The coffee pod craze | Cute animals & conservation | The circular economy in Asia

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

Ethical Markets  applauds this ECO-BUSINESS  publication based in Singapore for enriching our understanding of the progress on achieving the circular economy  worldwide .We are happy to  see they quote several  of our global  Advisory Board members  :  Bill McDonough  and Michael  Braungart  ,  Gunter Pauli  , as well as  my …

MEDIA RELEASE: Time to re-engineer the UN Staff Pension Fund

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

Ethical Markets has long advocated the UN Pension Fund take the lead by re-structuring its portfolio in line with its employees ‘ values ! I recall my meeting in 1998 at the UN H.Q. with John Ruggie and Georg Kell , arranged for me by my friend Maurice Strong .I …

Incubating a non-dollar architecture

Jay OwenAdvisors' Forum

from  our Advisory Board member ,Frank  Bracho, Venezuela’s former ambassador to  India Incubating a non-dollar architecture The launch of the BRICS bank can now give the member countries confidence to experiment with other geoeconomic ambitions. Incubating a non-dollar financial architecture can be the next goal. There are existing models to …

BRICS to launch World Bank and IMF rivals

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

With thanks to  our Advisory Board member,  author/economist,Frank Bracho, Venezuela ‘s former ambassador to  India ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor Americas BRICS to launch World Bank and IMF rivals Russia and Brazil throw weight behind proposal to rival Western-run institutions, a day before summit in Fortaleza. Last updated: 15 Jul 2014 …

Thank you for an amazing TBLI CONFERENCE™ USA 2014

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Ethical Markets is proud to  be a Media Partner of TBLI and to  count its pioneering founder, Robert Rubinstein as a member of our global Advisory Board  of experts  – Hazel Henderson, Editor Thank you! Our 25th TBLI CONFERENCE was another amazing experience! We like to thank our Location Sponsor, …

Scarab Global Community Impact Fund (SGCF)

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

 Scarab Global Community Impact Fund (SGCF) is an early lender to Ecoverde which designs ways to recycle plastic into useful materials that end up as water and carbon-sequestrated in the soil.  SGCF is one of five impact funds managed by Ben Bingham and 3Sisters Sustainable Management www.3sistersinvest.com, listed in Ethical Markets …

Mercado Ético, Ethical Markets affiliate in Brazil, receives Jornalista & Cia / HSBC Award in Sustainability

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Mercado Ético, ethical markets affiliate in Brazil, receives Jornalista & Cia / HSBC Award in Sustainability Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 5, 2013 ~ Mercado Ético, ethical markets affiliate in Brazil, received the Media Specialized in Sustainability of the Year Award given by Jornalista & Cia / HSBC Press. This title …

Surprised by Asset Managers’ Passion For ESG

Ethical Markets - RGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

By Peter Lynch, November 2013 EMM Green Transition Scoreboard® Advisor, Wall Street Security Analyst  “Ethical Markets is proud to welcome veteran solar energy investor PETER LYNCH to our Advisory Board.  Peter attended the Responsible Investor meeting ESG in the Asset Manager Selection Process, in New York City, October 18th.  We …

Laird: Fairfield defines community action

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News, Trendspotting

We at Ethical Markets  are proud  to read this success story and congratulate our Advisory Board, Stuart Valentine , who teaches at this MUM Business School and  leads the Fairfield-based investment firm , Centerpoint  Investment Strategies . Congratulations to all our friends in FAIRFIELD  – Hazel Henderson, Editor  Fairfield, Ia. …

Funding the US government and avoiding the fiscal cliff

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Advisors' Forum

By Dr Shann Turnbull, Co-founding Member of the Sustainable Money Working Group, Ethical Markets Advisory Board Member, October 2013 The US government could fund both its operations and avoid the fiscal cliff by introducing a self-liquidating and self-financing negative interest rate complementary currency. The US Treasury could issue say one trillion …