Sustainability Reporting and the S&P 500 ®
A new study out from the researchers at Sustainable Investments Institute (SI2) and the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) looks closely at the large-cap companies in the Standard & Poor’s S&P 500 Index and disclosure and reporting practices related to sustainability and ESG performance factors. All but one company, the analysts say do some kind of reporting – but the range of reporting is quite wide. “Sustainability Reporting is widespread,” say the researchers, but connection to bottom line is sometimes missing.” Of the 499 companies, 7 integrate financial and sustainability information in their reporting. These are: American Electric Power, Clorox, Dow Chemical, Eaton, Ingersoll Rand, Pfizer, and Southwest Airlines. 43% link executive comp to some type of sustainability criteria. You can read more at the link on the top story (below). Top Stories of the Week First Comprehensive Study On State Of Integrated Reporting In United States
(Tuesday - April 30, 2013)
Source: Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2)- Every company in the S&P 500 except one reports some form of sustainability disclosure, but fewer quantify those disclosures in terms of bottom line impacts, according to a new report from the IRRC Institute (IRRCI) and the...  Review Essay: Citizens DisUnited
(Thursday - May 02, 2013)
Source: James McRitchie, CorpGov.net - Citizens DisUnited: Passive Investors, Drone CEOs, and the Corporate Capture of the American Dream both delights and informs as only Robert A.G. Monks can. No one else writes so well about topics like “How CEOs and the Business...
 Face-to-Face Management
(Wednesday - May 01, 2013)Source: Robert R. McMillan, featured commentator - Can you imagine that the CEO of a company actually wants employees to come into the office once in a while, rather than just working from home? Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, made that declaration a few weeks ago, and that has brought...
Sustainability in Focus EU considers trade action after Bangladesh factory collapse
(Thursday - May 02, 2013) Associated Profiles : United Nations International Labour Organization
Source:Winnipeg Sun - The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse... CEO Salaries Climb as Companies Fight Pay Scale Disclosure Law
(Thursday - May 02, 2013) Associated Profiles : Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Source:NewsMax - Top corporate executives are getting richer than ever as regular workers suffer pay scale setbacks, according to a report by Bloomberg. Fortune 500 chief executive officers now make 204 times what regular workers bring... Shareholders Challenge Avon to Detox
(Wednesday - May 01, 2013)
Source: Green Century Funds - During its annual meeting of shareholders, Avon Corporation* will face a resolution filed by the Green Century Equity Fund urging the company to phase out hazardous chemicals present in its cosmetics and personal care... Sustainability Boosts Innovation in Technology, Organization
(Monday - April 29, 2013)
Source: Today's Energy Solutions - Everyone seems to be talking about sustainability and energy-efficiency. But in this context, production must not be regarded in isolation. Sustainability, in the sense of “using a regenerable system so that it is preserved in... ESG Issues & Players Public concern for environment tied to income, green group says
(Thursday - May 02, 2013) Associated Profiles: Verdantix
Source: Eco-business - Government efforts to mitigate climate change remain mere rhetoric, while the public approach to the issue varies according to wealth, says a leading environmental advocate. Chalid Muhammad, the chairman of the... Hydraulic Fracturing: a Way to Go Greener'
(Thursday - May 02, 2013) Associated Profiles: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
Source: AOL Travel News -EPA''s Science Advisory Board will form an independent panel to provide transparent feedback on its 2014 draft report on hydraulic fracturing and its impact on drinking îwaterî... Cities gird themselves for climate change
(Thursday - May 02, 2013) Associated Profiles: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC)
Source: Deutsche Welle - The New York Stock Exchange is forced to shut down, and the international world of finance is ... on Climate Change are also meeting in parallel. It is their job to prepare for the next UN climate summit at the.. The ocean is warming and sea level rising
(Wednesday - May 01, 2013) Associated Profiles: International Programme on the State of the Ocean
Source: Record Searchlight - On average, since 1993, the sea has been rising by 3.18 mm per year, primarily as a consequence of thermal expansion due to warming, and to the melting of ice sheets. "However, this rise contains marked... Consumers Overwhelmingly Want Higher Mileage Cars
