“Ethical Markets is proud to have Dr. Skip Laitner on our Advisory Board, and we cite his work on our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® regularly.” ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor GTM’s Grid Edge Newsletter | June 5, 2015 June 5, 2015 This week’s grid edge roundup comes with a healthy …
B Lab with the release of the third annual ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list
WAYNE, Pa., Mar. 19 /CSRwire/ – Today, 92 companies worldwide were recognized for creating the most positive, overall social and environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of the third annual ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list. The ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list honors …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: New results from inside the ozone hole
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News New results from inside the ozone hole Posted: 11 Dec 2013 03:56 PM PST Scientists have revealed the inner workings of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica and found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the …
India’s dangerous ‘food bubble’
India’s dangerous ‘food bubble’ Lester R. Brown http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2013/update119 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update December 4, 2013 india is now the world’s third-largest grain producer after china and the united states. The adoption of higher-yielding crop varieties and the spread of irrigation have led to this remarkable tripling of …
CSRwire: Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping The Transition To Sustainability
Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping The Transition To Sustainability A whole-system global transition is underway and accelerating as human activities encounter planetary boundaries. Globalization of our technologies of transportation and communication are unleashing disruptive business models while changing demographics and new political forces are now clashing with incumbent industries and elites. …
MiaSole Sold to China’s Hanergy for $30 Million
October 1, 2012 LATEST NEWS: News | Thin Film ——————————————————————————– Update: MiaSole Sold to China’s Hanergy for $30 Million Eric Wesoff – September 29, 2012 Another thin-film solar firm sold to China. Another VC-funded disaster? News | Solar ——————————————————————————– Solar Stat of the Day: PV Systems Installed Ten Times Faster …
UN Labour Chief Highlights Need for World Economy to Focus More on Needs of Society
New York, Jun 6 2012 11:05AM The head of the United Nations labour agency today told a major work forum that the world economy has focussed too much on finance and too little on the needs of society. “There has been too much ideology in defining policies and too little …