New Profiles Added to SHQ - Verité describes its mission: To "ensure that people around the world work under safe, fair, and legal conditions."
- Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP) describes its activity by stating that it "…formed to address the risks and opportunities that climate change impacts pose to businesses and the communities on which they depend."
- Climate Disclosure Standards Board states its mission is "to promote and advance climate change-related disclosure in mainstream reports through the development of a global framework for corporate reporting on climate change."
- Biovision states its mission as: "Biovision Foundation combats hunger and poverty at their roots, and is committed to the dissemination and application of ecological methods that sustainably improve living conditions in Africa whilst also conserving the environment."
- African Biodiversity Network describes itself as "a regional network of individuals and organisations seeking African solutions to the ecological and socio-economic challenges that face the continent."
- Carbon War Room lists partner organizations for certain specific issues, such as Oceana, Forum for the Future, and Blue Communications for shipping, and Environmental Defense Fund and Vote Solar on Green Cities Finance Forum.
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: ESG / Sustainability Why Sustainability Counts for CFOs
(Wednesday January 18, 2012) Associated Profiles: MSCI Group
Source: GreenBiz - The Big Four accounting firms have taken notice. They see new opportunities in helping CFOs bring the same level of diligence to sustainability reporting that they bring to financial reporting. "Making the business case" has long... China report spells out "grim" climate change risks
(Wednesday - January 18, 2012)
Source: Reuters - Global warming threatens China's march to prosperity by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts and floods, says the government's latest assessment of climate change, projecting big shifts in how the nation... Teen prostitution anguishes families, lawmakers
(Monday - January 16, 2012) Associated Profiles : National Association of Attorneys General
Source: Seattle Times - Child sex trafficking is entangled in gang life and the drug trade. National and local lawmakers are wrestling with how to combat teen prostitution, but quantifying the matter is complicated. Apple unveils supplier names with 2012 responsibility report
(Monday - January 16, 2012)
Source: CFO World - Apple says it stepped up environmental audits of suppliers and found significantly fewer cases of underage labor at its supplier plants last year. The findings were highlighted in Apple's annual Supplier Responsibility report... Ban urges more investment in sustainable development
(Friday - January 13, 2012) Associated Profiles : UN - Principles for Responsible Investing PRI
Source: New Kerela - New York - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged investors on Thursday to lend their support to sustainable development initiatives to deal with climate change and provide efficient energy solutions around the world. Commentary 21 Ways to Make Your Sustainability Report Stand Out from the Crowd
(Tuesday - January 17, 2012)
Source: Sustainable Business Forum - Inspired by this post on Geenbiz.com entitled "I published my CSR Report. Where's my media coverage?", in which Elin Nosewski offers some tips about how to get noticed by reporters and bloggers - mainly focusing on the report... Sovereign Wealth Funds British finance minister in China for yuan talks
(Tuesday - January 17, 2012) Associated Profiles : China Investment Corporation
Source: AFP - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds talks with Chinese officials Tuesday in a bid to attract investment in British infrastructure and make London a key trading hub for the yuan. Davos: 10 power brokers to watch at the World Economic Forum
(Sunday - January 08, 2012) Associated Profiles : Canadian Pension Plan (SPF)
Source: Telegraph - The key people who are aiming to pull the eurozone back from the brink. World waits for China to open up
(Friday - January 06, 2012) Associated Profiles : China Investment Corporation
Source: eFinancial News - China is holding its once-every-five-year state meeting on the direction of its financial markets today and tomorrow, and the decisions the country's leaders take is set to have a large impact not only on the domestic... Asset Managers Is the CSO Trapped by Location'
(Tuesday January 17, 2012) Associated Profiles : MSCI Group
Source: GreenBiz - Or, to put this question another way, is the corporate sustainability office (and its equivalents) in the wrong box in the organizational chart'... Europe in a 'very grave' situation: Draghi
(Monday - January 16, 2012) Associated Profiles : Thomson Reuters
Source: National Post - Europe is an a 'very grave' economic situation, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Monday, but he added that eurozone governments are progressing well with efforts to put their finances in order A Crash Course in Sustainability for CFOs
