We welcome the news that Dr Matthew Kiernan, author, founder and leading light in the field of socially responsible investing, and we are proud to say, a member of our Ethical markets Advisory Board, will now be pursuing broader and personal interests. – Editor NEWS HEADLINES: OCTOBER 21ST, 2009 › …
Are sustainability reports fit for your purpose? Have your say at the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards
Amsterdam, October 13 2009 The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework – and its partners invite both readers and preparers of sustainability reports to participate in their second global survey.
CSR Asia Weekly
The arrival of the alpha male… by Erin Lyon I was speaking at a business school event last week and the final question to the panel was ‘what is the future of CSR?’ Not a new question for a CSR event but one I’ve been giving more thought to recently. …
Sustainable Value EABIS Research Project
This research project has operated in support of the Laborator y on Corporate Social Responsibility and The Mar ket Valuation of Non-Financial Performance. This is a cross-sectoral business-stakeholder cooperation project under the umbrella of the European Alliance for CSR. The Laborator y is co-led by Lloyds Banking Group and Telecom …
National Women’s Business Council October 2009
New NWBC-Funded Research Indicates True Economic Impact of Women-Owned Firms Women-owned businesses contribute nearly $3 trillion to our national economy and create or maintain 23 million jobs according to new research conducted by the Center for Women’s Business Research and funded by the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) and Walmart. …
Welcome to the Social Edge update!
Posted October 14, 2009 News on The Edge If it is clear that we need strong leaders to lead the charge on poverty, it is also crucial to realize that a few of them may think that doing bad, all in the name of poverty alleviation, is occasionally acceptable. “How …
ITUC OnLine – ITUC General Council Accepts Four New Affiliates, Focuses on Global Crisis, Climate Change and Preparations for 2010 Congress
Brussels, 14 October 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has accepted four new member organisations into affiliation at its annual General Council meeting in Berlin on 6 – 8 October. The new members, CCSC Cape Verde, NUNW Namibia, CDTN Niger and the FTUB Burma, which is forced to operate in part …
AltAssets Private Equity Newsletter
Posted October 14, 2009 A mixed bag, but some interesting items for green investors. – Editor Consultancy firm Watson Wyatt warns of secondary market hype Carlyle’s Rubenstein says private equity industry will grow bigger than before bubble Green private equity firm Environmental Capital Partners invests in Cascade Drilling Private equity-backed …
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: October 14, 2009
* TODAY’S HEADLINE: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND DECOUPLING AND THINGS TURNING AROUND YESTERDAY * HEADLINE: FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY * MORE NEWS, 10-12: THE SOUND OF WIND; WHO WILL CHARGE THE ELECTRIC CAR?; LOOKING BACK AT CO2 AND AHEAD AT TROUBLE; SOLAR BIG BELLY HITS THE STREETS
Responsible Investor: RiskMetrics primed to buy KLD
NEWS HEADLINES: OCTOBER 13TH, 2009 › RiskMetrics primed to buy KLD › South African fund managers warned on ESG fiduciary duty ahead of UN-sponsored conference