TODAY’S TOP STORIES IASB mounts charm offensive to address concerns of UK investors Accounting board expresses sympathy for concerns voiced over use of prudence under revised conceptual framework Ditching average Dutch premium selfish and short-sighted, says legal expert UK pension reforms motivated by tax, alleges influential committee chair European institutions …
EMM Spring Gathering Focuses on Opportunities Others Are Missing
Rosalinda Sanquiche, Partner and Executive Director, ethical markets media Ethical Markets® Media hosted the Finding Ethical Alpha Conference in St. Augustine, FL, May 12-13, 2014. Designed with Stuart Williams of Endobility, the focus was on guiding the world’s significant asset allocators to use environmental and humanitarian risk/return metrics and screens …
YOUNG’S CHINA BUSINESS BLOG: New Private Equity Giant Eyes Solar Buys
YOUNG’S CHINA BUSINESS BLOG DAILY NEWSLETTER May 20, 2014 New Private Equity Giant Eyes Solar Buys Following reports last month of the imminent formation of a major new private equity investor, media are now saying the company, China Minsheng Investment, has formally registered and is gearing up to …
The Demise of The Market’s Most Controversial Industry Starts Now
Ethical Markets applauds this news auguring the decline, at last , of patent trolls . Hazel Henderson , Editor What do two tech giants and a growing number of state legislatures have in common? May 20, 2014 The Demise of The Market’s Most Controversial Industry Starts Now Clear out the …
SMARTPLANET DAILY: Is this the battery breakthrough electric cars need?
SmartPlanet Daily A DAILY BRIEFING OF THE NEWEST STORIES ON SMARTPLANET, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. May 20, 2014 FROM THE DESK OF … Will dual-carbon batteries save the world from lithium-ion batteries and all of their attendant problems? We’ll soon find out. — Aly Windsor, News Editor Is this …
SMARTPLANET DAILY: FROM THE ARCHIVES: Changing poverty with a simple handout
“ We support the use on conditional cash transfers, see my editorials , which have successfully brought millions out of poverty in Brazil and Mexico , Hazel Henderson Editor “ MANAGE | READ ONLINE | PREVIOUS SmartPlanet Daily A DAILY BRIEFING OF THE NEWEST STORIES ON SMARTPLANET, FIVE …
Final Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit Programme Now Released
Final Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit Programme Now Released Final GIB Summit Programme Now Released GIB’s Report on Bridging the Early-Stage Project Finance Gap is published The 4th GIB Summit programme is out now! Check out the final programme for the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit – 21 and …
Fossil-Free Financial Portfolios Up 50 Percent from 2013
Fossil-Free Financial Portfolios Up 50 Percent from 2013 May 15, 2014 by Mike Hower Image credit: First Affirmative Financial Network Related: Behavior Change Cleantech Finance/Insurance/Investment The number of investment professionals in the US offering fossil fuel-free portfolios to investors jumped by more than 50 percent over the past year — …
Triple Bottom Line Investment (TBLI) CONFERENCE™USA 2014 in New York City (www.tbliconference.com).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amsterdam, May 13, 2014 Triple Bottom Line Investment (TBLI) CONFERENCE™USA 2014 in new york city (www.tbliconference.com). Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investment professionals –interested in mobilizing Capital for Good – gather in new york city on 29/30 May. TBLI CONFERENCE returns to New York City, …
Your invitation to ‘Schumacher College: A Think Tank for Hope’
Your invitation to ‘Schumacher College: A Think Tank for Hope’ An invitation from Satish Kumar, Founder and Visiting Fellow and Jon Rae, Head of Schumacher College We are writing to invite you to a very special event for Schumacher College in London and we very much hope that you will …