NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org 202.507.4043 The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 Lights a Path Forward for Energy Efficiency By ACEEE Policy Program Director Suzanne Watson Today Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) released The Energy Savings and …
Is Natural Capital a Material Issue?
Report from ACCA, Fauna & Flora International and KPMG, November 2012 an evaluation of the relevance of biodiversity and ecosystem services to accountancy professionals and the private sector From the Report: “Is Natural Capital a Material Issue?” investigates the concept of materiality and how it is used to identify issues …
“Marine Litter: Public and Private Solutions will make a change towards Blue Growth”
“Marine Litter: Public and Private Solutions will make a change towards Blue Growth” DATE: 7th March 2013 VENUE: Av de Cortenbergh 71, Brussels, Belgium The EU Institutions, the private sector, the fishing community, the recyclers and other stakeholders are working together to solve the problem of marine litter. …
Ethical Markets Review:Can democratic money with environmental values reduce market failures?
Can democratic money with environmental values reduce market failures? Shann Turnbull, sturnbull@mba1963.hbs.edu Principal: International Institute for Self-governance The 2008 global financial crisis and current uncertainties about the Euro provide evidence that the financial system is neither self-correcting nor capable of being reliably regulated. The financial system has failed because modern …
Alliance: A role model for the good ship philanthropy?
An Indigenous-Led Organization Thank you for all of your responses to our June newsletter! We’ve had a busy couple of months. We are in the final stages of preparing to launch our new website! This new and improved version has been redesigned to help streamline applications to the Keepers of …
Too Much Finance?
by Jean-Louis Arcand, Enrico Berkes and Ugo Panizza This paper examines whether there is a threshold above which financial development no longer has a positive effect on economic growth. We use different empirical approaches to show that there can indeed be “too much” finance. In particular, our results suggest that …
Work-Family Balance Benefits Families and Society At Large, Says Ban
New York, May 15 2012 9:05AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the need for work-family balance for the benefit of families and society at large, adding that while flexible working arrangements are becoming more widely available, there is much room for improvement. “We need to respond to the ever-changing complexities of work and family life,” …
The Ethics of Job Creation: Let’s Get Real!
By Hazel Henderson In the U.S., conceptual and political confusion over the issue of jobs was evidenced by wide disparities in claims over job creation, for example in the XL Pipeline case. Many politicians still claim that “the government can’t create jobs; only the private sector creates jobs.” The Government’s …
US Navy awards $500m for solar projects in Hawaii
8 September 2011 Deal News * US Navy awards $500m for solar projects in Hawaii * Centram Geothermal granted exploration rights in Guatemala * American Waterworks partners with Enabla for smart grid system * Cleantech company Powergetics raises $10.2m * GE leads $22m investment into eco-building company Project Frog * …
Marshall Auerback: There is No Progressive Case for Deficit Cutting – The Myth of the “Virtuous” Clinton Surpluses
An article from Naked Capitalism Marshall Auerback: There is No Progressive Case for Deficit Cutting – The Myth of the “Virtuous” Clinton Surpluses Posted: 17 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT By Marshall Auerback, a portfolio strategist and hedge fund manager For once, President Obama has sought to address his progressive …