Socially responsible investing

The She Spot: Why Women Are the Market for Changing the World — And How to Reach Them

December 11, 2009 By investing 3 Comments

From Publishers Weekly

Marketers have always honed in on women, the primary household consumers, but charitable and political organizations have long been less savvy. Target women to garner donations or votes, urge Witter and Chen; female consumers and citizens are not a niche audience but the audience to reach and win over. Women’s economic clout grows larger every year, and though they tend to be distrustful of the political process, they vote in large numbers and can tip elect…
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The Rebirth of Environmentalism: Grassroots Activism from the Spotted Owl to the Polar Bear

December 10, 2009 By investing 2 Comments

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“The environmental movement is an ecosystem of its own, and Douglas Bevington does a fine job examining the understory that flourishes in the shade of the big green groups. This will be a useful text for those trying to figure out how to build the global warming movement in the years ahead.” (Bill McKibben author of The End of Nature )”In The Rebirth of Environmentalism, Douglas Bevington tells how radical and resource-poor biodiversity activists came to be at the center o…
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Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender

December 10, 2009 By investing 3 Comments

Cash. Loot. Scratch. Lucre. Bread. Coin. Scrip. Moolah. Green. We all think we know intuitively what money is, and what it can do for us. Tom Greco, director of the Community Information Resource Center, understands and explains money on an eye-popping, fundamental level. Moreover, he provides a roadmap on how to make alternatives to the “legal tender” work for individuals, communities, and local economies. Money will set your mental gears spinning with fantastic ideas. This …
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The Inclusion Breakthrough

December 9, 2009 By investing 2 Comments

From Publishers Weekly

Today’s organizations can boost their success by building workplace cultures that draw on the strengths of a diverse workforce, say consultants Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz. In their new book, The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity, the authors say “diversity in a box” (smothering diversity) has prevented many organizations from achieving true success. “Capitalizing on diversity requires more than simply hiring a divers…
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Faithful Finances 101: From the Poverty of Fear and Greed to the Riches of Spiritual Investing

December 9, 2009 By investing 3 Comments

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“The book is hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and intellectually challenging, offering a Christian view of macroeconomics rather than a mere how-to guide for personal finance.”
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A resource for integrating faith and finances, Faithful Finances 101 is a first-person narrative by an outspoken advocate of faith-based investing. Financial counselor Gary Moore strips the veneer from evangelical views of the illus…
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Good to Green: Managing Business Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Environmental Awareness

December 8, 2009 By investing Leave a Comment

The business world is undergoing dramatic change that is driven by tough new legislation, expanded market based incentives and increased consumer awareness of environmental issues (e.g., hazard ingredients in products, alternative energy, reduction in greenhouse gases). This is forcing companies to reassess the life cycle of their products and the efficiency of their supply chains. Environmental issues are becoming business critical. Good to Green provides the vital information,…
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Shell Global Scenarios to 2025

December 8, 2009 By investing 3 Comments

For over 30 years, the Royal Dutch/Shell Group has used these scenarios to identify business risks and opportunities in ways forecasts cannot. Now for the first time these scenerios are available to the public. This book portrays three plausible futures with contrasting economic, political, and regulatory features and distinct implications for the energy system.

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Being Vegan: Living With Conscience, Conviction, and Compassion

December 7, 2009 By investing 2 Comments

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In Joanne Stepaniak’s hands, veganism . . . infuses and informs every aspect of a full, flourishing human (and humane) existence. — Tom Regan, Ph.D., Founder of The Culture and Animals Foundation and Author of Pulitzer Prize-Nominated The Case for Animal RightsJoanne Stepaniak has long been one of the freshest voices on the social challenges . . . that arise for vegetarians and vegans. — John Robbins, Author of Diet for a New America

In Being Vegan, ren…
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Healing the Soul of America: Reclaiming Our Voices as Spiritual Citizens

December 7, 2009 By investing 3 Comments

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Yoga Journal This stirring departure from Williamson’s usual subject matter cuts to the heart of our dilemma and brings new energy to the search for solutions. — Review

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Patricia HoltSan Francisco ChronicleA huge and wondrous surprise….The Healing of America somehow makes us proud to be Americans, because every hope for democracy seems newly within our grasp.Jann MitchellThe OregonianA long-needed breath of fresh air.Yoga JournalThis stirring de…
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Spirit Matters

December 6, 2009 By investing 3 Comments

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Spirit Matters is a highly recommended book for anyone who longs to live in a world with stronger spiritual values and less emphasis on ecological destruction, material gain, and technological progress. And nowadays, there are a lot of us out there struggling with those phenomena, according to acclaimed rabbi and author Michael Lerner (The Politics of Meaning). Many individuals live as a “divided self,” he explains. We privately hold deep, spiritual beliefs but a…
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