WBCSD-SNV Alliance: Creating inclusive business opportunities by linking local communities with big business Friends of the Irish Environment The next Earth Hour will be on Saturday 23 March 2013 20:30 134 countries supported Earth Hour last year – more than 4000 cities. Paris, Moscow, Berlin, Bern, Dublin, Madrid, Vaduz, and Amsterdam joined cities as far afield as Capetown and Rio Janerio. Earth Hour has done much to raise awareness of sustainability issues. And it not just one hour – this year people have been encouraged to go beyond the hour – reinforcing the commitments we have made to our planet – and to explore what else we can do to meet the challenge of living sustainably. The best event in 2012 was in Kinsale, County Cork, where Mary Robinson, Ireland’s ex–President and the head of the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice, congratulated the organisers in a personal video linking climate change to human rights. Organisers highlighted climate justice with a candle lit concert and testimonials from around the globe to show their commitment to change as part of a global interconnected community.
JAK Members Bank The JAK Members Bank, or JAK Medlemsbank, is a cooperative, member-owned financial institution based in Skövde, Sweden, and based on a concept that arose in Denmark in 1931.[1][2][3] JAK is an acronym for Jord Arbete Kapital in Swedish or Land Labour Capital, the factors of production in classical economics. A membership of approximately 38,000 (as of November 2011) dictates the Bank's policies and direction. The Board of Directors is elected annually by members, who are each allowed only one share in the bank. JAK Members Bank does not charge or pay interest on its loans, a principle it shares with Islamic banking. JAK banking employs the "Saving Points" system: members accumulate Saving Points during saving periods and use them when applying for a loan. History[edit] The co-operative society Jord Arbejde Kapital was founded in Denmark during the Great Depression in 1931. Philosophy[edit] JAK operates under the following principles: Membership[edit] JAK in other countries[edit]
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