‘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
Responsible Investor News Alert
April 20th, 2010 News Headlines: › FTSE RI chief Will Oulton to leave the company › Giant Norway fund manager puts searchable holdings and voting data on website Features: Spotlight: European remuneration practices: shareholders, watch out! Click here to read the newsletter.
Friends Provident Launches its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Review
Friends Provident has produced its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report at: http://www.friendsprovident.com/crreport Titled Growing Responsibly, the report outlines the main social and environmental issues facing the UK-based life and pensions group, which has 2.8m policyholders. (more...)
Responsible Investor News Alert
April 19th, 2010 News Headlines: › World Bank’s IFC issues first $200m green bond Click here to read the newsletter.
Calvert Social Index Actions
Calvert Social Index Actions BETHESDA, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Calvert’s Sustainability Research Department has submitted the following recommendations regarding action within the Calvert Social Index®. If approved, the following recommendations will be effective when the Calvert Social Index Committee convenes its quarterly meeting in June, [...]
Upcoming CSR Asia Events
Companies are increasingly recognising the strategic importance of building sustainable business practices. This survey is designed to determine the status of CSR professionals in Asia and how companies are building capacity within their organisations to meet dynamic new challenges. The results of this questionnaire combined with the results of [...]
Responsible Investor Alert: Shareholder abstention on oil sands fires BP warning shot
News Headlines: › Shareholder abstention on oil sands resolution fires BP warning shot › Shell UK pension fund among new UN PRI signatories › UK Pension Protection Fund advisor opposed Judge at Massey Click here for the newsletter...
Environmental Finance
BP shareholders back oil sands investment BP today defeated a shareholder resolution challenging its involvement in exploiting Canadian oil sands. More >>> China to delay energy stimulus plan China’s new energy stimulus plan – expected to include additional policy support for renewable energy development – has been delayed [...]
Lack of data on eco-buildings ‘hinders investments’
LACK OF DATA ON ECO-BUILDINGS ‘HINDERS INVESTMENTS’ The lack of data and metrics on green buildings to demonstrate their attractiveness to investors compared with conventional buildings fuels uncertainty over their profitability, a Deutsche Bank research paper has found. http://www.eceee.org/news/news_2010/2010-04-14c/ INCREASING [...]
Maryland Passes Benefit Corp Legislation
Hello Friends, We are pleased to report that yesterday, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed the nation's first Benefit Corporation law designating a new kind of company that creates social benefit and shareholder value. This was a historic day that recognized the growing movement of entrepreneurs, investors, consumers, employees, and [...]
NCUA, Treasury Agree to Modify CDCI “Viability” Standards for CDCUs
(April 14, 2010 - New York, NY) Responding to a request by the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have agreed to modify viability standards for credit unions applying to the Community Development Capital Initiative (CDCI). [...]
