>> Back to January 2013 Issue Year-end letter from Lisa Hall, CEO and President Dear Friends, In the midst of the busy holiday season and end of year activities, it is sometimes difficult to stop and reflect. As 2012 comes to a close, I hope that you and your families are able to pause
by Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson, Food Tank: The Food Think Tank As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diet and health. But we think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system – real changes
>> Back to January 2013 Issue By Mark Robertson, Head of Communications, EIRIS In the UK 2012 has been an interesting year for ethical investment. Big scandals have hit big banks, consumer protests and investor revolts on tax avoidance and executive pay made headline news and campaigns such as ‘Move Your Money’ and ‘National Ethical
New Research Shows S&P 500® and Fortune 500® Reporting on Sustainability More Than Doubles From Previous Year The rise in ESG / CSR / Sustainability reporting among U.S. companies in the S&P500 Index® and the Fortune 500® resulted in a dramatic increase from 2010 to 2011, according to an analysis released today by Governance
New 2012 Trends Report from the US SIF Foundation Finds Increased Investor Interest in Corporate Governance, Environmental Issues and Concerns about Sudan The new 2012 Report on Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends in the United States, released in November 2012 by the US SIF Foundation, finds that sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) accounts for
by Frans C. Verhagen, M.Div., M.I.A., Ph.D., sustainability sociologist The International Institute for Monetary Transformation (IIMT) The Tierra Solution is not simply an idea. It presents the conceptual, institutional and strategic dimensions of a proposal for a just, sustainable, and, therefore, stable world order by simultaneously dealing with three of the world’s major challenges: the
By Scott Leonard, CEO and Co-founder of Indigenous Designs Over 18 years ago, while traveling in the high Andes of Ecuador, I developed a great interest in the hand knitted garments crafted by local Indigenous artisans. In particular, I noticed that the women who produced these wonderful garments were not necessarily being honored for their
