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by Ron Robins

 


 

  • July 2014

    The carbon taxes we’re already paying. “The world’s 3,000 biggest companies, according to a U.N. Environment Program report, cause $2.15…

  • June 2014

    New Web Tool Provides Easy Access to SEC Climate Change Disclosure from 3,000 Public Companies. “Ceres and CookESG Research today…

  • May 2014

    Canada, participate in Responsible Investment Week, May 26-30, 2014, Toronto & Vancouver. “The Responsible Investment Association (RIA) is proud to…

  • April 2014

    GMI Ratings′ Study Finds That Only Ten Percent of S&P 500 Companies Disclose Specific Sustainability Targets in Executive Compensation Plans.…

  • March 2014

    Clicking Clean: How Companies are Building the Green Internet. “Here′s who hosts some of the internet′s most popular sites and…

  • February 2014

    New EU rules require companies to report social impact. “Member states today approved a compromise deal with MEPs that would…

  • January 2014

    Stock exchange aims to reinvent investing for birds, bees and trees. “Intrinsic Value Exchange’s (IVE) mission is ’transform intrinsic value…

  • December 2013

    Sustainability Becoming a Mainstream Corporate Strategy: BCG-Sloan Report. “The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and MIT Sloan Management Review have brought…

  • November 2013

    Study: Educated Dutch women favouring SR/ethical investing more relaxed about returns. “Investors with a large proportion of educated female members…

  • October 2013

    SRI Research: CSR-Related Shareholder Wins Get Bottom-Line Results. “Adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) shareholder resolutions leads to large increases in…

  • September 2013

    How to read a sustainability report. “Here, then, are five tips to help you make sense of the next report…

  • August 2013

    Article: What are we talking about when we talk about socially responsible investing? – [COMMENTARY] “The highest percentage of affluent…

  • July 2013

    Ethical Lapses on Wall Street. – [COMMENTARY] “The second annual survey of Wall Street ethics (or the lack thereof) from…

  • June 2013

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

  • May 2013

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

  • April 2013

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

  • March 2013

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

  • February 2013

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

  • January 2013

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

  • December 2012

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