London School of Economics The Greening of Global Finance

Miriam Kennet

A specialist in Green Economics, she is the Co-Founder and is CEO of the Green Economics Institute. She also founded and edits the first Green Economics academic journal in the world, the International Journal of Green Economics, and she has been credited with creating the academic discipline of Green Economics. Green Economics has been recently described by the Bank of England as one of the most vibrant and healthy areas of economics at the moment.

Having researched at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes, South Bank University and Keele University, she is a member of Mansfield College, Oxford University and the Environmental Change Institute. She has taught, lectured and spoken at Universities and events all over Europe, from Alicante to Oxford and Bolzano, and to government officials from Montenegro and Kosovo to The UK Cabinet Office, Transport Department, National Government School and Treasury and spoken in Parliaments from Scotland to Austria and The French Senat and Estonia. She is also a regular and frequently speaks at public events of all kinds, and after dinner speaker.

Taking part in the protests against mainstream economics outside the London Stock Exchange, the protesters find her ideas really useful. She is also very active in spreading Green Economics in Asia, China, and all round Africa where people find it may be one of the beacons of hope at the moment in an age of Austerity and Cuts as it provides a completely new way of looking at the world. Her work is very practical and she worked in factories and engineering for many years in the past. Sje is on the Assembly of the Green European Foundation and also on the steering group of the European Network of Political Foundations.

She has a delegation to the UNFCC COP Kyoto Climate Change Conferences and this year will head up a delegation to RIO + 20 Earth Summit: Greening the Economy in RIO Brazil where she is very active. She regularly speaks on TV around Europe, most recently in Belgium, and Estonia and this year the BBC has made a special programme about her life and work. She runs regular conferences at Oxford University about Green Economics and

this year has run 8 events from Youth in Action for Young People from Egypt involved in the revolution, People from FYRO Macedonia, Italy and other countries, as well as the Green Built Environment, The Greening of China as the Chinese government is very interested in her work, Womens Unequal Pay and poverty, Green Economics and Methodology, truth,fact and reality with critical realism and several other events.

Publishing regularly and having over 100 articles, papers and other publications, as well 4 book series, one with Ashgate Academic Press, one with Gower Management Publishers, as well as a Handbook series and a Green Economics Reader Series. This years edited volumes include Green Economics:Voices of Africa, The Green Economics Reader, Handbook of Green Economics:A Practitioners Guide, The Green Built Environment, Women's Unequal Pay and Poverty,Green Economics and Climate Change. She also publishes in scientific papers, this year including the Latvian National Scientific Papers and Journals for example and book chapters including this year the University of Syracuse in the USA and she has been featured in the Harvard Economics Review and Wall Street Journal as a leader.

Last month she was named one of 100 most powerful unseen global women by the Charity One World action for her global work on increasing women's economics power!

Contact her at [email protected]

Photos: Miriam Kennet speaking at the European Commission, Miriam Kennet

winning an award for being one of 100 global Powerful Unseen women who make change ! Awarded by One World Action in London with Jon Snow of the BBC November 2011, Miriam Kennet speaking in the House of Commons UK Parliament, 2011.

Publications Book SeriesBooks Series Editor: Editor: Green Growth and Sustainable Development Series, Gower Management Publishers and Ashgate Academic Press Plan for the Planet Ian Chambers and John Humble. Gower 2010The Economics of Abundance Professor Wolfgang Hoerschele Books series Editor - Handbooks of Green EconomicsBooks Series Editor- Green Economics Readers

Books Handbook SeriesGreen Economics: Voices of Africa Miriam Kennet, Mahalet Mekonen, Amana Winchester 2011 Handbook of Green Economics:A practitioners Guide: Miriam Kennet et al 2011Green Economics and Climate Change Miriam Kennet and Winston Ma King 2011The Green Built Environment Miriam Kennet and Judith Felton 2011Green Economics Reader SeriesGreen Economics and the Citizens Income Clive Lord, Miriam Kennet and Judith Felton 2011 The Green Economics Reader: Miriam Kennet 2011The Green Economics Reader. Miriam Kennet Katie Black, Michele Gale D'Oliviera, Volker Heinemann. (2010)Womens Unequal Pay and poverty Miriam Kennet and Amana Winchester January 2012

Book chapters: mostly peer reviewed.

