Module 1: Money, finance & the economy - why we need to change
Our planetary reality & how it is influenced by our current economic paradigm
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Our planetary reality & how it is influenced by our current economic paradigm
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In this module, we will explore how our current economic and financial system is set up, what’s going on at the moment - and what it would take to truly transform the status quo for people & planet. We will use different models that help us make sense and listen to stories from the field that probably will directly connect to all of our lives. The question that remains: what is your role in all of this - and what can impact investing really do?
Recommended resources
The poly crisis: our current trajectory & the sustainability challenge
- (video, 7:40 min)
- (video, 7:40 min)
- Financetransformation.Earth (article, 15 min)
Economy, investing & the monetary system
Positive Money UK (video playlist, 20 min- 1h)
(Article, 5 min)
by Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
- Dark Matter Labs (Article, 10 min)
Changing the system
- Donella Meadows (Paper, 15 min)
- Kate Raworth (video, 7 min)
Impact investing
- (article, 7min)
- impact investing institute (self directed course )
(40min podcast)
, Vol 11, 2016. B.,Trelstad (Paper, 20 min)
More additional resources to be added following our live sessions.
WEEK 1 Thu 05.09 - Community Kick off - 12noon EST, 6 pm CEST Fri 06.09 - Skill session w/ Lubna Elia: Meet the New England Impact Investing Initiative
WEEK 2 Wed 11.09 - Skill Session w/ Jenny Coombs: Intro to Sustainable Finance Thu 12.09 - Community Call w/ James Vaccarro -12noon EST, 6 pm CEST Fri 13.09 - Skill Session w/ Carlos Vargas: Intro to Impact Investing
WEEK 3
Wed 18.09 - Skill Session w/ Greg Piccirillo and Will Relle of HarbourVest Partners - 3pm EST Thu 19.09 - Community Call Money & Impact - 12noon EST, 6 pm CEST
Kate Raworth, ,, , 2013, (video) (10 min each)
Kate Raworth, Emma Powell, and Simon Panrucker, 2018, video (7 min)
,”New Economics Foundation, 2010, (Video, 3 min)
Recordings available on our
