July 13, 2015 Latest GFI Blogs GFI Engages, Second Quarter 2015 Norway Latest Country to Adopt Public Registry of Beneficial Ownership Illicit Flows in the Poorest of Places What’s Going to Happen to the FIFA Forfeiture Money? Can FIFA Victims Sue for Damages? FIFA: The Bribery Case with No …
Future of Cities – Surge in Emerging Markets
We at Ethical Markets are wary of too much reliance on algorithms , unless frequently monitored and updated by humans ! For example, the takeover of Wall Street by algorithms and high-frequency trading led to the recent “ flash crashes” . Such future events are predicted by me and others …
Alternative Energy: Solar Decathlon 2015 Teams Release New Project Websites
Alternative Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 Teams Release New Project Websites Posted: 20 Sep 2014 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News NOAA: With Hottest August On Record, 2014 Takes Aim At Hottest Year On Record Posted: 20 Sep 2014 02:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Solar Schools Could …
Today’s Top Stories from GFI – Africa Leaders Summit: America’s Dirty Little Secret
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 From the Global Financial Integrity Blog: Join Us for Our Upcoming Conference on Illicit Financial Flows in Brazil Illicit Finance Jounralism Programme Lauches Fourth Training Project Debate in Delaware on Anonymous Companies Why Wildlife Trafficking and Anonymous Companies …
Fossil industry is the subprime danger of this cycle
Ethical Markets agrees with Britain’s The Telegraph , as we also showin our 2014 GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD (r), Hazel Henderson, Editor A momentous article in theTelegraph<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/ 10957292/Fossil-industry-is-the-subprime-danger-of-this-cycle.html> thismorning, in case you missed it. In brief: fossil-fuels are the newsub-prime, heading for mass stranding, billions will be wasted; meanwhile asolar revolution …
Speed and Efficiency Becoming False Goals in Financial Markets
Speed and Efficiency Becoming False Goals in Financial Markets Wall Street’s high-frequency trading (HFT) controversies reveal the damage it does to longer-term values essential to all markets. But reform is in the works. Submitted by: Hazel Henderson By Hazel HendersonMisgivings were raised in 2012 by Sal Arnuk and Joe Saluzzi …
It’s Back! The FTC Newsletter: January-March 2014
Berlin Brussels Lima London Nairobi New Delhi Washington Dear friends, After a year-long hiatus, the Financial Transparency Coalition’s (formerly the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development) newsletter is back! In our newsletter you will find updates on our organization, policy work, press, resources, and upcoming events. …
China’s Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say
Exclusively on InsideClimate News, This Year’s Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting Harper Govt Makes Moves to Silence Canada’s Leading Environmental Groups In both the United States and Canada, pipelines and President Obama has encouraged tar sands policies. Read more. China’s Plan to Clean Up Air …
A Rebuttal To President Obamas State of the Union Address From The President of The National Green Energy Council
January 29, 2014 Dear President Obama, Speaker Boehner and Members of Congress, Please accept this message as the rebuttal of the green technology industry to yesterday’s State of The Union Address and the Republican rebuttal. Mr. President, Thank you for being a true leader and …
The 3% Solution
Life is full of dif?cult choices, particularly for corporate CFOs and COOs. But choosing between increasing pro?ts and protecting the planet doesn’t have to be one of them. Whether your company has been on the climate journey for years or has just begun, this report will change the way you …