Early Registration (and 40% Discount) Ends July 8th
This year’s SOCAP09 conference will offer three days (September 1-3) of rich content, over 100 speakers, and a special “unconference” day. In its second year, the Social Capital Markets conference brings together the broad ecosystem of capital (funds, foundations and individual investors) with for-profit and non-profit entrepreneurs using business to make a positive difference. And if you register before July 8th, you’ll receive a 40% discount from the full conference price. Use the code WEB40 to receive your special discount.
Solar stocks are hot but are they a good long-term investment?[read more]
Social capital lies “at the intersection of money and meaning” according to Kevin Jones and Gary Bolles, founders of the...[read more]
The tax-credit bond program for renewables has a volume cap of $2.4 billion in California -- a nice chunk of change.[read more]
Most of us are unaware that we are religious fundamentalists - market fundamentalists... in the "religion" of traditional economics....[read more]
According to Lionel Barber, the Editor-in-Chief of the Financial Times, "The financial crisis has necessitated a re-assessment of the...[read more]
During the week of April 13, the Vanguard Group’s mutual funds shareholders received their first proxies since 2002. The...[read more]
Previously on Triple Pundit, John Gartner covered the launch of a green bank that will provide loans with a Triple...[read more]
The following is a short post from Opportunity Fund Founder and CEO, Eric Weaver. Opportunity Fund is producing the now...[read more]
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 shaping up in the US Congress does indeed address the latter. Unfortunately the effectiveness of King Coal and Big Oil massive lobbying and public PR campaigns has turned the bill into a "Subsidize Oil and Coal" as opposed to "Clean Energy and Climate Change" legislation. [read more]
Water is one of the greatest challenges of our times, and with this week’s launch of Imagine H2O, it...[read more]
The following is a short post from Opportunity Fund Founder and CEO, Eric Weaver. Opportunity Fund is producing an...[read more]
The Slow Money movement calls for the creation of new capital markets--markets that channel the flow of investment to small...[read more]
Impact investing, or investing for social and/or environmental impact as well as financial return, has become more and more popular,...[read more]
Water is fast becoming top of mind, joining oil as a precious resource, and carbon as something companies ought...[read more]
I am extremely interested in socially responsible investing (SRI), however knew very little about what that actually means. Which is...[read more]
Demand for "green" products continues to grow strongly despite analysts' predictions to the contrary, according to B2B e-commerce provider Alibaba.com.[read more]
Ever since the current financial crisis began, Nicholas Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly...[read more]
That's a good question, and one that will be the focus of debate during one of the many engaging and...[read more]
It's well under a year old, but Virgance has managed to do something completely unusual: attach a business model...[read more]
Dotting the i’s on sustainability is becoming a crucial piece of the funding puzzle. [read more]
By Ann Logue In this miserable stock market, it may seem that nothing anyone does will make prices go anywhere...[read more]
World leaders need to act this year to address the twin economic crisis and climate change in an integrated manner. Despite the challenges and costs, doing so can open up the opportunities of a lifetime and lay the foundation for sustainable growth and reflation of the world economy, Sir Nicholas Stern asserts in a McKinsey Quarterly video interview.[read more]
For the last few months my inbox has been filled with chatter about the stimulus bill and how those...[read more]
It's tougher than ever for 'seed stage' start-ups to raise capital these days, but 'angel' investors such as CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund see a 'strong story' underpinning clean energy investments.[read more]
The Institute for the Future has published its Map of Future Forces Affecting Sustainability. This is a really interesting...[read more]
By Rick Bunch, Managing Director, The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Sustainable business strategy experts,...[read more]
Spain's Iberdrola in short order has emerged as a world renewable power industry leader. The company released some impressive numbers last week as it looks to reinforce its position and add to the lead EU companies have built up in an increasingly global market. [read more]
