There are two enduring global issues – sustainability and finance. Z/Yen has been promoting the idea of Long Finance, building financial systems to last for centuries rather than seconds, for several years. We sponsored the Farsight Award for long-term investment research. This month the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation publishes Michael Mainelli and Bob Giffords’ “The Road To Long Finance: A Systems View of the Credit Scrunch”. Now & Z/Yen readers who wish to attend the launch on 17 July are most welcome to register. If this is too short notice for you, never fear; a copy of the publication will be available online soon.

For those who take a slightly longer-term view on attending events for such subject matter, Charles McCreevy, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services will continue the Long Finance debate with “Financial Crisis: Do We Need More Regulation?” when he opens the Gresham College season with a lecture and interview by Michael on the evening of 10 September in the Docklands. If you’re interested in attending, you can book tickets (free) online.