A Healthy Demand for Green Bonds Seems Sustainable

Thu, 04/21/2016 - 12:00

The demand for green bonds is not just taking root, it is blossoming, says Mamadou-Abou Sarr, head of ESG, or environmental, social and governance investing, at Northern Trust Asset Management

State of Edtech: How Money Shapes Tools and Schools

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 16:05

Since 2010, the U.S. K-12 edtech industry has seen a boom of venture investing in education technology. EdSurge has been “following the money” behind venture investments in U.S. K-12 edtech companies to understand the dollars--and their implications. Those investments are redefining the tools and curriculum available to schools, and will have an effect on teaching and learning -- eventually. Measurable “exits” and demonstrated outcomes for schools have been scarce so far. But here’s what we’re seeing:

The Doctor Is In: From Menacizing to Medicalizing

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 13:15

Humans have struggled with the nature of mental disorder since at least the beginning of recorded time, and many of the powerful metaphors of such live on with unbelievably deep and strong roots – they just won’t give up their holds on our minds, whether consciously or unconsciously. Many contain truths and helpful ideas, but each also falls short of providing a clear way forward for how to think about this human condition that impacts all of humanity and each of us.

S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM the First to Launch Indices

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 17:00

LONDON, NEW YORK, ZURICH, APRIL 19, 2016 /3BL Media/- S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), one of the world’s largest providers of financial market indices, and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, today announced the launch of the S&P ESG Index Series.

Global Investor Groups Urge World Leaders to Sign and Accede to the Paris Climate Agreement Rapidly

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 09:00

72 hours before more than 130 world leaders are expected to travel to New York to sign the Paris Agreement, organisations that collectively represent more than 400 institutional investors with USD 24 trillion of assets under management have called on world leaders to not only sign but accede to the Paris Agreement and implement it into national law as a matter of urgency.

Grantmakers: Grantees' Results Are Your Results

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 19:20

We have seen first-hand working with many of world’s leading brands that implementing new technology has a huge positive impact on grantees.

Kris Bryant Donates 2015 Players Choice Award Grant to Wounded Warrior Project

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 17:25

In a pre-game ceremony Sunday afternoon, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant received a prestigious Players Choice Award as the 2015 NL Outstanding Rookie. Selected in a secret ballot of all National League players in recognition of his exceptional season, Bryant received his Players Choice Award from teammate Jake Arrieta.

Old Mutual Publishes Positive Futures Plan: Partnering With You to Do Good Things

Wed, 04/20/2016 - 09:30

Not Everyone is Asked, “What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?”

Tue, 04/26/2016 - 11:05

What if you were never asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When I was younger, I wasn’t aware that people had different expectations of girls and boys. My parents wanted me to get good grades and have a career. They never asked, “When will you get married? How many children will you have?” Instead they asked, “What are you thinking about” And “What interests you?”

Green Buildings: Good for the Environment, Occupants and the Bottom Line

Tue, 04/19/2016 - 09:10

Green buildings are good for the environment—that is well known. But what benefits do they offer the people who inhabit them?