Category Archives: Climate Change

Fulfilling America’s Promise: Build Equity, Bridge the Gap

Posted on 4 July 2015 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: As we celebrate Independence Day, it’s time to rededicate ourselves to those very ideals on which our nation was founded: liberty, opportunity, and justice for all. That means bridging the equity gap that undermines the American dream and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Investor Governance, Networked Citizenship, Politics, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing, Wage Gap | Tagged "America", 4th of July, American Dream, Charleston church massacre, equity gap, fiduciary, Frank Pasquale, Geoffrey Hodgson, Ground Truth Project, nuclear waste, opportunity gap, police killings, racism, Samuel Francis Smith, Ta-Nehisi Coates, William Lloyd Garrison | Comments Off

Smart Cities and Sustainable Development: Where Hope and History Meet

Posted on 3 January 2014 by Marcy Murninghan

The Question: “How can cities contribute to the advancement of sustainable development and address issues including water, energy and waste?” The task of the coming city is not essentially different: its mission is to put the highest concerns of man … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Public Policy, Sustainable Cities | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Bauhaus, Brookings Institution, Bruce Katz, Community Development Corporations, Elinor Ostrom, Ford Foundation, Forum for Cities in Transition, Gray Areas Program, Lewis Mumford, Martha Derthick, Masdar City, Metropolitan Governance, Model Cities, New Towns, New Towns In-Town, Padraig O'Malley, Paul Ylvisaker, polycentric, Robert C. Wood, Rumi, The Architects Collaborative (TAC), Vincent Ostrom, War on Poverty | Comments Off

To Bomb or Not to Bomb—Which Rationality? Whose Debate?

Posted on 13 September 2013 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The swirl of action surrounding whether or not to intervene militarily in Syria tends to overlook opportunities, beyond polling, for average people to weigh in. That’s bad for deliberative democracy—especially when military power is involved. As a “prismatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Political Activity, Ethics and Values, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy | Tagged "Responsibility to Protect", Amy Gutmann, Arab American Institute, Aryt Alasti, Bashar al-Assad, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, chemical weapons, deliberative demoncracy, Dennis Thompson, E.O. Wilson, Facebook, Fr. J. Bryan Hehir, International Criminal Court (ICC), Joe Nye, John Kerry, Jonathan Zittrain, just war theory, Michael Burke, Michael Walzer, Padraig O'Malley, President Barack Obama, Russia, Samantha Power, Scott Lucas, social media, Syria, Tom Ashbrook, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Vladimir Putin, wicked problem | Comments Off

The Power of Two, Plus You! OpenLetter2013

Posted on 5 September 2013 by Marcy Murninghan

The Takeaway: Two friends from Boston, increasingly alarmed by the dearth of meaningful action on climate change, decided to take matters into their own hands. The pair are crowdfunding a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal calling out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Media & Entertainment, Notable People, Politics, Public Policy, Sustainable Investing | Tagged Civil Rights Act of 1964, climate change, Deb Nicholson, indiegogo, Jordyn Bonds, Joshua Gay, Mike Gintz, moral outrage, OpenLetter2013, Wall Street Journal, Willy Loman | Comments Off

Fighting the Fury Once Again: 14 Actions We Can Take

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Yet another deadly tornado has ripped through Oklahoma, killing at least 24, including 9 elementary school children. It came on the heels of severe weather yesterday, which generated at least two dozen tornadoes across Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Natural Disasters | Tagged .350.org, Bill McKibben, Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants, Carbon Tracker Initiative, Cary Krosinsky, Charles David Keeling, climate change, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gina McCarthy, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Institute for Global Leadership (IGL), Marathon bombing, Mark Campanale, Mauna Loa, Moore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Network for Sustainable Financial Markets, Oklahoma, Pieter P. Tans, Plaza Towers Elementary School, Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Sherman Teichman, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Trucost, Tufts University, UC San Diego, wind shear | Comments Off

Note to MurnPost Subscribers about “Environmentalism 2.0: Young People Lead the Way”

Posted on 23 April 2013 by Marcy Murninghan

Note to MurnPost subscribers: Due to a technical problem, today’s Earth Day post by Tristanne Davis was published without subscriber notification. We’re sorry about that, but now have fixed it. Alas, we’re unable to resend the link without reposting it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Commentary | Tagged climate change, Earth Day, Tristanne Davis, Voices of Young People | Comments Off

