News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Harrington Investments Files Resolutions With Citigroup, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase, To Stop Indemnifying Directors Against Civil & Criminal Charges. – [COMMENTARY] “’The next time one of these banks commits a crime, their directors would not automatically have their defense paid for with shareholder funds… It…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Judyth Piazza Interviews Ron Robins On Sustainable-Green Country Bonds & Green Jobs, – [COMMENTARY] In a time when there is so much concern about sovereign bonds (bonds-debt issued by countries), I discuss exciting new research that compares and ranks them from a green-environmental-social perspective. The interview is about…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- HP, Apple, Intel & Motorola Ranked Best Tech Companies In Managing Supply Chain ESG Issues. – [COMMENTARY] “The study [by Det Norsk Veritas] looked at 26 companies in the IT industry, each of which submitted Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)-compliant sustainability reports detailing their supply chain activity. Fourteen of…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Sustainable Companies Are More Profitable According To CDP.– [COMMENTARY] “Consider this: Global 500 companies that have demonstrated leadership in carbon disclosure or performance yielded twice the average return as the index as a whole between January 2005 and May 2011. ’It suggests a strong correlation between higher financial…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Is China About To Invest In US SRIs? – [COMMENTARY] “Zuo Xiaolei, chief economist at China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd, said that China’s foreign-exchange reserves are likely to be invested in US projects for clean energy and automobiles and a technological upgrade, all of which would boost the…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Toyota, 3M, Siemens Top List Of Best Green Brands. – [COMMENTARY] “At the top of a list that focuses on both are Toyota, 3M and Siemens. Each of these firms have managed to align how they walk the green walk with how they talk the talk, according to…