$7.13 Trillion Invested in Green Economy

Last week on Earth Day, we heard some impressive news from our friends at Ethical Markets. According to Ethical Markets' Green Transition Scoreboard, $7.13 trillion has been invested in a green economy.

The Green Transition Scoreboard tracks investments in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Life Systems, Green Construction and Corporate Green R&D with the following totals as of 2016:

In a press release announcing these figures and the 2016 GTS report, "Ending Externalities: full-Spectrum Accounting Clarifies Transition Management", Hazel Henderson, founder of Ethical Markets, futurist, evolutionary economist and author - including of The Power of Yin (Cosimo Books) is quoted as follows:

“The upward trend in investments since 2007 aligns with our recommendation to invest at least 10% of institutional portfolios directly in companies driving the global Green Transition,” says Henderson. Updating strategic asset allocation models serves both as opportunities and as risk mitigation. Excluding government investments to the extent possible, the $7.13 trillion in private investments and commitments as of 2015 puts private investors on track to reach $10 trillion in green sector investments by 2020."

This is great news for the green economy and for the future of a healthy and sustainable planet.

Cosimo Authors Hazel Henderson & Louis Bohtlingk on Radio Show

Mitchell Rabin from www.abetterworld.tv recently interviewed Cosimo Authors Hazel Henderson & Louis Bohtlingk about Bohtlingk's book Dare To Care.

In a round table discussion,  Bohtlingk and Henderson reviewed how to re-create a health relationship with money and re-design our thinking and actions around money to be life-affirming and used sacredly instead of as a weapon.

To listen to the full radio interview, or read the transcript, please visit A Better World.

About Louis Bohtlingk

Bohtlingk is a visionary who has worked as a counselor for more than 30 years. With his wife Sandra, he has created multiple platforms with which to address the money issues that individuals and companies experience. Louis is also the creator of the "Meeting the Mystery of Money" workshop, which has been held throughout the U.S., the U.K., and the Netherlands and helps individuals to reorganize their finances and lives with a care-first approach. You can learn more about the work Louis and Sandra do on their website, www.carefirstworld.com. 

About Hazel Henderson
Hazel Henderson, D.Sc.Hon., FRSA, president of Ethical Markets Media, is a futurist, evolutionary economist, and author of award-winning Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy, among other books. She leads the Transforming Finance initiative, created the Green Transition Scoreboard, co-developed with Calvert the GDP alternative now renamed the Ethical Markets Quality of Life Indicators and co-organized the Beyond GDP conference for the European Commission. In 2010, 2012 and 2013, she was honored as one of the "Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior" by Trust Across America. In 2012, she was named to the Post Growth Institute (En)Rich List as a top 100 luminary inspiring global prosperity beyond economic wealth; and, honored for her lifetime achievement with the Award for Natural Law and Order from the Maharishi University School of Management and with the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Development of ESG & Investing at TBLI Europe.  Henderson is also a co-author with Barbara Marx-Hubbard and Jean Houston of  The Power of Yin (Cosimo Books, 2007.)

Nominations for EthicMark Awards are now open!

Founded in 2004 by Cosimo author Hazel Henderson and supported by Ethical Markets Media, The EthicMark Awards are once again upon us. The rewards recognize socially responsible advertising and media communications that uplift the human spirit and society. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the awards!

Award-winning companies are examined by all-encompassing standards for
- the value of their message,
- the product or service being advertised
- and the merits and reputation of the company itself

There is still time to nominate a deserving company -- the submission deadline for 2015 is July 17. 

For more information, please go to www.ethicmark.org.

About the Author:

Hazel Henderson is a world-renowned futurist, evolutionary economist, and consultant on sustainable development. She has written books and introductions for Cosimo, including: "Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism," "Earth Fever: Living Consciously with Climate Change," "Dare to Care: A Love-Based Foundation for Money and Finance," and "The Power of Yin, Celebrating Female Consciousness."

Streaming Radio Interviews with Dare to Care author Louis Bohtlingk

This weekend, Dare to Care author and inventor of the Care First World initiative, Louis Bohtlingk, interviewed with KGNU radio host Duncan Campbell on his show "Living Dialogues." Duncan and Louis delve into Louis's vision for a care-first approach to money and finance and the principles outlined in his book.

The interview can be listened to in full on the KGNU website or downloaded as an MP3 file. Louis will follow-up this interview on Friday, July 21, along with Hazel Henderson (author of The Power of Yin and founder of Ethical Markets Media), on the KGNU show "Connections," at 10:30 am ET. It will be available online after this time.