City of Rio to Host First C40 Event to Unlock Access to City Financing

Wed, 03/16/2016 - 12:30

Today, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and the City of Rio de Janeiro announced a first-of-its-kind global financing forum to accelerate city climate action. The C40 Financing Sustainable Cities Forum – hosted along with the Citi Foundation and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities – will bring together senior decision-makers from financial institutions, the private sector and more than a dozen city governments from across the globe. The Forum will take place April 5-7 at the City of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic new Museum of Tomorrow.

Life in a Banking Desert

Wed, 03/16/2016 - 17:35

Economists from the New York Fed recently investigated the increase of “banking deserts,” or communities with little to no access to mainstream banking services, in their Liberty Street Economics blog.

Benevity Creates Nonprofit Community Council to Strengthen the Donor-Charity Ecosystem

Tue, 03/15/2016 - 20:30

Benevity, Inc., the global leader in online workplace giving, matching, volunteering and grant management solutions, launched a council of thought leaders from the nonprofit space to help shape the way people and companies connect to charitable causes that matter to them.

Visa Europe and JA Europe Launch New Research to Address the Financial Skills Gap in Young People

Thu, 03/17/2016 - 06:00

Businesses across Europe are being invited to collaborate in new research which will help identify the financial skills needed by young people in today’s digital economy.

ESG Accountability: A Tangible Way of Tracking Value

Tue, 03/15/2016 - 17:00

During CECP’s recent Board of Boards CEO convening held on February 29th, 2016, CECP provided attending CEOs of the world’s largest companies with a comparison of financial and ESG performance, between companies that are affiliated with CECP (“CECP companies”) and other large companies in the Fortune 500 not affiliated with CECP (“non-CECP companies”). Discover with us the most compelling findings.

Sustainable Investing: From Bugs to Biodrying

Tue, 03/15/2016 - 14:55

The demand for sustainable investing has grown to the point where it vastly outstrips the supply of investment-ready projects. This imbalance is among the reasons why Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management founded this challenge in 2011. Each year, Kellogg and Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing present the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge, which can potentially pave the way to a career in sustainable finance for participants.

Revolutionary Forest Management Model Continues to Grow FSC® Certification in U.S. South

Tue, 03/15/2016 - 10:10

TWC Prepares to Open 20th Learning Lab in New York City

Tue, 03/15/2016 - 15:45

Next month, Time Warner Cable will open its 20th Learning Lab at the Chinese-American Planning Council in Flushing, Queens. Our Learning Lab initiative provides underserved New York City residents with access to free WiFi and state of the art computers, through partnering with local nonprofits.

Talk with Green Guy Show - 3/13/2016 - Mayors Climate Summit Series - Mayor of Birmingham, AL

Mon, 03/14/2016 - 16:05

Talk with Green Guy weekly radio show features sustainability focused conversations, at home, in your business in the community.

Watch Your Language!

Mon, 03/14/2016 - 12:00

What are the environmental “bad words” to which society has become desensitized? I think “disposable” is one. We need to replace it with “reusable.”