Voluntary carbon market escapes mandatory gloom Sentiment is more positive in the voluntary carbon markets than in their larger, mandatory equivalents, according to the winners of Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance?s annual survey of the voluntary carbon markets. More >>> BrightSource Energy withdraws IPO Solar thermal developer BrightSource Energy has …
April 2012 Impact Quarterly
With much pride I read the front page article in the International Herald Tribune recently about Bangladesh, which was once known as a land of disaster is now known as a land of success. Yes, my country still has its share of problems and hurdles, but the tireless work of …
Carbon Disclosure Project Investor Roundtable
ASrIA BRIEFING: Carbon Disclosure Project Investor Roundtable Mark the date – 25 April, 2012 (Wednesday) for ASrIA Briefing: Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Investor Roundtable Low carbon growth is now widely accepted in Europe and North America as fundamental to generating long term shareholder value, avoiding dangerous climate change and helping …
Impact Investing in Asia: Judging Ventures & MBAs
IN THIS ISSUE: I. Impact Investments in Asia: Global ventures competing at GSVC; impact investing in Hong Kong emerging as a positive force for good II. New Metrics of Business Value: Surprising value from sustainability – for your CFO, CEO and teams III. Impact Investing – Academic Reports: Professors from …
Green Dividends: Customer satisfaction, employee access to health care, and carbon emissions per unit of revenue aren’t the sorts of metrics you find in a company’s financial statements
February 03, 2012 Green Dividends By Ellie Winninghoff Customer satisfaction, employee access to health care, and carbon emissions per unit of revenue aren’t the sorts of metrics you find in a company’s financial statements. But they represent non-financial impacts companies create. And they are among the 30 or so environmental, …
Un Official Highlights Role Of Business Sector In Achieving Sustainable Development
UN OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF BUSINESS SECTOR IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT New York, Apr 11 2012 3:05PM The business and industry sectors play a key role in leading countries towards sustainable development, a top United Nations official said today, adding that their collaboration and partnerships with governments are essential to …
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Corli le Roux
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Corli le Roux, Head of SRI Index and Sustainability, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa – April 6, 2012 By Geoffrey on April 6, 2012 An interview from Emerging Markets ESG Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions …
The Next Wave
Join this Week’s Live Discussions This Week’s Live Discussion The Next Wave Who are the next thought leaders? Where are the breaking ideas, the roads as yet untaken, the path-bending organizations that will shape the future? Tell Charles (hipbone) Cameron where the next wave is coming from. And where it …
What Does Fiduciary Duty Require?
What Does Fiduciary Duty Require? By Katherine Collins, Senior Sustainability Advisor, Ethical Markets Media We place great trust in our fiduciaries, and require much from them in return: fiduciaries are charged with upholding highest principles of stewardship while also managing a wide range of complex operations and processes. This breadth …
Women Effect Investments Bringing a Gender Lens to Investing
Women Effect Investments Bringing a Gender Lens to Investing IT TAKES AN ECOSYSTEM “Tri-fecta again!” I dropped an email to Jennifer John, our new Criterion colleague, noting the third time in a week that I had talked with an entrepreneur who hit all three of our gender lenses. This conversation …