News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Giving To Green Causes Is Priority for 69% Of Wealthy US Business Owners According To SunTrust Survey. – [COMMENTARY]“In addition, business owners feel confident about investing in environmental funds. Fifty-nine percent believe that a ’green’ investment would generate a rate of return similar to any other fund.” This…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Updated Greenpeace Guide To Greener Electronics. – [COMMENTARY]The ’greenest’ top four electronics companies according to their report are: Nokia, Sony Ericson, Toshiba and Samsung. If you are looking for green-electronics stocks that are good to invest in, this Greenpeace ranking is a good place to start. Guide to…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- George Soros, Renowned Billionaire Investor, Sees Combating Climate Change & Green Investing As Way Out Of Global Economic Crises. – [COMMENTARY]In times like these it is good to have this kind of support for green investing from one of the world’s most successful investors. View this short PBS…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Merrill Lynch Research Finds Outperformance Using Values Based Investing Approach. – [COMMENTARY]“In a recently conducted quantitative analysis performed by Merrill Lynch Research, companies that ranked high in responsible economic, environmental, social and corporate governance issues demonstrated lower volatility globally and provided higher dividend yields in the U.S. than…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Another US Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Study Confirms That SRI Delivers As Good Or Better Returns Than ’Conventional’ Investing. – [COMMENTARY]The study compares the performance of many US SRI funds from their inception up until June, 2006, with various other funds. You can download it from the following…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Now Has 200 Companies In Its Climate Leaders Program. – [COMMENTARY]“EPA’s Climate Leaders represent more than ten percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and have pledged to prevent estimated GHG emissions equivalent to nine million cars annually… Climate Leaders, launched in 2002,…