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"Move Your Money" Goes Nationwide As Cities Pull Their Money | Economy | AlterNet
It's getting expensive these days to be a bad citizen in America, if you're a major bank. A growing number of cities around the country have passed, introduced or drafted responsible banking ordinances that hit big financial institutions where it hurts most - the pocketbook. Los Angeles drafted a responsible banking ordinance in March that assesses banks that do business with the city based on foreclosure data; in February, Kansas City, Missouri, passed a resolution ordering the city manager to only do business with banks that don't engage in predatory lending; and in November, New York City introduced legislation that would force banks that want to hold city deposits to submit community reinvestment plans. And just days ago, in Massachusetts, the city of Brockton was persuaded to move its money out of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase altogether after they refused to negotiations on loan modifications for homeowners facing foreclosure .
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxPhilly invited B Lab cofounder Jay Coen Gilbert to share how B Corps help solve society's most pressing problems. Companies strive to make a positive impact on society while also turning a profit. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports as part of his Making Sen$e of financial news series. The foundation of our work is growing the community of Certified B Corporations. B Lab certified 75 percent more B Corps in 2011 than in 2010, and the average size of certified companies is increasing.
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About Co-ops - National Cooperative Business Association
A cooperative is a business. Co-ops range in size from small store-fronts to large Fortune 500 companies. In many ways, they're like any other business; but in several important ways they're unique and different. Cooperatives Are owned and democratically controlled by their members-the people who use the co-op’s services or buy its goods-not by outside investors; Co-op members elect their board of directors from within the membership. Return surplus revenues (income over expenses and investment) to members proportionate to their use of the cooperative, not proportionate to their “investment” or ownership share.The Move Your Money project is a nonprofit campaign that encourages individuals and institutions to divest from the nation's largest Wall Street banks and move to local financial institutions. Little has changed to prevent another financial crisis or to end 'Too Big To Fail,' and with Congress unwilling to act, we are encouraging individuals to take power into their own hands by voting with their dollars and no longer contributing to a financial system that has led our country astray. We are a campaign that gives people real, concrete actions they can take to create a more sane, stable and localized banking system.
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Financial Permaculture is an approach to economics that emphasizes personal investment and community development. For example, a person may choose to walk away from a full-time job at a multinational corporation in order to purchase or acquire through other means land, and then grow their own food. By quitting the job the person has an abundance of time to focus on gardening or other creative pursuits. Further, due to the change in lifestyle, organic food and lots of exercise, their health improves.
Permaculture Design/Financial permaculture - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
The eight forms of captial is a excellent foundation for the concepts behind financial permaculture. It was developed in collaboration by some of my closest permaculture mentors such as Ethan Roland , Gregory Landua , and Catherine Austin Fitts . The primary idea behind the eight forms is that they interchangeable and dynamic. Please enjoy this text and share it with in the businesses, organizations, and groups that you are a part of.
Financial Permaculture: 8 forms of Capital « Punk Rock Permaculture E-zine
Financial Permaculture-The Solari Report Blog
In 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing. The housing bubble of the 1980’s had burst, and foreclosures were rising. The mortgage insurance funds of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) were experiencing dramatic losses. We were losing $11 mm a year in the single-family fund. All funds had lost $2 billion in the southwest region the year before. My staff and I did an analysis of what had caused the losses.
The Permaculture Credit Union (PCU) is the first and only credit union in the United States that operates exclusively within permaculture values. Established in 2000, the PCU pools the financial resources of people who believe in the ethics of permaculture - care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment of surplus for the betterment of both. We apply these resources to earth-friendly and socially responsible loans and investments as well as providing educational opportunities to learn more about sustainable practices being developed around the country and the world. “Permaculture is a positivistic response to the environmental crisis. That means it is about what we want to do and can do rather than what we oppose and want others to change.” — David Holmgren
