Many of our problems stem from the way that we have traditionally organized our institutions. The world’s economy is totally interlocked with the earth’s ecology, but our institutions are not. … The most urgent task is to make our central economic, trade, and sectoral agencies directly responsible and accountable for ensuring that their policies – […]
The Promise and Challenges of BlackRock’s Climate Commitment
Asset management giant BlackRock made waves in the financial press this week, announcing through its annual letter to CEOs that the company would put sustainability front and center in its investment strategy. As the world’s largest investor, with over $7 trillion in assets under management, BlackRock is a prime mover in global finance. This makes all the […]
April CMOS Ottawa Lunch Meeting: Green Municipal Fund Driving Innovative Sustainability Solutions for Municipalities
TITLE: Green Municipal Fund Driving Innovative Sustainability Solutions for Municipalities SPEAKER: Deirdre Laframboise ABSTRACT: Since its inception in 2000 the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) – the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ sustainability focused endowment fund – has deployed over $900 million in financing to over 1,200 municipal sustainability projects. Today, the Fund preserves its capital at […]
New Research on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function and Sustainability of Human Communities
Habitat Loss Imperils Human Sustainability Levels of global biodiversity loss may negatively impact on ecosystem function and the sustainability of human societies, according to UCL-led research. “This is the first time we’ve quantified the effect of habitat loss on biodiversity globally in such detail and we’ve found that across most of the world biodiversity loss […]