Kennet M., (2009) Green Economics: Pluralism and Green Economics teaching and Pedagogy,.edited Jack Reardon, in Pluralist teaching in Economics. Publisher Routledge.

Kennet M., (2012) Green Economics, Greening the Academy in Nocella A., and Kahn R Publisher, Syracuse University USA.

Kennet M., (2011) Green Economics and Sustainable Development, in Sustainable Economics. Latvia. University of Riga. Ed. D.Dzintra. (2011)

Kennet M.,Gale D'Oliviera and Heinemann V. (2010) The Green Economy, in Book of the year:Encyclopedia Trecani Italian Government ( 2010) Italy

Kennet M., (2010) Miriam Kennet, Great inspirations Ed. Murtha

Scott Cato M., and Kennet M., (1999) Introduction: in Green Economics, Beyond Supply and Demand to Meeting People's Needs Green Audit. Publisher- Green Audit

Kennet M.,(1999) Backlash strategies:Strategies Employed by Big Business to Meet the Environmental Challenge, In Scott Cato M., and Kennet M., Green Economics : Beyond Supply and Demand to meeting peoples needs. Green Audit. Aberystwyth.

Peer reviewed articles in academic journals and books : currently editor in chief of International Journal of Green Economics

Kennet M., Green Economics in Climate change and the Built Environment by Hammond F., Ed.(2012) Wileys

Kennet M., (2011) Green Economics and Sustainable Development, in Latvian Institute of Science Papers. Latvia. University of Riga. Ed. D.Dzintra. (2011)

Kennet M., (2008) Green Economics, Socio - ecological transformation: Green Economics new perspectives for solutions to the most pressing problems of today in Social-ecological Transformation / Reconstruction as a Central Challenge for Alternative Economic Conceptions and Strategies of economic policies." Delheim J., (Eds). Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Publisher Dietz Verlag. Bonn, Germany

Kennet M., (2009) Women's poverty and unequal pay article: International Journal of Green Economics, Inderscience. Vol 3 issue 3

Kennet M, Baster N., Gale. M., Tickell. O., (2009) COP 15 Climate change. The world at a cross roads- Preparing for Copenhagen COP 15 International Journal of Green Economics, Inderscience Vol 4 isssue 1

Kennet.M., (2005) "Parecon Review" in Sustainable Development edited by Delyse Springett. Publisher, Wileys Interscience

Kennet M., Heinemann V.,(2006) Green Economics: setting the scene. Aims, context, and philosophical underpinning of the distinctive new solutions offered by Green Economics In International Journal of Green Economics, Volume 1 issue 1 /2 Inderscience Publishers. Pages 68-102 www.inderscience.com/ijge

Kennet M., (2007) Editorial :Progress in Green Economics: ontology,concepts, and philosophy. Civilisation and the lost factor of reality in social and environmental justice. in International Journal of Green Economics Vol 1. issue 3 / 4.Publisher Inderscience Geneva

Kennet M., and Heinemann V. (2006) Foreword to International Journal of Green Economics Volume 1 issue 1/2 with Volker Heinemann 2006.Inderscience

Kennet M. (2008) Review of Transnational Corporations, by Grazia Ietto Gillies, IJGE Vol 2. issue 1 January 2008

Kennet. M. and Seeberg M. L. (2008) Review of a History of anthropology. IJGE Vol 2 Issue 1 January 2008

Kennet.M., (2006) Review of Stakeholder Theory Samantha Miles and Andrew Friedman 2006 Inderscience

Kennet.M., (2006) Review of After the Ice by Steven Mithen 2006 Inderscience

Kennet. M., (2007) Introduction to Green Economics. Harvard College Economics Review.Volume II, Issue 1.December 2007.

Kennet M., (2007) Review of 50 Development economists, in Volume 1 issue 3/4 International Journal of Green Economics. Inderscience

Articles Papers Briefings including but there are many more :Research for RELU for rural urban fringe global report Kennet M.(2009) Climate change, the world at a cross roads. Inderscience 20 peer reviewed papers including my own paper. Kennet M(2011) Typology and frameworks of Green Economics: Proceedings of the Green Economics Methodology Conference at Oxford University. November 2011 Special issue on climate change International Journal of Green Economics IJGE vol 3 issue 3/ 4 Green Accounting in International Journal of Green Economics 2010. Vol 4 issue 1 ( Peer reviewed )The Green Economy – EC in Ecosprinter magazine 2009

Introducing Green Economics in Harvard Economics Review 2009 Green Economics in Europes World Policy Magazine 2009

Other published articles

Kennet M. (2007) Budget comment for 2007, on The Ecologist website

Kennet M., (2009) Europe's World Journal Website. Publisher, Friends of Europe.January 2009.

