Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting
G&A Institute is the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) sole data partner for the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. As the data partner we monitor, analyze and database information on all Sustainability reports issued in these territories. Recent Sustainability and CR Reports issued in the USA, UK and Ireland are: USA ESG / Sustainability Daredevil CEOs May Put Companies at Risk
(Wednesday - February 08, 2012) Associated Profiles : Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
Source: Insurance Journal - The death of Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive Steve Appleton in the crash of an experimental plane is raising fresh questions about what a company should disclose to investors when a senior executive has a high-risk hobby.... Messages show conflict within NRC after Japan earthquake and tsunami
(Tuesday - February 07, 2012)Associated Profiles : Union of Concerned Scientists
Source: Washington Post - In the confusion following the earthquake and tsunami last March that damaged Japan's Ukushima nuclear complex, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it was standing by to help. But a trove of e-mails posted on the... The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Issues 2012 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide
(Monday - February 06, 2012)Associated Profiles : ICCR
Source: PR Newswire - With increasing attention to risk assessment, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today release their 2012 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide including all member-sponsored shareholder proposals... Coalition Of Socially Responsible Investors Urge House Leaders To Act On Business Transparency On Human Trafficking Bill
(Thursday - February 02, 2012)Associated Profiles : ICCR
Source: Calvert Investments- NEW YORK– Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), a leader in socially responsible investing; the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR); US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment; and... ISS proxy season 2011 review & 2012 forecast
(Thursday - February 02, 2012)
Source: Lexology - In October 2011, Chadbourne hosted its annual presentation with Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), to review the 2011 U.S. proxy season and provide a look ahead to 2012. The following is an edited excerpt of the... Research/Reports Harvard Study Bodes Ill for Corporate Social Responsibility
(Wednesday - February 08, 2012)
Source: NonProfit Quarterly - For all of the corporate sector's hoopla regarding metrics showing increasing corporate social responsibility, one critical component seems to be on the wane: corporate responsibility to local communities. The decline in this... Sovereign Wealth Funds China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf
(Tuesday - February 07, 2012)Associated Profiles : Qatar Investment Authority
Source: AP - To celebrate Chinese New Year last month, Dubai's swankiest hotel bathed its sail-shaped facade in red lighting accented with an image of a twisting golden dragon. MPs maintain the rage ... with banks
(Tuesday - February 07, 2012) Associated Profiles : Future Fund (Australia)
Source: Sydney Morning Herald - When parliament resumes this afternoon, MPs will have one eye on each other and one eye on the Reserve Bank Board. Research/Reports Assets of sovereign wealth funds climb to record USD4.8 trillion in 2011
(Thursday - February 02, 2012)
Source: Hedge Week - Global assets under management of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) increased for the third year running in 2011 to a record USD4.8 trillion, according to TheCityUK's report: Sovereign Wealth Funds 2012. Asset Managers Discount of 50% to Emerging Markets Lures HSBC: Russia Overnight
(Wednesday - February 08, 2012)Associated Profiles : HSBC Global Asset Management
Source: BusinessWeek - Russian stocks will extend their best start to a year since 2006 as valuations almost 50 percent below emerging markets and political reform lure investors, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. RTS futures ... Wharton School Introduces Executive Education Program on Business Sustainability Leadership That is First of Its Kind
(Tuesday - February 07, 2012)Associated Profiles : MSCI Group
Source: Global NewsWire - As more companies embark on environmental sustainability projects, demands for executives who can lead business sustainability initiatives have multiplied. Wharton Executive Education has ... Sustainability Boosts Returns for Private Equity Funds
(Sunday - February 05, 2012)
Source: EDF + Business - With the recent presidential campaign attention paid to Bain Capital, it seems likely that 2012 will be the year that Americans become better acquainted with the private equity sector. Despite managing hundreds of billions of... Facebook's Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO
(Thursday - February 02, 2012)Associated Profiles : State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
Source: Reuters - Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving... | Corporate ESG Performance Factors are important to financial analysts, asset owners and managers, and many stakeholders. The ESG framework or approach considers environmental issues and impacts, the company's positioning and actions on social/societal issues, and important aspects of corporate governance. ESG key performance indicators are considered by investors as proxies for effective governance and management. Increasing numbers of of independent research and financial analysis firms monitor and measure these and advisie investors. The Sustainability HQ™ platform is an important profiling and monitoring resource for the G&A team, and for our clients and subscribers. ESG market players and corporate reputation influencers are profiled and monitored by G&A Institute. In these Highlights we provide some results of our continuous global scanning for ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility news.. The Associated Profiles indicated are in our platforms. For more information, please email us at info@sustainabilityhq.com _______________________________
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US Pension Funds Facebook Governance Challenged by Pension Fund
(Tuesday - February 07, 2012)Associated Profiles : California State Teachers' Retirement System
Source: Bloomberg - Facebook Inc., the social-networking company planning an initial public offering, faces corporate-governance scrutiny from one of its investors, the California State Teachers' Retirement System. "We are in fact in the beginning... 'Double dipping' practice may be legal, but not moral: Your Turn Sun Post-Herald
(Monday - February 06, 2012)Associated Profiles : Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Source: Sun Post-Herald - As a citizen, a taxpayer and a pension attorney who understands how public pension systems like the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System operate, I was deeply disturbed by the Jan. 12 Sun Post-Herald ... Goldman Sachs Suit May Proceed as Class Action, Judge Rules
(Friday - February 03, 2012)Associated Profiles : Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) of Mississippi
Source: BusinessWeek - A suit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may go forward as a class action on behalf of all investors in a $698 million mortgage-backed securities offering, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled. California Teachers' Pension May Be Fully Funded in 52 Years, Report Says
(Thursday - February 02, 2012)Associated Profiles : California State Teachers' Retirement System
Source: Bloomberg - The California State Teachers' Retirement System, with higher contributions from teachers, school districts and the state, may have all the money needed to pay its obligations, 52 years from now, according to a new report. Watching the Watchers  Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
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Established: 2002 ESG/Sustainability Focus: Focuses on energy and new technologies from the perspective of global security KEY PARTNERS
"Set America Free," a program of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, has diverse members. OVERVIEW/MISSION
The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) describes itself as "a non-profit organization which directs attention to the strong link between energy and security and provides a stage for public debate on the various avenues to strengthening the world's energy security." News Sweeps
China's UN Veto on Syria May Not Hurt Ties With Gulf Oil Nations
(Wednesday - February 08, 2012)Associated Profiles : Institute for the Analysis of Global Security - BusinessWeek - Feb 08 - China's decision to join Russia in blocking United Nations action on Syria may carry little risk of economic reprisals from Persian Gulf states, the major oil suppliers that pushed to condemn... [more] Graphite and Rare Earth Metals for the 21st Century: Jack Lifton
(Tuesday - February 07, 2012)Associated Profiles : Institute for the Analysis of Global Security - International Business Times - Feb 09 - The list of once-obscure metals and minerals that are becoming "strategic" seems to be growing daily. However, population growth and rising living standards in... [more] US weighs further measures on Iran sanctions
(Wednesday - February 01, 2012)Associated Profiles : Institute for the Analysis of Global Security - Pretoria News - Feb 01 - Leading US lawmakers are considering adding measures to a new package of sanctions that would single out Iran's national oil and shipping companies and restrict its ability to tap... [more] |
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