ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Fossil of ancient multicellular life sets evolutionary timeline back 60 million years Posted: 24 Sep 2014 06:18 PM PDT Geobiologists shed new light on multicellular fossils from a time 60 million years before a vast growth spurt of life known as the Cambrian Explosion occurred on …
Communities Co-Evolving Toward Resilience
Communities Co-Evolving Toward Resilience By Greg Wendt, CFP, Stakeholders Capital; founder, Green Economy Think Tank “The road from here to sustainable, resilient cities and regions is hardly a straight one — there’s no one-size-fits-all recipe for success. Infrastructure, politics and finances — not to mention the uniqueness of resources, geography …
The Globalist: How Young People Transform the World
August 23, 2013 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ How Young People Transform the World The New Globalists: Meet the Transformers Joseph Quinlan | Who are the faces of the rising global middle class? The New Globalists: The Road Ahead Joseph Quinlan | As global economic activity shifts from the West, …
SB Research Newsletter: Perception Versus Reality in Sustainability Performance
A new study casts doubt on the notion that corporations will improve their reputations by becoming more sustainable. The global study, by Brandlogic, a branding firm, and CRD Analytics, an ESG analytics provider, found that a group of companies increased their “real sustainability performance” but nonetheless suffered a decline in …
European asset owners: implementing more formal ESG practices to protect against long-term risks
4 December 2012 – Novethic is releasing the results of its annual survey on the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria by European asset owners, conducted with the support of BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Novethic surveyed 115 executives from the leading financial institutions in 11 countries, managing a …
CSR Asia Weekly: CEOs and CSR/Microsoft carbon neutral/Investment in energy efficiency/Coastal ecosystems
Do CEOs delude themselves about CSR? The problem with some CEOs and other senior management is that because they are successful and have risen to the top by making good decisions, they think their views and perception are always correct. Read the newsletter…