Kennet. M. (2007) Editorial. About The Green Economist. The Green Economist Vol 2 issue no.2 November 2007

Kennet M., Report from the European Greens Council in Vienna.The Green Economist.. Vol 2 issue no 2. November 2007

Kennet. M. (2007) Editorial. Green International. Issue 110 Autumn 2007

Kennet M., (2007) Editorial. Green International Issue 109 Spring 2007

Kennet M., (2006) Editorial Green International Issue 108 Autumn 2006.Published GPEW

Kennet.M., (2007) The Basic Income Scheme. Basic Income for all. Greenworld. (2007)

Kennet.M.( 2008) Lower Growth increasing happiness. in Greenworld 59 p.14. Winter Issue(2008)

Kennet.M.,(2008)Viennese whirls. Miriam Kennet speaks in the Austrian Parliament about our economic vision. The popularity of Green Economics.Greenworld No. 59 p.7(2008)

Kennet M.,(2008) Increasing Parish Council Representation. Greenworld No.59 Winter Issue 2008

Conference Papers:( over 50 but include:)

Kennet M (2011) Green Economics Methodology in Proceedings of the Green Economics Institute Conference on Reality,Critical Realism, and Truth and Data.held at Mansfield College, Oxford University. November 2011.

Kennet M( 2011) Green Economics and the Economics of the Anthropocene. In Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference at Mansfield College, Oxford University, July 2011 held at Mansfield College, Oxford University. July 2011

Kennet M. (2011) Womens Unequal Pay and Poverty and sovereign wealth funds. In Procedings of the womens conference on womens unequal Pay and poverty. May 2011 at Reading International Solidarity Centre.

Kennet M.,(2011) Green Economics and Green Jobs and Green Careers, in Proceedings of the Youth in Action Conference, Old Music Hall Oxford, April 2011.

Kennet M (2011) The Greening of Chinese Business in Proceedings of the Greening of China Conference at Oxford Old Music Hall, February 2011.

Kennet M. (2011 ) The Green Built Environment, In Proceedings of the Green Built Environment Conference at the Oxford University Club. January 2011.

Kennet M.( 2010) The Green Economics Progress in Proceedings of the 5th Annual Green Economics Conference at Mansfield College, Oxford University July 2010

Kennet M (2009) Green Economics- The Party is Over, in Proceedings of the 4th Annual Green Economics Institute annual conference at Mansfield College, Oxford University, July 2009.M.,

Kennet M. (2009) Green Economics and Climate Change- the world at a cross roads before Copenhagen COP 15 Conference in Proceedings of the Green Economics and Climate Change Conference. December 2009

Kennet M (2009) Green Economics and Womens Unequal Pay and Poverty. In Proceedings of the Womens Unequal Pay and poverty conference May 2009 Reading International Solidarity Centre.

Kennet M., (2009) Green Economics is Heterodox Economics: Proceedings of the Heterodox Economics Association, July 2009 Kingston London

Kennet M. (2009)The European Green Economy: In proceedings for The Green Summer University Frankfurt am Oder for the European Greens August 2009

Kennet M. (2008) Keynote speech in Proceedings of Heterodox Economics Conference July 2008. What is green economics?

Kennet M., (2008) Social aspects of Green Economics. Evidence of the need for an holistic approach. Proceedings of Social aspects of Green Economics Conference. The Green Economics Institute. February 9th 2008 Oxford University, Published by The Green Economics Institute

Kennet .M., (2004) Kennet M., (2004) How do current purchasing methods in large international companies affect stakeholders? Research to investigate the effect of purchasing trends and practices on people and planet. In Proceedings of "The 2004 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Conference."Edited Richard Welford. ERP Environment. Shipley.West Yorkshire.p.129 48th and 29th June 2004

Kennet M., (2008) Social aspects of Green Economics.Evidence of the need for an holistic approach. Proceedings of Social aspects of Green Economics Conference.The Green Economics Institute. February 9th 2008 Oxford University, Published by The Green Economics Institute

Kennet.M., (2003) "Stakeholder effects in procurement practise" in Leeds University ERP Environment Proceedings 2003.Edited Richard Welford.

