Prince Of Wales Calls On Pension Funds To Make ESG Mainstream. – [COMMENTARY] “Addressing an audience of pensions professionals at…Continue readingJune 2013

Public Backing for Going Beyond GDP Remains Strong: Global Poll. – [COMMENTARY] “The public around the world remains strongly in…Continue readingMay 2013

GISR Launches Principles For Rating The Raters. – [COMMENTARY] “The nearly two years, a nonprofit called GISR — the Global…Continue readingApril 2013

NYSE Euronext And Vigeo Launch ESG Indices. – [COMMENTARY] “To promote and support responsible investment (RI), NYSE Euronext (NYX), the…Continue readingMarch 2013

Swiss Voters Approve Binding Say On Pay! – [COMMENTARY] “The vote gives shareholders of companies listed in Switzerland a binding…Continue readingFebruary 2013

RIRA, India′s Sustainability Forum, Goes Live. – [COMMENTARY] “RIRA–India′s Sustainability Forum–was officially launched on the evening of January 29th. The…Continue readingJanuary 2013

Asia Sustainable Investment Review 2012. – [COMMENTARY] “The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA), the region′s professional…Continue readingDecember 2012

CSR, Profits ‘Closely Linked.′ – [COMMENTARY] “In the AFA [Adam Friedman Associates] survey, 88 percent of respondents cited company reputation…Continue readingNovember 2012

European Banking Ethics Study Notes Challenges For Banks. – [COMMENTARY] “Ethics is seen as reputational risk but is not included…Continue readingOctober 2012

Germany Acts to Increase Limits On High-Speed Trades. – [COMMENTARY] “Germany intends to be one of the first countries to…Continue readingSeptember 2012

Goldman Sachs Invests In First U.S. Social Impact Bond. – [COMMENTARY] “Goldman Sachs has signed on as the investor in…Continue readingAugust 2012

Women As Directors Beat Men-Only Boards In Company Stock Return. – [COMMENTARY] “Shares of companies with a market capitalization of…Continue readingJuly 2012

Toyota, Johnson & Johnson and Honda Are The Top Global Green Brands, Says Interbrand. – [COMMENTARY] “After evaluating the world′s…Continue readingJune 2012

’Saints’ & ’Sinners’ Investing. Sinners Win? – [COMMENTARY] “Money Observer′s latest analysis of the performance of the Saints and Sinners…Continue readingMay 2012

Most US Companies Falling Short On Sustainability, says Ceres. – [COMMENTARY] “In the first major assessment of progress on a…Continue readingApril 2012

Deloitte Report Encourages Companies To Incorporate ESG Measures. – [COMMENTARY] “Deloitte released its research report, ’Disclosure of Long-Term Business Value:…Continue readingMarch 2012

Younger Americans More Inclined To Socially Responsible Investing. – [COMMENTARY] “Younger investors are more apt to make socially and environmentally…Continue readingFebruary 2012

Sweden’s Largest Institutional Investors Slam Many Swedish Companies For Inadequate Sustainability Planning. – [COMMENTARY] “Sweden′s largest institutional investors have slammed…Continue readingJanuary 2012

UK Markets Value Corporate Social Responsibility. – [COMMENTARY] “In this paper, using corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures constructed from EIRIS…Continue readingDecember 2011

Solar Spat Threatens US-China Trade War. – [COMMENTARY] “China is hitting back at the US by launching its own probe…Continue readingNovember 2011