Shareholder engagement: A promising SRI practice

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Paris, 22 February 2011 ? Novethic is releasing a study on shareholder engagement practices. In this approach, investors take position on sustainable development issues (Environmental, Social and Governance: ESG) towards companies in order to require from them to improve their reporting or strategy on these areas. This study surveys shareholder …

Premier US Environment NGO Joins Climate Bonds Standards Project

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2011 by Sean Kidney in blog Speaking at a State Street Global Advisors Green Bonds Summit in Boston, Climate Bonds Initiative Chair Sean Kidney announced that the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) had joined the Governing Authority of the Climate Bonds Certification and Standards Scheme. The …

Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Jerome Tagger

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A publication from Emerging Markets ESG Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Jerome Tagger, Chief Operating Officer, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) By Geoffrey on February 18, 2011 Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features a practitioner’s insights about …

G20 Must Act for Jobs, Regulation and Financial Transactions Tax

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Publication from ITUC OnLine 039/170211 G20 Must Act for Jobs, Regulation and Financial Transactions Tax Brussels 17 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement is calling on G20 Finance Ministers, meeting in Paris on 18 and 19 February, to take action to avoid a …

The Bright Side of Government

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A publication of Jeffrey Hollender: The Next Generation of Business Posted by Jeffrey Hollender in economics, inspiration & reflection, sustainability | 2 comments For close to one-and-a-half hours this week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis sat patiently, and deeply engaged, as she listened to the challenges and opportunities …

Multiplier Effect/BerkShares on TV again

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Channel Five TV out of Boston, a Hearst station, has a program called Main Streets and Back Roads. On Valentine’s Day they featured the Berkshires. A whole segment was devoted to BerkShares. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/26866195/detail.html That¹s BerkShares board member, Will Conklin, describing how when money is spent at local stores, the multiplier …

CSR Asia Weekly: CASP Programme upgrade / Food prices / Education for sustainability / Inclusive design

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Gain Insights at Sustainability Disclosure Forum Learn more about the major aspects of sustainability reporting, disclosure and communication at the CSR Asia Forum on Sustainability Disclosure, taking place in Singapore on 23 March 2011. ——————————————————————————– ARTICLES CSR Asia Strategic Partner Programme gets an upgrade In 2006, we launched the CSR …