News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Stronger CSR Reports Lead To Better Companies. – [COMMENTARY] “We [CSRHUB] recently compared the perceived CSR performance of 630 corporations who have committed to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting standard with the perceived CSR performance of more than 4,000 corporations who have not, based on scores from…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Spectrum Group Reports 48% Of US Investors With $100,000 In Investments Favour SRIs. – [COMMENTARY]“Forty-three percent of investors with a net worth of $100,000 and $1 million (not including primary residence) consider a company′s corporate responsibility and societal concerns as an investment factor. This is up slightly from…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Greenpeace Ranks Tech Giants On Their Data Centre’s Coal Dependency. – [COMMENTARY] “The report ranks operators of major data centers — Apple, Facebook, Google, etc. — according to a number of factors, including their source of electricity, i.e. whether the cloud is powered by coal, natural gas, wind,…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Corporate Responsibility Magazine Announces Its 12th Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. – [COMMENTARY] Their top three are Johnson Controls Inc., Campbell Soup Co. and International Business Machines Corp. You can review their methodology in great detail should you wish too. Corporate Responsibility Magazine announces its 12th annual…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Shareholders In US Companies Have Lodged 360 Resolutions. – [COMMENTARY] “… the As You Sow foundation [reports] nearly 290 proposals are still pending meaning that they will usually go to an AGM vote. Of the total filed resolutions, 131 are either on environmental issues or requests for sustainability…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Sustainalytics Report Links Sustainability Performance To Shareholder Value. – [COMMENTARY] “A new study by Sustainalytics highlights links between sustainability performance and shareholder value. The report, ’Sustainability and Materiality in the Natural Resources Sector’ looked at environmental and social practices in the forestry, mining and oil and gas sectors…