James Militzer

MARCH 3, 2025

In 2008, the failure of a single institution, Lehman Brothers, triggered a global financial crisis. The crisis crippled the global economy, not because of Lehman alone, but because of the unseen interdependencies that held the worlds financial system together. The same is about to happen with international aid.

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3BL Media

JULY 3, 2024

19M savings group members and $690M+ savings mobilized since 2008. Everyone benefits when women are active, dynamic players in local economies and societies. Investing in women’s economic power can help the global economy grow an additional $10 trillion by 2030 ( Eurasia Group, Oct 2023 ). CARE average of 61%).

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Gail Tverberg

APRIL 5, 2023

Figure 2 shows that the ratio of US debt to GDP hit a maximum in 2008. Analyzing US debt to GDP ratios by sector provides some insight regarding the reason for the fall in the ratio of debt to GDP since 2008 in Figure 2. With the high level of debt that the world economy has today, major defaults are a worry.

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Sense and Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Even the World Bank has lauded the country’s innovative policies they claim have managed to “decouple growth from CO2 emissions,” allowing Sweden to “have its cake and eat it too.” The tax was introduced piecemeal , the rate increasing periodically to allow the economy to shift with the policy.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

Since the mid-90s, global real estate company City Developments Limited (CDL) has integrated sustainability into its growth strategy to create value for the business and its stakeholders.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched the HGIF Global Equity Circular Economy Fund, which will invest in up to 60 companies that are enabling the transition to a circular global economy. Since its launch, solarZero has installed 8,500 solar systems on New Zealand residential, commercial, and community buildings.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

The UK’s commitment to achieving net zero in general is enshrined in the Climate Change Act of 2008 (as amended). These requirements are expected to be extended to medium-sized and small companies by 2025. This could lead to faster innovation and a more competitive market.

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