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Ethical Markets(SM) - is a financial lifestyle TV magazine produced by Hazel Henderson redefining success globally through a positive look at what is possible and illustrating “triple bottom line”: respecting people and the environment while earning a healthy profit.

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Redefining Success - Changing scorecards of countries’ “progress” beyond money and Gross National Product (GDP) to new indicators of Quality of Life and Gross National Happiness. (~ 27 minutes)

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Global Corporate Citizenship - More ethical “corporate citizenship” now seen as a must by many leaders and critics. Best practices of corporations in consumer and environmental protection, human and workplace rights. (~ 27 minutes)

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Ethical Markets: The Non-money Economy - Over 50% of all production of goods and services in all countries is ignored because it is unpaid. A look at this “love economy” – raising children, caring for families, the elderly and sick, volunteering – is estimated at over $16 trillion worldwide missing from global GNP. (~ 27 minutes)

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Green Building and Design - The revolution in building, architecture, product design is leading to the explosive growth of energy-efficient, less polluting, safer and healthier workplaces and homes. (~ 27 minutes)

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Investing In Your Community - Some of your safest, best investments are right outside your door! A look at successful community investing in growing, vibrant local economies, affordable housing, new small businesses and re-development. (~ 27 minutes)

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Fair Trade - “Free trade” has turned into a free-for-all based on cutting prices, cutting corners on safety, quality and the environment – as well as outsourcing of production and jobs to lowest-wage countries. Fair trade labels on products growing to ensure consumers that small organic producers of coffee, teas, chocolate and many other foods get fair prices. (~ 27 minutes)

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Woman Owned Businesses - In the USA, 50% of all private companies are owned and managed by women and employ 19 million Americans. Women’s goals differ from those of men: women rate profit-maximizing below other community, family and personal values. We meet many women business leaders, bankers and entrepreneurs. (~ 27 minutes)

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Renewable Energy - Renewable energy: solar, wind, biofuels, hydrogen, ocean power are the best route beyond fossil fuels to energy independence. A look at the technologies and the leaders in this “green revolution.” (~ 27 minutes)

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Shareholder Advocacy - Interviews with activist-shareholders pushing their companies to be more socially and environmentally responsible. Corporate managers are responding as active investors join with employees, unions, environmentalists and many other stakeholders to push for higher ethical standards. (~ 27 minutes)

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Transformation Of Work - Views rapid changes in workplaces, outsourcing, automation and self-employment, focusing on employee-owned companies (11,000 in the USA) and the prospects for democratizing capital-ownership. (~ 27 minutes)

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Clean Food - Surveys the explosive growth of organic agriculture in the face of consumer fears of tainted and imported foods. Locally-grown, fresh, organic food, free of pesticides, farmers’ markets and local contract agriculture are seen as the future. (~ 27 minutes)

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Health and Wellness - Preventive approaches to health now competing with the current over-priced, over-prescribing, interventionist medical-industrial complex costing 16% of US GDP. This is twice what other rich countries pay with no better outcomes. A look at reforms and alternative health options. (~ 27 minutes)

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Socialy Responsible Investing - Covers the worldwide boom in ethical investing ($2.3 trillion in the USA alone). Social and environmental costs (pollution, outsourcing, stagnate wages) of maximizing profits to shareholders has given way to concerns for all stakeholders and new “triple bottom line” accounting for people, planet and profits. (~ 27 minutes)

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President Jimmy Carter – Ghana – The Carter Center.

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