‘Socially Responsible Investing’
Tracks ethical, responsible, cleaner, greener mutual funds, pension funds, charitable endowments, labor unions and their pension funds, new “triple bottom line,” ESG auditing and asset valuation. Reforming asset-allocation and valuation models from “EMH” and “rational actor” to new behavioral science and ecological social assets. Covers legal aspects, corporate governance, social justice and indigenous rights, public financing of political campaigns, Supreme Court rulings, e.g. Citizens United re corporate lobbying. Includes new Indexes and Ratings.
Relates to: GTS, Transforming Finance, Reforming Global Finance, GreenTech, Energy Efficiency, Global Citizenship, Reports You Need, Beyond GDP, Power of Yin
IIRC Secretariat – Pilot Programme & Communications
IIRC Secretariat - Pilot Programme & Communications The Pilot Programme is an opportunity for a select group of companies to demonstrate their leadership in Integrated Reporting through participation in a two-year programme, starting in October. Integrated Reporting makes clear the linkages between an organization’s strategy, [...]
NEW BOOK ALERT: The Short Guide to Sustainable Investing
NEW BOOK ALERT The Short Guide to Sustainable Investing CARY KROSINSKY * D? Sustainability * May 2013 Available in print, ebook or by subscription to the D?Shorts Collection. Interested in funds and strategies that are outperforming within ecological limits? This concise guide by one of the sector's leading [...]
Gender Lens Investing Convergence 2013
Gender Lens Investing Convergence 2013 October 2-4, 2013 | Simsbury, CT Greetings, Over the years we have invited you into many wonderful events, but our favorite, our signature, is our Convergence. We love these series of days, twice a year, for they are an expression of how we understand how deep change gets done in the [...]
Green Sukuk – why, what, how
Green Sukuk – why, what, how Financing renewable energy in the Islamic World From the Green Sukuk Working Group: Gulf Bonds & Sukuk Council / Climate Bonds Initiative / Clean Energy Business Council MENA Hosted by The Sustainable Investment Professional Certification (SIPC) @Concordia University in Montreal, and Sustainable Financial [...]
Alternative Energy Companies: SolarCity Earnings – Mixed Results But Good Prospects
Alternative Energy Companies A financial newsletter focusing on high quality stock picks Solar Wind Alternative Fuels Efficiency Environmental Smart Grid Welcome to the Roen Financial Report, a comprehensive web service that focuses [...]
Conference Spotlight : Aboriginal Communities and Extractives Industy: Is Conflict Inevitable?
Conflict between Aboriginal communities and resource companies can and does happen. And there is no shortage of high profile examples, whether it’s Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline, Barrick’s Pascua-Lama mine in Chile or lawsuits brought against Hudbay for alleged human rights violations in Guatemala. But there is another side to [...]
Webinar Invitation: Sustainability & New Approaches to Index, June 6th
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. (GMT) Sustainability & New Ways to Index Speakers and Moderators: Dr. Paul Cox Senior Lecturer University of BirminghamAcademic Advisor NEST Corporation Guido Guise, PhD Head of [...]
The Economics fo Happiness ON Demand!
May 2013 · The Economics of Happiness On Demand · ISEC's Learning from Ladakh Program · Localization Course at Schumacher College · International Permaculture Day · The Economics of Happiness Conference 2013 Update · In [...]
NewNet Daily Newsletter: Better Place’s $100m equity raise leads Israeli PE activity
NewNet Daily Newsletter 10 May 2013 Comprehensive global coverage on cleantech, renewables and sustainability is provided with a NewNet premium subscription Deal News Better Place’s $100m equity raise leads Israeli PE activity PREMIUM Scottish LED lighting scheme pitches for Green Investment Bank [...]
AltAssets Daily Newsletter: Record-breaking Kickstarter computer console gains $15m venture funding
AltAssets Daily Newsletter Record-breaking Kickstarter computer console gains $15m venture funding MORE NEWS » FEATURES Financial downturn could catch up with Nordics While austerity and limited growth opportunities were the norm in much of Europe in 2012, the Nordics fared better, [...]
