Ethical Markets welcomes this initiative and the launch of JUST Capital on September 24th ! Hazel Henderson,Editor Famed investor Paul Tudor Jones believes that we’re headed for trouble if we don’t shrink the wealth gap. His solution? Pressure companies to be more just. http://for.tn/1K4aVkD Can a (billionaire) hedge fund manager …
Green Transitions Scoreboard – April 2015 – Just in time for Earth Day!
Earth Day 2015 marks $6.22 trillion invested in the global green transition since 2007. This meets our Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) goal of $10 trillion privately invested in the green economy by 2020, easily on track to reach the 2020 goal to effectively scale innovations and reduce costs in green …
The Business Need for Ethics & Compliance Professionals is Huge. We Provide the Gold Standard in Training.
The Business Need for Ethics & Compliance Professionals is Huge. We Provide the Gold Standard in Training. For two decades the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University and the Ethics & Compliance Association (ECA) have been pioneers in providing the leading executive education program in ethics and compliance. That …
New publication released: Engaging Business on Human Rights
18 March, 2015 New publication released: Engaging Business on Human Rights This new paper by csr Asia outlines some of the human rights risks that face businesses who operate global value chains and looks at the opportunities for responsible and inclusive business practices. It offers practical recommendations for how …
Announcing: the all-new Ecocities Emerging
Link to webpage version of this newsletter http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1100594 Greetings! How do we approach urban planning and resource management in ways that preserve health and the environment while meeting our basic needs? The Ecocity represents an urban ideal that simultaneously envisions and plans for co-benefits and synergies between its various …
Quality of Life Indicators in Context – October 2014
Focus on US Employment — October 2014 Update By Hazel Henderson Total nonfarm payroll employment in September rose by 248,000 which lowers the unemployment rate to 5.9%. August’s jobs were revised from 142,000 to 180,000, and July rose by a revised 180,000 – a combined 69,000 jobs more than previously …
Breaking News: Investors’ Circle and Impact Angel Group combine forces to launch IC Colorado
Breaking News: Investors’ Circle and Impact Angel Group combine forces to launch IC Colorado Investors’ Circle announced Friday that it will transition Impact Angel Group into IC’s national network and launch IC Colorado, a change that connects the Impact Angel Group’s 40 members to high-quality deal flow from across the country and …
Interviewed: The World’s First Tiny House Hoteliers
Interviewed: The World’s First Tiny House Hoteliers Deb Delman and her partner Kol Peterson, the creators of Caravan, may have the first hotel of its kind in Portland, Oregon. > CITIES Kentucky Town Beats High Gas Prices by Opening a Public Gas Station. Controversy has erupted in Somerset as …
Local Futures: Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis, November 8
Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis Including the launch of the International Alliance for Localization (IAL) 10am to 6pm, November 8, 2014 The Great Hall, The Cooper Union New York, New York Concerned about climate change? Care about stopping global conflicts? Worried about financial insecurity and income inequality? …
News @NEON – New Observatory Director, new airborne data, and more
Fall 2014 In this issue Observatory Director New airborne data available New higher education video on LiDAR data Construction updates Fall into Phenology 2014 NEON summer intern blogs Call for papers: Understanding uncertainty in remotely sensed vegetation data products New jobs in NEON science NEON hires new Observatory Director …