‘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
Webinar: The Importance of Manufacturing in America
Webinar: The Importance of Manufacturing in America Dear Friends, Join us for a webinar on April 11, 2012 on ‘The Importance of Manufacturing in America’. Learn about efforts at the federal and state level to encourage the resurgence of manufacturing in the U.S. as well programs that provide preferences for U.S. made [...]
Long Finance NEWS group posted a new announcement
Home “When would we know our financial system is working?” is the question underlying Long Finance’s goal to improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term. In contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s economic views the Long Finance time-frame is roughly 100 years. The Long Finance initiative offers [...]
Disclosure of Payments for Federal and State Lobbying, Trade Associations and ALEC
Shareholder Initiative: More than 40 investors filed shareholder resolutions at 40 corporations asking them to report on lobbying expenditures, including indirect funding of lobbying through trade associations. 22 of these proposals are expected to go to a vote at annual stockholder meetings in Spring 2012. What the proposal asks for: • [...]
Corporate Disclosure of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures
April 2012 Corporate Disclosure of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures A Progress Report on the 2012 Proxy Season In 2011, the AFSCME Employee Pension Plan filed eight shareholder proposals asking for companies to disclose their lobbying activities. The proposal did well as a first year proposal, averaging more than 24% at the five [...]
Get Inspired – Impact Blog: How Trayvon Martin Became a Missing White Girl…
HEADLINE Get Inspired - Impact Blog How Trayvon Martin Became a Missing White Girl When a young white girl goes missing in America, it immediately becomes a national story. Nancy Grace dedicates her show to every aspect of every miss... Click here to read the newsletter
The Very Best of Skoll World Forum 2012
Flux: Seizing Momentum, Driving Change Click here to learn more about the event including pricing, schedule and more and join us for live coverage of our 2012 event from Oxford, England starting March 28th through the 30th. EcoPeace celebrate after receiving the Skoll Award About the Forum Each year in Oxford, 800 distinguished delegates [...]
UK roundup: Mervyn King on quantitative easing, LCP on buy-ins
UK roundup: Mervyn King on quantitative easing, LCP on buy-ins 28 Mar 2012 UK – The governor of the Bank of England has spoken out against claims that its £325bn (€388bn) quantitative easing (QE) programme has damaged the long-term viability of the UK's pension schemes. Speaking at the economic affairs committee in parliament [...]
Hacking, Ethics, and the Future of Internet Security
March 2012 Newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS Hacking, Ethics, and the Future of Internet Security A talk by Joseph Menn, technology projects reporter for Reuters, draws on his experience on the technology beat for top publications including the Financial Times, LA Times, and Bloomberg. Monday, April 9, 7 p.m. Have the Rules Caught Up With the [...]
M·CAM Inc. releases the “The Navigare”
M·CAM Inc. releases the “The Navigare” (1st Quarter 2012) Date: Mon, 03/26/2012 M·CAM Inc. released the 2nd Volume of “The Navigare” today – the first issue of 2012! This volume highlights our most recent involvement constructing a wind mill in Papua New Guinea, a brilliant opinion piece from Adam Tepper (Head of Capital Markets at [...]
Time For World To Quit Screwing Around — Report
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Sunday World, March 25: * Time For World To Quit Screwing Around -- Report * Germany Quits Screwing Around * Wind Tests China * Europe Readies For Smart Meters Saturday Videos, March 24: * The President Explains All-Of-The-Above * A Film About The [...]
