature Commentary Hope on the horizon: Will the G-20 really start the final countdown on unsustainable energy subsidies? By Cees van Beers and André de Moor For decades there has existed a community of researchers – spanning government ministries, international organisations, academia and civil society – working to increase the …
CalPERS in radical rethink of company engagement
RI News Alert: › CalPERS in radical rethink of company engagement › Australia’s Future Fund ups engagement and ESG integration Click here to read the newsletter.
nef e-letter: Spending cuts will break the Big Society, warns nef
Spending cuts will break the Big Society, warns nef David Cameron is running the risk of undermining his own vision of a Big Society, according to new analysis from nef. The speed and scale of the cuts to public spending are leaving civil society with an impossible job to do: …
QE 2 with Kevin Gallagher
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay, coming to you today from Tufts University in Boston. On November 11 and 12, the G-20 countries will be meeting in South Korea, supposedly to stop a currency war. And Ben Bernanke made his contribution to …
World Climate Summit in Cancun on December 4-5th, 2010
WORLD CLIMATE SUMMIT IN CANCUN ON DECEMBER 4-5th, 2010 REGISTER NOW! On behalf of all our partners and sponsors we wanted to personally invite you as a delegate to the inaugural the World Climate Summit (www.wclimate.com) be held on the weekend of December 4-5th, 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico. …
Today’s Study: Cleantech Jobs 2010
Newenergynews Daily Headlines Click Here For Main Page: Http://Www.Newenergynews.Net/ Today At Newenergynews, 11-10: * Today’s Study: Cleantech Jobs 2010 * Quick News, 11-10: Why To Buy An Ev; $100mil From Wells Fargo To Sun; Wind Must Build Right; Big Tobacco Funds Va Big Solar Yesterday * Guest Lead Post: Looking …
CSR Asia Weekly: Khurshid’s CSR: India debates 2% levy on business
Khurshid’s CSR: India debates 2% levy on business by Stephen Frost Companies and the Government in India appear to be squaring off over CSR provisions in a bill before parliament that could see business paying a two per cent levy to be spent on socially and environmentally responsible practices. At …
Global Unions Decry Continued Labour Rights Violations in Korea
Brussels, 10 November 2010 (ITUC OnLine): On the occasion of the G20 meeting in Seoul, the global union movement is calling for the Korean government to honour its international commitments and respect workers’ rights. Korea is one of the very worst countries in the industrialised world for the repression of …
Rundown of reports leading the way in Climate Prosperty
PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Green Switch is a monthly newsletter by the Center for a World in Balance on initiatives that are making the switch to a sustainable society. The Green Switch covers various campaigns, new book releases, academic papers, policy processes and more. It takes a holistic …