Sustainable Economics and Ecologics At The Outset of 2014 Section I: Impact Investing 2013 Overview/2014 Outlook THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported in September 2013 that it is “extremely likely” that human activity was the dominant cause of global warming or about 95 percent certain — typically the standard of …
Sustainable Economics and Ecologics At The Outset of 2014 Section I: Impact Investing 2013 Overview/2014 Outlook The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported in September 2013 that it is “extremely likely” that human activity was the dominant cause of global warming or about 95 percent certain — typically the standard of …
By Walter Borden “Everything… is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult… things do not turn out as we expect. Nearby they do not appear as they did from a distance” — Karl von Clausewitz ONE hears little talk of a potential carbon bubble in financial media and the …
By Walter Borden ON the way to closing out 2013, renewable energy sectors quietly outperform the broader market. Notably, solar power and LED systems have entered prime-time in a big way. Wal Mart has deployed, and is profiting on, the largest portfolio of solar panels of any retailer in the …
By Walter Borden Building an equitable work environment in our nation is not about ensuring equal outcomes for all, as often claimed. Its purpose is to create equal opportunities for all citizens. The financial press makes frequent note of the slow, steady increase in employment in the US as ex …
By Walter Borden MANY US cities like Detroit face pension and general service funding shortfalls. Yet for over 5 years the corporate sector has recorded historic profits as a share of GDP. In none of these years however, did they choose to undertake the simple, incremental steps that would have …
By Walter Borden Does it make sense to tell someone that doesn’t have health insurance to go to the doctor? Does it make sense to expect jobless and underemployed citizens to save more? Many of the most profitable corporations across the US perennially underfund their pensions while simultaneously funding campaigns for …
By Walter Borden Have low interest rates formed an economic bubble? They are significantly lower than their 10 year average measured against similar conditions. Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group thinks so. He and others predict the next great fortunes will arise from precise timing of its bursting. Yet, fortunes …
The partners at Fund Balance are delighted to recommend to our friends and subscribers the Social Change Film Festival (SCFF). SCFF is led-up by economist Cynthia Phillips and her Global Change Media initiative. The event features Robert Redford’s new movie Watershed, the new movie about climate change called Chasing Ice, the new fracking film, …
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Fund Balance is pleased to present this event as part of of our ongoing demonstration that culture, sustainability and social enterprise provide a better organizing principle than predatory debt finance and unrestricted globalization. In the Eye of the Spiral Private Preview Screening Thursday June 14, 6PM-8PM @ The Olivia, A Stonehenge …