Top Story of the Week Global leaders issue 2013 predictions at Davos forum
(Monday - January 28, 2013)
Source: USA Today - The global forum in Davos, Switzerland, which is mostly wrapping up Saturday, serves many different purposes: idea platform and generator, political logbook of the year gone by, corporate marketing exercise, expensive cocktail... ESG / Sustainability First ever European water stewardship standard certification awarded to Coca-Cola
(Wednesday - January 30, 2013) Associated Profiles : European Water Partnership
Source: Evironmental Expert.com - The European Water Stewardship (EWS), an initiative of Brussels-based NGO European Water Partnership, focusing on practical guidance for industry and agriculture towards more sustainable... What was missing from the sustainability conversation at Davos
(Wednesday - January 30, 2013)
Source: GreenBiz.com - While sustainability has become a top priority for many leading global businesses, adoption remains slow and patchy. That's reflected by the fact that, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, sustainability has continued to be... Global Sustainable Investment Alliance Issues First International Assessment Of The Sustainable Investment Landscape
(Tuesday - January 29, 2013)
Source: Global Sustainable Investment Alliance - The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) today released a report on the size and trends within the sustainable investment industry which finds that globally at least US$ 13.6 trillion worth of professionally... Bill Ford & Alan Mulally on Ford Motor Company's Sustainability Strategy for Growing Sales
(Monday - January 28, 2013)
Source: Triple Pundit - During the North American International Auto Show, I had the opportunity to meet with Ford's Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Alan Mulally to discuss Ford's business strategy and the role sustainability plays in it. Sovereign Wealth Funds Bank probes find manipulation in Singapore's offshore FX market - source
(Wednesday - January 30, 2013) Associated Profiles : Hong Kong (China) Monetary Authority -- Investment Portfolio
Source: Yahoo! - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said in December that it was looking into the findings on Socially Responsible Investing Goes Mainstream
(Friday - January 25, 2013) Associated Profiles : MSCI Group
Source: Triple Pundit - The MSCI KLD 400 Social Index has not only debunked the premise ... Just three recent examples are telling: The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Corporate Behavior and... What Quebec Inc. could learn from the activist playbook
(Wednesday - January 23, 2013) Associated Profiles : Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Source: Globe and Mail - It can thank its biggest shareholder, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which drove the extreme makeover at Ronaâs board. The Caisse recruited... Canadian pension funds plan investment splurge
(Tuesday - January 22, 2013) Associated Profiles : Canadian Pension Plan (SPF)
Source: Courier Mail - Canada's largest pension fund, the $170bn Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board which last year agreed to invest $1bn in the Barangaroo project on Sydney Harbour with Lend Lease, is also believed to... US Pension Funds CalPERS, UC Davis launch research initiative to study impact of sustainability factors on investments
(Tuesday - January 29, 2013) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: UC Davis - SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today launched, in partnership with University of California, Davis, the Sustainable Investment Research Initiative (SIRI). The initiative is an effort... Chicago municipal pension fund to divest gun maker holdings
(Tuesday - January 29, 2013) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers' Retirement System
Source: Yahoo! Finance - A pension fund for Chicago public employees has voted to divest its holdings in three companies that manufacture assault weapons, an official with the fund confirmed on Thursday. The Municipal... Editorial: Pension funds still in denial
(Tuesday - January 22, 2013) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: Orange County Register - CalPERS, for instance, quietly gutted, by regulatory edict, a new law that bans certain types of pension spiking. But while union-backed politicians gained power after Nov. 6, the financial... Research Poll result: Should public pension plans use ESG screens when investing?
(Wednesday - January 23, 2013)
Source: pionline - Almost 54% of poll respondents support the use of ESG screens and about 46% are opposed. Asset Managers SJRA faces major sustainability problem
(Wednesday - January 30, 2013) Associated Profiles : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Source: Your Houston News - Regarding point 1, most authorities agree with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that rising global temperature is unequivocal. Along with higher temperatures, there will, of course, be higher... Carlyle Group CEO David Rubenstein pledges $50 million for Kennedy Center addition
(Wednesday - January 30, 2013) Associated Profiles : The Carlyle Group
Source: The Business Journal - David Rubenstein, CEO of The Carlyle Group, has agreed to donate half the costs of a $100 million addition to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts aimed at adding much-needed... Franklin Resources Shareholders To Vote On Genocide-Free Investing Proposal
(Friday - January 25, 2013)
Source: Investors Against Genocide - SAN MATEO, CA – According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, shareholders at Franklin Resources, known as Franklin Templeton Investments, will have an opportunity to vote on a shareholder proposal on...[more] | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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'Mid-Coast Currents' to explore college divestment from fossil fuels
(Tuesday - January 15, 2013) Associated Profiles : Responsible Endowments Coalition
VillageSoup Belfast - Also joining in will be Dan Apfel, executive director of the Responsible Endowments Coalition, as exciting to have the discussion about divestment on WERU, because our audience... Richest Universities Are Too Quiet on Sustainable Investing
(Wednesday - January 09, 2013) Associated Profiles : Responsible Endowments Coalition
Bloomberg - In its mission statement, Harvard University says it expects that the scholarship and collegiality it fosters in its students will lead them in their later lives to advance knowledge, to promote understanding... Colleges and Climate
(Tuesday - December 11, 2012) Associated Profiles : Responsible Endowments Coalition
New York Times - Re The Divestment Brigade: Students across the country are indeed demanding that their colleges divest from fossil fuels. As your article mentions, this is not the first time.... 
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