Kennet M., (2007) Social aspects of Green Economics. Association of Heterodox Economists. September 2007.

Kennet.M. (2004) "Stakeholder Effects and supply issues" in Oxford Brookes University Annual Research Conference 2004

Kennet.M., (2005) Effects and supply issues Oxford Brookes University Annual Research Conference 2005

Kennet M., (2006) Earth time and intergenerational equity and the importance of long termism in economics. Proceedings at Oxford University Mansfield College Conference on Long termism. Earth time and Intergenerational Equity 2006. Publisher Green Economics Institute

Kennet M.,(2006) How do current purchasing and supply chain methods of large international companies affect stakeholders? In Proceedings of the Green Economics and Intergenerational Equity Holism and Long-Termism Conference. 8th April . Mansfield

College Oxford University. Green Economics Institute Publishing in Oxford University Proceedings 8th April 2006

Lectures and speeches : some highlights :

Radio Bolzano Italy May 2010.

BBC made a programme about her work on green issues, green growth and indicators and measurement March 2011

BBC World Service Programme based at her conference, July 2011

Oxford University speech on Green Economics July- and November 2011

University in Cambridge Lecture on Green Economics November 2011

Westminster Hall lecture on green growth and supply chain and green procurement February 2011

House of Commons lecture on Reuse recycle repair of Hi tech and IT equipment. March 2011

Birmingham City University several and will be regular 2012

British Council Youth in Action UK

TV Italy May 2010.

Bolzano Italy – University of Bolzano and

Ministers in Bolzano

Ireland Ministers- speech about the economy and valuation and measurement

Transition towns

British Council Feb 2010

Radio Alicante in Villana about the credit crunch for Spain, January 2009.

BBC world news from COP15 Copenhagen, what is really happening in Copenhagen? December 2010

BBC Radio The Money Programme for Budget Day 2008

Recent speeches Radio 4 May 2006 Westminster Programme

World Council of Business and sustainable development in Geneva interviewed by Nick Gowing of BBC February 2006

Forum for the Future speech on regulation to the Forum's scholars, in May 2006

Green Spirit in Ascot 2005

Oxford University Politics philosophy and economics society lecture 2004

the Scottish Parliament in November 2006

the Austrian Parliament on Lower Growth Economics in October 2007

Heterodox Economics Conference in its plenary on commodification and the informal economy with Barbara Harris - White, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University, in July 2007

Keynote speeches

Uk House of Commons, Parliament, E waste and reuse recycle repair- March 2011

The Green Built Environment Conference January 17th 2011 Oxford University.

Keynote speaker at the Heterodox Economics conference July 2008 University in Cambridge

Keynote speaker at the Green IT Expo at the Barbican Centre London November 2008

The Oxford Union in June 2008

Ecological Building Society AGM 2009 Manchester

Lecturer University in Cambridge. Economics.

Lancaster University Economics Society November 2011.

Keynote Economics Expert speaker The European Greens Estonia. October 2010.

United Nations Geneva- Launch of Green Economy December 2009

Institute of Mechanical Engineers Keynote speaker on climate change Reading 2009

Bolzano Italy Green Jobs week for Ministers in Italy May 2010

Invitation : Green Jobs and green economics July 2010 Terevan University Economics Department Armenia

Green Economics and Business China Universities of Hafei and Guandong Autumn 2011

Speaker The Greening of China Oxford symposium February 2011.

Venice International University 2010.Green economics and climate change- the implications for Venice as a case study. Regional Environment Centre.Budapest, Hungary and the Government of the Netherlands

Quakers annual meeting Keynote speaker Euston House September 2009

Keynote speech Schumacher College, Dartington Devon with Clare Short MP ex Foreign Minister March 2010

Editorial boards peer reviewed journals:

Founder and Editor of the International Journal of Green Economics which is published by Inderscience and can be seen on www.inderscience.com/ijge. and on the

International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics,

International Journal of Industrial Ecology.

Editorial Board of the International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statstics based in India

International Journal of Industrial Ecology based in Finland

Sindh Journal of Agriculture based in Pakistan

International Journal of Environmental Philosophy based in Romania

International Journal of Pluralistic Education