SRI: Conference Spotlight: ESG Investing Track

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Conference Spotlight: ESG Investing Track Join us at these breakout sessions highlighting ESG investing! The Alphabet Soup in ESG Investing CDP, GRI, SASB, ESG, what does it all mean when you are looking at evaluating a company? CDP gathers environmental data. GRI produces a reporting framework. SASB’s standards inform on …

Study: Less Turnover, Better Performance at Firms Well-Rated by GMI

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

February 8, 2013 Study: Less Turnover, Better Performance at Firms Well-Rated by GMI By Kimberly Gladman GMI Ratings seeks to analyze board quality based on publicly available information-principally proxy disclosures about directors’ qualifications, biographies, and their relationships to the company and each other. But, skeptics often note, board discussions happen …

Ethical Markets Congratulates Nell Minow for the well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award and we are proud to have her on our Advisory Board , Hazel Henderson, Editor

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

The Mainstreaming of Common Sense: Nell’s Lifetime Achievement By Lev Janashvili Last week, at the fifth annual Corporate Governance Awards ceremony in New York, Nell Minow received a Lifetime Achievement Award fromCorporate Secretary magazine. Several JPMorgan Directors Long Serving and Well Paid By Sonja Ryst Several directors who are reportedly reviewing …

Key Metrics Series: Combined CEO/Chair

Ethical MarketsSRI/ESG News

Key Metrics Series | Combined CEO/Chair Our Combined CEO/Chair metric helps identify companies the board has chosen to fill the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board with the same individual. Investors may wish to examine the circumstances surrounding these companies’ choice of board structure to determine …