Columbia University has roughly $10 million invested in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and G4S

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Did you know…  …that Columbia University has roughly $10 million invested in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and G4S–two of the largest private prison firms in the world? …that last year, the Chairman of the Board of CCA was inducted onto the Board of Trustees at Belmont University, and that …

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: THE PREMATURE EVACUATION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE EXCITEMENT

Jay OwenTrendspotting

NewEnergyNews      Daily Headlines                                           www.NewEnergyNews.net/   THINGS-TO-THINK-ABOUT THURSDAY, July 17: * THE PREMATURE EVACUATION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE EXCITEMENT * NEW ENERGY TO SUSTAIN BIG GROWTH – EIA * SOLAR’S COST TO UTILITIES * HOW UTILITIES CAN EVOLVE IN A NEW ENERGY …

SMARTPLANET DAILY: Top 10 U.S. cities to start a new business

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

  MANAGE | READ ONLINE | PREVIOUS   SmartPlanet Daily A DAILY BRIEFING OF THE NEWEST STORIES ON SMARTPLANET, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. May 09, 2014 FROM THE DESK OF … Number three is Omaha, NE and two is Miami, FL. You’ll (probably) never guess the number one U.S. city …

Mapping the global transition to the solar age

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson, Beyond GDP

Press Release Global Futurist Solar Age”   February 11, 2014, St. Augustine, FL — On Tuesday, February11, 2014, ICAEW and Tomorrow’s Company launched Hazel Henderson’s publication ‘Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age: From “Economism” to Earth Systems Science‘, at the Chartered Accountants’ Hall, Moorgate Place, challenges which are …

GreenMoney Interviews: Hazel Henderson interviewed by GreenMoney’s founder Cliff Feigenbaum

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Articles by Hazel Henderson

GreenMoney Interviews: Hazel Henderson interviewed by GreenMoney’s founder Cliff Feigenbaum   Introduction  Welcome to the latest “GreenMoney Interviews.” For this issue I spoke with Dr. Hazel Henderson, a true icon and visionary in the world of corporate responsibility and ethical economies. Dr. Henderson is a world-renowned futurist, evolutionary economist, a …

Smart Planet Daily: A New Age of Sail? Clipper ships are back in business

Jay OwenTrendspotting

    Manage my newsletters  |  Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online.  |  Previous Edition     SmartPlanet Daily July 31, 2013 A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week.   From the Desk of … But these aren’t your grandmother’s clipper ships. Plus, C.C. Sullivan asks whether …

U.S. Department of Commerce In Partnership With Watershed Capital Organizes 1st Impact & Sustainable Certified Trade Mission

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

The U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC and Watershed Capital Group are pleased to announce the first Impact & Sustainable Certified Trade Mission.  The Impact & Sustainable Trade Mission will take place September 30, October 1, and October 2 in Zurich, Amsterdam, and London.  The Trade Mission provides a venue for European institutional …

IThound.com: Data centre efficiency best practices and strategies

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  Data centre efficiency best practices and strategies Dear Hazel Most data centres are only operating at a fraction of their efficiency potential, resulting in unnecessary costs and an inability to adapt to changing business needs. This white paper explores the attributes of an efficient infrastructure and describes strategies you …

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

      SmartPlanet Weekly May 24, 2013 A weekly review of the best stories, one from each department, delivered every Friday.   From the Desk of … Will the U.S. student loan debt crisis negate recent economic gains? – Aly Windsor, News Editor       The Bulletin Is the …

“The Next 10 years of Impact Investing” with Prof. Yunus & Mr. Wayne Silby

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

“The Next 10 years of Impact Investing” with Prof. Yunus & Mr. Wayne Silby   Dear Hazel, What does it mean to create capital markets for social good?  As this idea of sustainable development through impact investment continues to catch greater momentum in Asia, joinImpact Forum 2013 as major thought leaders …