News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Toyota, Johnson & Johnson and Honda Are The Top Global Green Brands, Says Interbrand.– [COMMENTARY] “After evaluating the world′s top brands on the basis of their performance as well as the public′s perception of their green credentials, Interbrand and Deloitte have carefully ranked—and wholeheartedly applaud—the 50 Best Global…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- US Stockholders Filing Over 30% More Political & Lobbying Disclosure Proxies in 2012 over 2011. – [COMMENTARY] “The transparency push, playing out at shareholders meetings from coast to coast this spring, has received cheers from campaign finance reformers and some corporate governance experts. It has drawn ridicule from…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Walmart Investors Voice Deep Concerns Over Bribery Allegations.– [COMMENTARY] “Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of faith-based and responsible investors that have been actively engaging Walmart on social, environmental, and governance issues are dismayed by recent reports in the New York Times alleging…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Ethisphere Publishes Its 2012 Winners. – [COMMENTARY] “Each 2012 honoree — including U.S. industry standard-bearers like Cisco, Ford and Timberland, and smaller international firms like the Ethical Fruit Company (UK), Tokio Marine Holding (Japan) and the Panama Canal Authority — was chosen for promoting ethical business standards and…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Osmosis, A UK Investment Manager, Provides More Evidence That Optimizing Resources Improves Corporate Financial & Stock Performance.– [COMMENTARY] “Osmosis pulls together information on how companies use energy, waste and water. It has compiled a basket of more than 1,200 global companies, which it monitors monthly. The basket has…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Companies Adopting Sustainability Outperform Financially, Say Harvard & London Business School Researchers.– [COMMENTARY] “Companies that adopted environmental, social and governance policies in the 1990s have outperformed those that didn’t.” One wonders how much more effort it takes to convince companies–and particularly investment advisors–that sustainability pays! Most investors realize…