The structure of the control network of transnational corporations affects global market com- petition and financial stability. So far, only small national samples were studied and there was no appropriate methodology to assess control globally. We present the first investigation of the architecture of the international ownership network, along with …
Public Relations Meets Sustainability in Practice
By Rosalinda Sanquiche For the Sustainability Movement to be truly sustainable, organizations must walk the talk. Companies acting consistently with their talk will be rewarded with increased brand value. But what happens if the professionals tasked with conveying the corporate sustainability message do not know the language? The October 2011 …
New Energy Can Be For Everybody
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, 10-24: * TODAY’S STUDY: NEW ENERGY CAN BE FOR EVERYBODY * QUICK NEWS, 10-24: A FIGHT WITH CHINA FOR SUN; WIND MAKES RECORD 15.2% OF TEXAS POWER; HOW EV BATTERIES WILL DO SUNDAY WORLD, 10-23: * CHINA’S 2050 WIND GOALS * FINANCING …
When Will Solid State Lighting Vanquish the Light Bulb? – GTM Daily Newsletter
Solar VC: SolarEdge Closes a $37M Round for Panel Electronics Venture capital investing in solar firms is alive and well. Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees? Utilities need to educate their workforce as well as their customers to get the most out of the smart grid, according …
SeaRoc to provide meteorological masts for Dogger Bank offshore wind farm
SeaRoc to provide meteorological masts for Dogger Bank offshore wind farm Vestas wins 101MW US turbine order WES forms partnership for US wind farm servicing Amyris, ETH Bioenergia form JV to produce Biofene Petra Solar acquires EnergyFlow Consulting of Jordan Read more from NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter
New call from the European institutions
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held “the week of employee financial participation” some days ago in Brussels. The EESC is the body that gives representatives of Europe’s social partners and civil society a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. A new call was …
QE4: Forgive Student Debt
We fully support this proposal by lawyer Ellen Brown, our esteemed Advisory Board member . We would add that GDP must also be corrected so that at last, “Education” is no longer categorized under “Consumption” , but acknowledged as the basic investment all societies make in their future, and included …
Media Literacy Education News from NAMLE: Connect to Compete initiative aims to boost digital literacy
Connect to Compete initiative aims to boost digital literacy Best Buy’s Geek Squad will provide in-person digital literacy training and Microsoft will provide an on-line equivalent as part of a private-public “Connect to Compete” initiative announced today. Also participating in Connect to Compete will be a range of non-profit organizations, …
FOCUS: The Capitalist Network That Runs the World
An important analysis by Systems Design Group at ETH Research, Zurich,thanks to our Advisory Board member Rosa Alegria in Sao Paulo,Brazil , Hazel Henderson, Editor s protests against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a …
ITUC General Council Sets Agenda for Global Action in 2012 – ITUC OnLine
ITUC General Council Sets Agenda for Global Action in 2012 Brussels, 21 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC General Council, meeting at Elewijt near Brussels this week, has set out priorities for global trade union action through to the end of 2012, with a determination to fight back against the …