Environmentalism 2.0: Young People Lead the Way

Posted on 22 April 2013 by Marcy Murninghan

by Tristanne Davis, Occasional Contributor The Takeaway:Today is Earth Day, and the environmental movement needs young people more than ever. We can help reignite constructive activism by inspiring and engaging the public in bipartisan ways that promote sustainable development thinking and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Commentary | Tagged .350.org, Clean Air Act, climate change, Cuyahoga River, Earth Day, Energy Action Coalition, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Forward on Climate, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), New Economics Institute, Power Shift, Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC), Richard Nixon, sustainable development, Tristanne Davis | Comments Off

“Just Keep Your Knees Together” – Democracy’s Disconnect

Posted on 21 February 2012 by Marcy Murninghan

Guest Commentary by Rosalie Hudnut Wright, Occasional Contributor, The Murninghan Post The Takeaway: To inaugurate MurnPost’s “Voices of Baby Boomers” section, Rosalie Hudnut Wright writes about the “disconnect” in our Presidential primary campaign between women’s well-being and social and economic sustainability. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Commentary, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy | Tagged Andrea Mitchell, aspirin, Charlie Rose, contraception, Eve Ensler, Foster Friess, Planned Parenthood, Power Center for the Performing Arts, Rick Santorum, Rosalie Hudnut Wright, The Vagina Monologue, Title X, University of Michigan, violence | 2 Comments

A Valentine’s Bouquet: Twelve for 2012

Posted on 14 February 2012 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The blooms of sustainable prosperity and justice are fed by at least twelve currents that will get stronger throughout 2012. They involve the maturation of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance; rethinking the meaning of “fiduciary”; balancing internationalism … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Investor Governance, Natural Disasters, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing | Tagged Apple, B-Corporations, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), climate, conflict, Corporation 20/20, divided societies, ESG, fiduciary, G4, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), human rights, Middle East, MITSloan Management Review, Occupy Wall Street, post-conflict societies, social sustainability, stakeholder engagement, supply chains, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), U.N. International Year of Cooperatives, XBRL | 2 Comments

Campus Curricula and the Common Good: Filling the Gap

Posted on 3 February 2012 by Marcy Murninghan

Guest Commentary by Joe McCarty, Occasional Contributor, The Murninghan Post The TakeAway: To inaugurate MurnPost’s “Voices of Young People” section, Joe McCarty writes about the failure of undergraduate business schools to equip students with the knowledge and competence necessary for building … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Commentary, Corporate Sustainability | Tagged common good, corporate social responsibility, curriculum, education, greenhouse gas emissions, Joe McCarty, Occupy Wall Street, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, students, sustainability, University of Michigan | 2 Comments

Justice for All: Climate Change and the Energy Economy

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: It’s time for us to reach across social and cultural divides to kickstart our economy and advance the cause of justice. One way of doing that is to address fear and mistrust head-on, and then work together to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Politics, Public Policy | Tagged "We Can't Wait" campaign, AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, Barack Obama, Barry Stein, Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings Initiative, Bill Clinton, Ceres, Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), energy efficiency, Energy Savings Performance Contracts, House Climate Bill 2009, Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions, Just Transition, Political Economy Reseach Institute (PERI), public-private partnerships, retrofit, Rich Trumka, Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Nations, United Nations Foundation, United Nations Office for Parnerships | Comments Off

Getting Off the Couch

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Last year we became conscious of the breakdown in public trust and its civic moral and economic consequences—and what average people can do to make a difference. This year more of us will get off the couch and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Politics, Public Policy | Tagged Allen White, Brookings Institution, cap and trade, climate change, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation 20/20, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Greenpeace, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Lisa Woll, Norman Lear, Occupy Wall Street, Pew Research Center, Richard Cordray, Simon Zadek, Tellus Institute, U.S. Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, water risk | 1 Comment

Song of Sorrow or Call to Arms? Four Stratagems to Improve Our Politics

Posted on 12 August 2011 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: While extremist politics dominate Washington, financial markets continue to seize, and US credit-worthiness takes a beating, advocates of sustainability and good governance need to stop moping and get off the bench. Here are four stratagems to reverse the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing | Tagged "Super Congress", 501(c)(3) status, Bill Baue, Bob Massie, Ceres, Charles M. Taylor, Deborah Leipziger, debt ceiling, double-dip recession, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), income inequality, International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC), Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), Joan Bavaria, Joshua Gay, politics, Tea Party, wealth inequality | 2 Comments

