Network for Sustainable Financial Markets has posted a new item, ‘Enlightened shareholder value needs enlightened shareholders, say NSFM participants and other experts’ In a letter published in The Times today NSFM participants Catherine Howarth, Steve Waygood, Jeremy Leggett, Charles Scanlan and Raj Thamotheram, along with other experts, have called for …
Ending Quarterly Capitalism
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mindylubber/2012/02/21/ending-quarterly-capitalism/ www.ceres.org Ending Quarterly Capitalism By Mindy Lubber Quarterly capitalism – a system that drives far too many CEOs, directors, investors, and analysts to focus on short-term performance and return on investment – is on a collision course with reality. In the risk/reward equation that fundamentally drives capitalism, the majority …
The Mondragon cooperatives valued workers instead of shareholder value
The Success of Mondragon Cooperatives in Spain has been well documented over decades, and still worth reviewing, Editor The Mondragon cooperatives ? valued workers instead of shareholder value by merijnknibbe Economists often have a stunning lack of knowledge about the kaleidoscope of different kinds of companies which exist. The neo-liberal, …
How SC Johnson Cut Its Emissions by 27% in 5 Years
The Latest News How SC Johnson Cut Its Emissions by 27% in 5 Years By Jonathan Bardelline S.C. Johnson exceeded its most recent greenhouse gas reduction goal by more than three times thanks to renewable energy and a system at its largest manufacturing plant that uses landfill byproducts in …
UK Companies Act Provides Guidance for Investment Fiduciaries
An article from Sustainable Financial Markets Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT Catherine Howarth and Christine Berry write: There’s a fundamental inconsistency at the heart of the UK corporate governance framework. Company directors’ duties under the Companies Act are based on the concept of ‘enlightened shareholder value’: the UK …
ESG Investment Strategies: Have you got your money on the right horse?
Growing environmental challenges and informed customer choice to have a material impact in the response of businesses and the future of financial risk analysis – says Forum for the Future. In a recent interview with Finance IQ, Alice Chapple, Director for Sustainable Financial Markets at the Forum for the Future, …
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