(Friday - January 13, 2012) Associated Profiles : MSCI GroupSource: GreenBiz - Who better to offer some sustainability advice to CFOs than the former EVP and Global Head of an international ratings service, who delivered double-digit growth for nine years running'... | Corporate ESG Performance Factors are important to financial analysts, asset owners and managers, and many stakeholders. The ESG framework or approach considers environmental and energy issues and impacts, the company's positioning and actions on social/societal issues, and corporate governance. ESG key performance indicators are also considered proxies for effective governance and management of corporations by investors. Dozens of independent research and financial analysis firms are monitoring and measuring these and advising investors. The Sustainability HQ™ platform is an important profiling and monitoring resource for the G&A team, and for our clients and subscribers. Many of the ESG market players and corporate reputation influencers are profiled by G&A Institute. In these Highlights we offer a few of the results of our continuous global scanning for ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility news, commentary and research from thousands of global sources. The Associated Profiles indicated are contained in our Sustainability HQ™ platforms. For more information, email us at info@sustainabilityhq.com.
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US Pension Funds State fund drops those with Iran ties
(Wednesday - January 18, 2012) Associated Profiles : Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (Massachusetts), Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Profile
Source: Boston Globe - The Massachusetts state pension fund has completed its previously announced plan to divest from any companies in Iran. The move followed passage of a state law in 2010 to pressure the Middle Eastern country to halt its nuclear... Liu may be putting workers' retirement funds at risk
(Tuesday - January 17, 2012) Associated Profiles : New York City Comptroller's Office: Bureau of Asset Management Source: Amsterdam News - This past weekend, New York City Comptroller John Liu told an attentive audience at the South Shore Democratic Club, "They may throw in the kitchen sink, but it's only the kitchen sink. I'm sure the... Judge refuses to toss CalPERS suit against Moody's, S&P
(Friday - January 13, 2012) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)Source: Sacramento Bee - CalPERS has won the right to pursue a $1 billion lawsuit against two Wall Street heavyweights, beating back their efforts to have the case thrown out of court. Watching the Watchers  European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies
Headquarters: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Established: 1962 OVERVIEW / MISSION
EFFAS describes its communication platform, by writing that the organization "provides a pan-European platform for the individual member societies aimed at promoting communication and building a network for investment professionals across Europe. The Federation represents the interests of the profession in Europe and is an authoritative counterpart for politicians and EU representatives/ legislative bodies in the fields of professional ethics as well as standards and qualification in investment research, asset and portfolio management, investment advice, etc. EFFAS is a strong partner in the achievement of an integrated European financial market." BACKGROUND
The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies was established in 1962 and has grown into a professional membership association that encompasses 24 organizations that represent over 14,000 "investment professionals." News Sweeps
Germany Note Yields Slide to Six Basis Points From Record Before Auction
(Wednesday - January 18, 2012) Associated Profiles : European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies - Bloomberg - Jan 18 12:24am - German two-year note yields were within six basis points of a record low as Europe's largest economy prepares to sell as much as 4 billion euros ($5.1 billion) of the securities. [more] German Bund Allure Grows as Others Lose AAA
(Tuesday - January 17, 2012) Associated Profiles : European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies - BusinessWeek - Jan 16 10:40pm - German bonds are more attractive than ever as a haven from Europe's debt crisis after Standard & Poor's stripped France and Austria of their AAA ratings and said regional leaders... [more] Treasury Yield Is 20 Basis Points From Record Low Before Greek Debt Talks
(Tuesday - January 17, 2012) Associated Profiles : European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies - Bloomberg - Jan 16 05:39pm - U.S. debt due in 10 years and longer has rallied 31 percent in the past year, the most among 174 government-bond indexes compiled by Bloomberg and the European Federation of Financial Analysts ...[more] |
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