Proxy Resolutions, Shareholder Engagement, and Buggy Whips

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Marcy Murninghan

Part One of Two Parts The TakeAway: Proxy resolutions continue to influence corporate behavior on social policy and corporate governance, but proponents need to explore additional forms of engagement, including social media and other digital means. It’s the day after … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Stakeholder Engagement | Tagged @CorporateSecret, animal welfare, As You Sow, board diversity, Calvert Investments, climate change, Facebook, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Heidi Welsh, hydraulic fracturing, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), IRRC Institute, Michael Passoff, Movie Mom, Nell Minow, political contributions, proxy access, Proxy Impact, proxy plumbing, proxy resolution, Rule 14a-8, Say-on-Pay, shareholder engagement, social media, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Stu Dalheim, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), Tripoli, Tunisia, Twitter, Women on Boards | 3 Comments

Dumb Math and Regulatory Wipeout

Posted on 18 February 2011 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: House Republicans efforts to reduce the deficit will gut regulation of financial markets and put the nation at risk, so it’s time for investors and the public to fight back. You’d think that by now, as we try … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Politics, Public Policy | 2 Comments

Dead Hands and Invisible Hands

Posted on 6 January 2011 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The 112th Congress, mindful of the values that underlie the whole Constitution, needs to face up to its responsibility to make policies that advance the common good and a sustainable future. This morning, for the first time ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Public Policy, Wage Gap | Tagged 112th Congress, aflockalypse, Barney Frank, Charles Fried, clean energy, climate policy, Dahlia Lithwick, Darrell Issa, Dodd-Frank, financial reform, health care reform, House Tea Party Caucus, inequality, Joe McCarthy, Justice Steven Breyer, Michele Bachmann, national debt, Spencer Bachus, Tea Party, U.S. Constitution | Comments Off

Climate Change-Makers

Posted on 29 December 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: While Federal climate change policy action sputters, state and local initiatives continue to offer opportunities for progress and engagement. Climate change has triggered long-standing power struggles in the US between federal and state rights reminiscent of Civil Rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Public Policy | Tagged Andrew Cuomo, California, Cancún, cap and trade, China, Christiana Figueres, civil rights, clean energy, climate policy, Colorado, Defense Department, Deval Patrick, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gina McCarthy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, intergovernmental, Jerry Brown, John Hickenlooper, Massachusetts, New York, Peter Shumlin, Pew Center for Climate Change, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Texas, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), Vermont | 2 Comments

Cancún Talks Bridge Trust Deficit

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: COP16 climate talks accomplished more than expected, while restoring trust in the international process that can lead to stronger future measures. Despite media reports citing lowered expectations – and fear that Copenhagen’s dysfunctions would spill over to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Public Policy, Sustainable Investing | Tagged Alden Meyer, Cancún, Cancún Accords, Christiana Figueres, Clean Development Mechanism, COP 16 Climate Summit, COP17, Copenhagen Accords, Copenhagen Climate Conference, Durban, Green Climate Fund, human rights, Kyoto Protocol, Patricia Espinosa, REDD+, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), South Africa, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development, sustainable forestry, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), United Nations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) | 2 Comments

IT Leads ET, But Needs Public Policy and $$$

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Information technology leader Google advances energy technology development, but clean energy progress relies on smart policy and capital flows, too. “Google it.” Over the past decade, the term has gone viral, as the name of the information technology … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Public Policy, Sustainable Investing | Tagged Atlantic Wind Connection, Center for Sustainable enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC), clean energy technology, COP 16 Climate Summit, Copenhagen Summit, Dan Reicher, EEOS, General Electric, Google, Google Earth Engine, Google PowerMeter, home energy management, ReChargeIT, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, UMass Boston | 1 Comment

The Urgency of Water Stewardship

Posted on 18 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The Carbon Disclosure Project’s new Water Disclosure program establishes water risk management as an investor concern while helping companies gauge their “water footprint”. Water is to the world what blood is to our bodies: the vetturale di natura, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Investing | Tagged Alliance for Water Stewardship, BRIC countries, Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP Water Disclosure, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), FTSE Global 500, Marcus Norton, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), water footprint, water risk, water stewardship | 2 Comments

