‘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
GMI Ratings in the News: Corporate Governance, Forensic Accounting
In the News Executive Compensation, Combined CEO/Chair 5/3/13 -- 1 Way This Company Squanders Your Investment -- Motley Fool "Want to destroy billions in shareholder value and still get 75% of your bonus? Consider working at AT&T (NYSE: T), or another company with [...]
Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Bulletin
Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Bulletin The seventh meeting of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) for pilot countries and participating regions convened on 1-3 May in Washington, DC, and was hosted by the World Bank through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Over 70 [...]
SJF Ventures Raises $90MM Third Fund, Tripling Size of Previous Fund
SJF Ventures Raises $90MM Third Fund, Tripling Size of Previous Fund SJF Ventures conducted the final closing on its third fund with more than $90MM in capital commitments, tripling the size of the previous $28MM second fund. The target for SJF Ventures III was $75MM and the fund was substantially oversubscribed at its final April [...]
Open Internet Proposal at Verizon Wins 24.1% of Shareholder Vote
For Immediate Release May 2, 2013 Open Internet Proposal at Verizon Wins 24.1% of Shareholder Vote _________________________ Concerns about FCC Lawsuit, Business Risks Prompt 3-fold Increase in Votes from 2012 NEW YORK - About one-quarter of all Verizon [...]
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for climate change
Commentary: We need to spend $3.6 trillion to upgrade, modernize By Ed Maurer and Eugene Cordero, April 29, 2013, 11:11 a.m. EDT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, a measure of the condition, capacity, and maintenance of [...]
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines: BANKS BACKING COAL
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ THINGS-TO-THINK-ABOUT THURSDAY, May 2: * BANKS BACKING COAL * COAL AND NUKE PLANTS KILL WAY MORE BIRDS THAN WIND * MONEY FLOWING TO WIND * SOLAR JOBS GROWING, SPREADING YESTERDAY * THE STUDY: THE [...]
Report triggers campaign to prevent Australian fossil fuel investment
Member of Report triggers campaign to prevent Australian fossil fuel investment Brisbane, May 2nd, 2013 Press Release A new report has identified the heaviest lending banks to coal and gas export projects in the Great Barrier [...]
“The Next 10 years of Impact Investing” with Prof. Yunus & Mr. Wayne Silby
"The Next 10 years of Impact Investing" with Prof. Yunus & Mr. Wayne Silby Dear Hazel, What does it mean to create capital markets for social good? As [...]
Inrate Sustainability Breakfast: Active shareholders do vote – but in favour of what?
Inrate Sustainability Breakfast: Active shareholders do vote – but in favour of what? The Inrate Sustainability Breakfast on April16th in Zurich and on April 25th in Geneva received again high approval. On the Inrate website, you will now find a short summary of the event as well as these [...]
CSR Asia Weekly: The real price of cheap clothes / Sustainable palm oil agenda / Water Security
Vol. 9 Week 16 | 02 May 2013 HIGHLIGHT Corporate Community Investment Forum 2013, Singapore A pioneering forum which will give delegates access to the latest research and trends on corporate community investment in the Asean Region, with a specific focus on impact [...]
