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World Economic Forum: Why do we spend so little on Peace?
War cost us $13.6 trillion in 2015. So why do we spend so little on peace? Read more: http://wef.ch/2azrZ7c
Peace Story: finding peace in prison
TIME AND PLACE: USA, Georgia, 2014
THE PEOPLE INVOLVED: Former Prison Inmate, Sean Walker Continue reading “Peace Story: finding peace in prison”
Konferenz Report Nr.1: Frieden ist möglich
Im Juli veranstaltete der Caux Palace in der Schweiz das Invest in Peace Forum. Die Initiative, eine Kooperation zwischen der schwedischen Stiftung für nachhaltige Wirtschaft und Initiatives of Change, Schweden, hat in ihrer ersten Konferenz Bodenrestaurier, Friedensaktivisten und Investoren zusammengebracht, um herauszufinden, wie die Investment besser dazu beitragen kann, die Grundlagen für Friedens zu schaffen. Das Hauptthema konzentrierte sich darauf, wofür wir Investitionen benötigen, und wie wir die Bedingungen von treuhänderischen Investoren erfüllen können.
Continue reading “Konferenz Report Nr.1: Frieden ist möglich”
Conference 2017 Summary: creating the conditions for Peace is Possible
During July, Caux Palace in Switzerland hosted the Invest in Peace Forum. The initiative, a cooperation between the Swedish Sustainable Economy Foundation and Initiatives of Change, Sweden, convened land restorers, peace activists and investors in its first-ever conference to explore how investment can better help build a foundation for peace. The main theme centered around what we need investment for, and how to meet the needs of fiduciary investors. Continue reading “Conference 2017 Summary: creating the conditions for Peace is Possible”
Time to Finance a Peaceful Future
Writing on her company blog, Marilou van Golstein Brouwers, Chair of the Management Board of Triodos Investment Management, urges us to be active investors in co-shaping a world that is more sustainable, humane and fair.
Indeed, in her role as she is meeting a growing number of people who want to invest their money according to their values, who want to contribute to positive change. As Marilou says:
“There is a growing momentum and awareness that is not going to be stopped.”
UN Secretary Christiana Figures visited Triodos Bank in November 2016. She is a stubborn optimist when it comes to our response to climate change.
“What we finance in the next five years determines what the world will look like in the coming 300 years.” Christiana Figueres, the former Executive secretary for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.