The US Military: Partners in Sustainable Peace

Posted on 12 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Climate change, clean energy, and humanitarian stability operations are mission-critical components of the Defense Department’s policy doctrine and operational stance. As we hailed our troops on Veterans Day, we should also salute the U.S. military for embracing sustainability. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Human Rights, Natural Disasters, Public Policy | Tagged Air Force, and Climate, and Reconstruction (SSTR), Army, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (CFIA), clean energy, climate change, Deepwater Horizon, Defense Department, Directive 3000.05, energy, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Gregg Nakano, Gulf Coast, health care, human rights, humanitarian, Joint Operating Environment 2010 (JOE), Marine Corps, national security, natural disasters, Navy, Pew Project on National Security, preventive defense, Ray Mabus, Security, Stability, Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), sustainability, Transition, Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS), US Army War College | 2 Comments

The Business Impact on Human Rights

Posted on 8 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Social materiality gains traction as the role of business in advancing human rights attracts wider support. After years of neglect, companies now increasingly consider their impacts on human rights as material issues, with clear impacts on the bottom … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Sustainable Investing | Tagged Business for Social Responsibility, Conflict Minerals, John Ruggie, Kyle Cahill, Oxfam America, Poverty Footprint, Raymond Offenheiser, Rebecca MacKinnon, social materiality | 2 Comments

People Power

Posted on 1 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The outcome of Tuesday’s elections will influence public policy on sustainability and financial reform, but individuals can still make a difference. Tomorrow’s elections are expected to yield gains for the Republicans in Congress, which could affect not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Sustainability, Proxy Voting, Public Policy | Tagged Barney Frank, Center for Public Integrity, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd-Frank, Elizabeth Warren, Proposition 23, Proposition 26, Robert Reich, SEC, Spencer Bachus | 1 Comment

Worker Co-op Model Migrates from Spain to Cleveland

Posted on 28 October 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: “The Cleveland Model” borrows from the highly successful Mondragón system of worker-owned cooperatives, adding sustainability practices. On Monday we asked for your thoughts about what the sustainability movement in the US could do to address chronic unemployment and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability | Tagged Cleveland Foundation, Emilia Romagna, Greater University Circle Initiative, Institute for Policy Studies, James McRitchie, Mondragón, Ted Howard, The Cleveland Model, United Steelworkers | 1 Comment

Who Pays the True Cost of Environmental Damage?

Posted on 19 October 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Institutional investors need to assert their ownership power to offset environmental costs and push for sustainable companies and public policy. Despite the worldwide recession, the economic crisis isn’t the only cause of financial losses affecting innocent bystanders. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Biosphere Economy, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Investor Governance, Natural Disasters, Public Policy, Sustainable Investing | 2 Comments

A New Actor Steps On To The Stage

Posted on 14 October 2010 by Bob Massie

By Bob Massie, Publisher, The Murninghan Post The TakeAway: A Brazilian Initiative – The Global Sustainability Forum – Signals New Leadership from an Emerging Power Last week in Rio de Janeiro, one of the leaders of international civil society, Oded … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement | Tagged BRIC, Earth Summit, Global Compact, Global Sustainability Forum, Instituto Ethos, Oded Grajew, Rio + 20, World Social Forum | 3 Comments

The Long Drive To Increase Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on 5 October 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The Obama Administration proposes to increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards—perhaps to 62 miles per gallon by 2025. Despite Washington’s political gridlock, with cap and trade and climate change legislation on indefinite holds, late last week the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Public Policy | Tagged cap and trade, Clean Air Act, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), Dan Becker, Department of Transportation (DOT), electric vehicles, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, hybrid electric vehicles, OPEC, Safe Climate Campaign | 2 Comments

Something Old, Something New…

Posted on 23 September 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

Part Two of Three Parts The TakeAway: Organized philanthropy wakes up to new opportunities for connecting their grantmaking ideals to their investments, thereby addressing problems more comprehensively Earlier this week, a group of foundation presidents, treasurers, and trustees – representing … Continue reading →

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A Tale of 3 Cities: Key Events on the Sustainable Prosperity Agenda

Posted on 20 September 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: An overview of this week’s events on climate change, corporate governance, and fiduciary duty. It’s a busy week for sustainable prosperity, as people journey to New York City, San Diego, and Cambridge to share insights and forge solutions … Continue reading →

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Climate Skeptics’ Arguments Crushed By Global Bank

Posted on 13 September 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Deutsche Bank powerfully rebuts arguments used by climate deniers, and snubs US for lagging on climate policy and clean energy investments. Climate deniers faced another massive debunking of their flimsy claims in last Tuesday’s release of a white … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Investing | Tagged climate change, sustainability | 1 Comment

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