Novethic Research: Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses Paris, 18 June 2013.  Novethic, a research centre, has published a pioneering study looking at the influence that responsible investors can exert by refusing to invest in multinationals involved in human rights violations. Blacklists published by 19 Northern European investors managing €1.5 trillion …

NGOs criticise poor performance new leadership Deutsche Bank

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

NGOs criticise poor performance new leadership Deutsche Bank  Urgewald – Facing Finance – OXFAM -Dachverband der Kritischen Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre  Berlin, May 22, 2013 A day before Deutsche Bank’s annual shareholders meeting, German NGOs criticise the new leadership of the bank, Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen, on their poor sustainability …

Conference Spotlight : Aboriginal Communities and Extractives Industy: Is Conflict Inevitable?

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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 this …

CSR Asia Weekly: The real price of cheap clothes / Sustainable palm oil agenda / Water Security

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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 measurement. Click here for more details. CSR and the …

New Bretton Woods Update (No.85) March/April 2013 out now

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Bretton Woods Update No. 85 March/April 2013   PDF version Please find below the highlights of the Bretton Woods Update No. 85(March/April 2013). BRICS challenge IFIs: Out of the frying pan into the fire?  Large middle-income countries jointly initiated alternatives to the World Bank and IMF in March, but advocates are …

Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson tells Al Jazeera’s Stephen Cole that Europe should let banks that are ran “irresponsibly” go bankrupt.

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Published on Jan 25, 2013 Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson tells Al Jazeera’s Stephen Cole that Europe should let banks that are ran “irresponsibly” go bankrupt. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Grimsson also held his country as a model of economic recovery after its near-collapse four years …

Aung San Suu Kyi and Gareth Evans Close Record-Setting Forum 2000 Conference

Ethical MarketsGlobal Citizen

Ethical Markets is proud that our president, Hazel Henderson, also served on Forum 2000’s International Advisory Board from 1995- 2000 and now serves on the Forum’s Program Council. In a video address, where she confirmed her plans to serve on Forum 2000’s International Advisory Board, longtime Burmese dissident turned politician Aung …

SAI & ICCO Working to Operationalize Ruggie Guiding Principles

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SAI Announces Enhanced Corporate Programs Membership New Corporate Programs Membership will increase benefits, including more interaction and shared learning among members SAI Corporate Program members in 2011 represent a range of industries. SAI is pleased to announce its newly enhanced Corporate Programs, which seek to enable more interaction and shared …