by Jeffrey Hollender | Sep 17, 2012
“Much of what has gone on can only be described by the words ‘moral deprivation.’ Something wrong happened to the moral compass of so many people working in the financial sector and elsewhere.” The Price of Inequality, Joseph E. Stiglitz By now we...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Aug 6, 2012
As we explore and innovate new solutions to the social and environmental problems we face, sometimes we have to think way outside the box. Where are there assets and resources laying idle, underused, or mis-deployed that could be captured to address our many...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 23, 2012
“There is a feeling today among too many Americans that we might not make it. Not that the end is near, or that doom is around the corner, but that a distinctly American feeling of inevitability, of greatness—culturally, economically, politically—is gone. That we have...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 12, 2012
Video Interview: Jeffrey Hollender at the New… by tvnportal Video Interview: Jeffrey Hollender at the New Economics Institute Strategies for a New Economy...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 2, 2012
The “Strategies for a New Economy” conference was held on June 8th-10th at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The conference was organized around ten themes that the New Economics Institute sees as essential components in transitioning to an...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 28, 2012
Just prior to Senate testimony by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Senator Bernie Sanders announced that more than $4 trillion in near zero-interest Federal Reserve loans and other financial assistance went to the banks and businesses of at least 18 current and former...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 14, 2012
A new survey by the consulting firm Accenture finds that consumer demand for green products is outpacing supply. While price premiums for green products have not disappeared, one-third of the businesses in the study said they could not keep up with customer demand for...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 11, 2012
On June 11–13, 2012, the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), a national public policy and advocacy organization, is bringing more than 125 innovative and triple bottom line business leaders from across the country to meet with at the White House with senior...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 11, 2012
We’ve designed an economy that is dependent upon endless growth. We’ve also designed an economy that generates incremental profits by constantly increasing productivity. One of the reasons we’re now experiencing a “jobless recovery” is that large companies keep...
