Back to November/December 2013 Issue I am an eater, as are you. My relationship with food, farming, and living systems is very personal. As Barbara Kingsolver writes, “Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of dirt.” Is it inconceivable to
Baltimore Museum of Industry will act as backdrop to focus on organic achievements past, present and future Selected from a record-breaking 26 nominations, the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) 2013 Organic Leadership Awards will be presented to a passionate couple who have dedicated their lives to organic for almost three decades, a professional farmer who
New Report From the Sustainable Investments Institute Finds Growing Investor Support for Board and Workplace Diversity, Sustainability Reporting and Political Spending Disclosure Investors are filing more environmental and social policy resolutions in the United States than ever before, and more shares are supporting them, new research from the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) finds. As
The US SIF Foundation will also release a Guide for Institutional Investors In July 2013 the US SIF Foundation released Investing to Curb Climate Change: A Guide for the Individual Investor [1]. This guide seeks to meet the increasing interest of a wide range of investors in using their investment dollars to address the
Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, a Santa Fe, NM based registered investment advisory firm, announced in July 2013 a new line of well-diversified mutual fund portfolios with no exposure to any companies directly involved in the production of fossil fuels. With these Zero Carbon Energy portfolios, Horizons joins a very small group of firms offering
>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue Davines North America is pleased to announce a charitable initiative for salons across the US and Canada to celebrate our 3rd Sustainable Beauty Day, which will take place on Monday, October 7, 2013. On that day, consumers can visit participating salons and receive a cut and styling service
>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue Where’s the Blueprint for a Truly Sustainable Revolution? In the new book: The Shark’s Paintbrush: Biomimicry and how Nature is inspiring innovation Jay Harman’s new book “The Shark’s Paintbrush: Biomimicry and how Nature is inspiring innovation” launched in July 2013. Harman is a leading figure in the biomimicry
>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue by David Rose, Unified Field Corporation ORIENTATION Many thanks for the opportunity to share the following perspectives with GreenMoney’s thoughtful and caring readership. This article will present ideas, questions and suggestions gathered from a lifetime of attention and observation, and a deep commitment to finding ways to improve where
>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue By Steven Hoffman and Nikki McCord If you’re anything like us, you’re probably enjoying a snack while checking your email and catching up on your blogs. If you’re eating a conventionally produced snack – that is, one that is not Certified Organic or Non-GMO Verified – chances are
By Dr. Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President, SAP AG and Dr. Christoph Huetten, Chief Accounting Officer and Sr. Vice President, SAP AG When SAP first began talking about the importance of sustainability to our business, some people – even inside our own company – were confused. What does SAP, one
