Final Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit Programme Now Released

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Final Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit Programme Now Released Final GIB Summit Programme Now Released GIB’s Report on Bridging the Early-Stage Project Finance Gap is published The 4th GIB Summit programme is out now! Check out the final programme for the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit – 21 and …

Brazil can lead Sustainable Development Goals

Jay OwenSustainability News, Trendspotting

We are honored  to post  this interview  with Olav Kjorven  Assistant  Secretary – General of the United Nations, by Henrique Andrade Camargo, of  our Affiliate  MERCADO ETICO  in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We agree that RIO + 20  was an advance in reintegrating human knowledge and action  and that Brazil will …

The Crown Cafe: Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

  Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry May 22, 2013 10:37 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   Investment crowdfunding, crowdfund investing, crowdinvesting—I’m at ends!—whichever your preferred term, one thing’s for sure: it’s taking off globally. Platforms are expanding throughout Europe like wildfire. Just …

The Challenge of Institutional Investment in Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance

David Nelson and Brendan Pierpont, Climate Policy Initiative, March 2013             Available via Creative Commons A move toward renewable energy sources will require significant long-term, low-cost investment. Policymakers, faced with fiscal constraints and a still-recovering financial system, have begun to look to institutional investors – principally pension funds and insurance …

Analyst Alert: Solar PV Pricing On the Rise – GTM Daily Newsletter

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

February 27, 2013 LATEST NEWS: Silver Spring Sets Terms for $63M IPO  Jeff St. John – February 26, 2013 The smart grid startup finally sets an IPO price, but plans to raise less than half what it aimed for in 2011. How This Cleantech Investment Firm Is Tackling The Next …

Company previews revealed: Investors RSVP for Jan 19 Virtual Venture Fair

kristySRI/ESG News, Resource Efficiency

Investors’ Circle is the largest and oldest network of angel investors, venture capitalists, foundations and family offices using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. IC has facilitated the flow of $150 million into 230 companies and funds dedicated to impact. Virtual Venture Fair New Year, New …

Upcoming dates for Investors’ Circle Events

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

Investors’ Circle is the largest and oldest network of angel investors, venture capitalists, foundations and family offices that are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. IC has facilitated the flow of $150 million into 225 companies and funds dedicated to impact. DATES FOR THE NEW …

Enabling the Transition: Climate Innovation Systems for a Low-Carbon Future

kristyGreen Prosperity

Enabling the Transition: Climate Innovation Systems for a Low-Carbon Future New report from WWF supports Ethical Markets tracking of the Green Transition. This 2011 Enabling the Transition – Climate Innovation Systems for a Low Carbon Future report says that fast and scaled up support for innovative approaches to developing a …

Financial leaders call for investor-friendly forest-carbon market

kristyReforming Global Finance

PRESS RELEASE Financial leaders call for investor-friendly forest-carbon market Call marks turning point ahead of Durban climate change talks London, 6 May 2011 – Leading financial institutions upped the ante on their future role in mitigating climate change as they called for more effective forest-carbon regulations during a United Nations …

Investor’s Circle

Ethical MarketsPartner Announcements and News

Investors’ Circle is a network of over 150 angel investors, professional venture capitalists, foundations and family offices who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. Since 1992, Investors’ Circle has facilitated the flow of over $134 million into more than 200 companies and small funds …