IIRC Welcomes South Africa’s Endorsement of the International Integrated Reporting Framework

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

IIRC Welcomes South Africa’s Endorsement of the International Integrated Reporting Framework FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 20 March 2014 – The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) welcomes the announcement that the Integrated Reporting Committee (IRC) of South africa has endorsed the International <IR> Framework. Integrated Reporting (<IR>) is a process founded on integrated thinking …

Call for research proposals to stimulate fresh insight into issues at the heart of the development of

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

We at Ethical Markets welcome  and fully support the accounting reforms  developed by IRRC and its new alignment with SASB – Hazel Henderson, Editor In this issue: Call for research proposals; Pilot Programme Businesses showcase their journeys towards <IR>; iirc announce a Memorandum of Understanding; and more..   IIRC Newsletter …

Earth Policy Release – Less Than 3 Percent of Oceans in Marine Parks Despite Recent Growth

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  Less Than 3 Percent of Oceans in Marine Parks Despite Recent Growth  J. Matthew Roney http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2013/update120 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update December 11, 2013 In May 1975, rising concerns about overfishing and deteriorating ocean health prompted scientists and officials from 33 countries to meet in Tokyo for the …

VOLANS: The Breakthrough Roadshow

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Newsletter November 2013   The Breakthrough Roadshow OK, perhaps we lied. When the doors closed on our wonderfully successful Breakthrough Capitalism Forum in May 2012, we were so exhausted that we swore, “Never again!” – but that was then. Find out about our progress in bringing the Breakthrough message to …

Stakeholder Forum Network News: Engagement in post-Rio+20 and post-2015 processes

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

     www.stakeholderforum.org   Stakeholder Engagement in post-Rio+20 and post-2015 processes     Participatory democracy is the idea that involving all stakeholders, at every level, will result in better informed, and more thoroughly deliberated, decisions being taken. It means that all stakeholders will thereby take greater ownership of the outcome …

What can our banks learn from the USA?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

I thought I’d escaped the City years ago when I quit my job as an investment banker. But today I’m back where I started out, addressing hundreds of people at the Chartered Accountants’ Hall. This isn’t any ordinary financial conference. Today, hundreds of people from across civil society are gathering …

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

    What do you think needs to change in finance? You have an opportunity to let us know your opinion in a survey below. There was a remarkable conference in USA last week and the video presentations are available now. The Transforming Finance conference is happening in London next week. And Positive Money is looking …

520 Insights about SRI – Article about the Second Year of the Interview Series, “Five Questions about SRI” – Published on Emerging Markets ESG on Friday, March 22, 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Title:     Second Year of Emerging Markets ESG Series “Five Questions about SRI” Spans the Globe   Subtitle:    Hazel Henderson, president and founder of Ethical Markets, Tim Nash, Sustainability Research Coordinator, Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director and many of our colleagues have had the opportunity to contribute to Emerging Markets …