Articles Tagged with the word ‘Money’
11 Apr 2013
Despite being the figurehead of a country on the up, Uruguay president José Mujica donates his earnings to charity and lives on a small modest farm. Matthew Pike considers how his grounded principles are changing the political landscape
Global / Economics & Innovation
01 Apr 2013
Money separates us from what we consume and hides us from the impacts of our behaviour. But there is an economic model that could not only bring us closer to each other and to the effects of how we live, it's also booming, says Mark Boyle
21 Feb 2013
‘Change money: change the world’ – Positive Money's slogan not only sums up its aims, but shows how important the issue of monetary reform is. Francesca Wakefield went to the campaign group's annual conference to hear about possible solutions
19 Feb 2013
Barclays’ reputation has been plagued by financial scandal and a controversial bonus culture, and now boss Antony Jenkins says it’s time to reinvent British banking. Sceptics are wary, but could it open up a dialogue that will see real change?
08 Feb 2013
Just days into the job, new mayor George Ferguson requests that he is paid in Bristol Pounds
24 Jan 2013
The new boss of Barclays Bank has told his workforce that they must sign up to a new set of banking values – or quit
24 Jan 2013
New regulations to make the process of switching bank accounts easier means that up to 14 million UK high street bank customers are expected to change banks in 2013
10 Jan 2013
London’s unique Honesty Shop bus conversion is bringing out the best in people and raising money for charity
29 Dec 2012
Economists from the Financial Services Authority and the International Monetary Fund are among new voices to acknowledge that the ability of private banks to create money was at the heart of the financial crisis
Global / Economics & Innovation
17 Dec 2012
Economic insecurity has put a dampener on much of the year, but as Natalie Revie finds, the co-operative business model is a beacon of hope in these austere times
Global / Economics & Innovation
15 Nov 2012
Now in its second year, September’s global Free Money Day roused both gratitude and apprehension around the world
Global / Economics & Innovation
31 Oct 2012
Avoid so-called ‘ethical’ investments and stick to positive ones, says founder of new investment website
Getting your pension invested more positively
UK / Blogs, Economics & Innovation
19 Oct 2012
As part of National Ethical Investment week, Matthew Butcher from FairPensions discusses how people saving for a pension can help change the world for the better
Global / Economics & Innovation
26 Sep 2012
Updates from Positive Money on efforts to reform the money system
Global / Economics & Innovation
13 Sep 2012
People across the globe will give their own money away to complete strangers on 15 September 2012 as part of Free Money Day
Community reforestation project encourages ‘real-world investment’
South America / Economics & Innovation, Innovation, Sustainable Development
20 Aug 2012
A new co-operative is offering investors the chance to help safeguard the future of the Amazon rainforest and invest their money in something more tangible than the stock market
05 May 2012
Ben Dyson: There is real momentum building in the movement to reform our privatised, debt-based money system
UK / New Economics, Positive Money
06 May 2011
At Positive Money we are making good progress campaigning for a better banking system
Treesponsibility Needs You
16 Feb 2010
Treesponsibility are appealing for local volunteers to help plant a backlog of trees after the snow and ice thwarted plans to plant out trees in January.