(Wednesday - May 01, 2013) Associated Profiles : Consumer Federation of America
Source: Yahoo! News - Who wouldnât want a car that gets better gas mileage' Most Americansâin the past. For years surveys showed that U.S. consumers were more focused on a carâs power, safety, roominess or special... EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
(Monday - April 29, 2013)
Source: AP via MySanAntonio.com - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided... Waters off Northeast US coast unusually warm, says NOAA
(Monday - April 29, 2013)
Source: Christian Science Monitor - This is according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, which issued an advisory today noting that sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem... The Smart Money Will Be on Renewable Energy, Not Fossil Fuels
(Monday - April 29, 2013) Associated Profiles : Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Source: EV World - By 2030, renewables will account for 70 percent of new power supply worldwide, according to projections released today from Bloomberg îNew Energy Financeî. Bloomberg analysts examined gas prices, carbon... UN officials hopeful on 2015 climate talks
(Monday - April 29, 2013) Associated Profiles : Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Source: Nigeria Guardian - Clean energy investment in the first quarter of 2013 was down 22 per cent on 2012 according to figures from Bloomberg îNew Energy Financeî And the latest Carbon Tracker report says there is a $674... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds U.S. Sees First Debt Reduction Since 2007 as Revenue Rises
(Tuesday - April 30, 2013)
Source: Bloomberg - The U.S. Treasury Department (USGG10YR) projected it will reduce government debt this quarter for the first time in six years as tax receipts exceed forecasts and spending diminishes. The pay-down in net marketable debt was... Super fund sells forestry to Chinese
(Wednesday - April 24, 2013) Associated Profiles : New Zealand Superannuation Fund
Source: Stuff - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold 11 North Island forestry blocks, with most going to a Chinese log importer. The fund says its forestry portfolio is still worth more than $1 billion. General... Bernanke Watch: Is He Eyeing the Exit?
(Tuesday - April 30, 2013)
Source: CNBC - As the Federal Reserve meets this week, it's nearly a given on Wall Street that Chairman Ben Bernanke will not be presiding over the Fed at this time next year. But the question is: Who will take his seat? The widespread belief... Norwegian Oil Fund Gains $37 Billion as Stock Markets Rally
(Monday - April 29, 2013)
Source: Bloomberg - Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, gained 219 billion kroner ($37 billion) in the first quarter as stocks surged amid unprecedented stimulus from central banks to boost economic growth. | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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Watching the Watchers  International Programme on the State of the Ocean
Headquarters: England
Established: 2007
ESG/Sustainability Focus: A strong environmental focus, on ocean health
KEY PARTNERS
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
OVERVIEW/MISSION
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean states it was “established by scientists with the aim of saving the Earth and all life on it.” IPSO’s Web site also explains: “IPSO’s unique consortium of scientists and other Ocean experts — including those from the legal, communications and political arenas — identify the current problems, project the future outcomes of these problems and develop workable solutions to alter the trajectory of degradation.”
BACKGROUND & STRUCTURE
Very little public information is available about the International Programme on the State of the Ocean as an organization. IPSO calls itself a not-for-profit company “hosted” by the Zoological Society of London, and says it is “independent and free from political or other influence.” Streaming News The ocean is warming and sea level rising
(Wednesday - May 01, 2013) Associated Profiles :International Programme on the State of the Ocean
Source: Record Searchlight - On average, since 1993, the sea has been rising by 3.18 mm per year, primarily as a consequence of thermal expansion due to warming, and to the melting of ice sheets. "However, this rise contains marked... [more] Respecting the deniers of climate change'
(Saturday - April 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :International Programme on the State of the Ocean
Source: Record Searchlight - A dear friend recently sent me an e-mail that began with this line, "Frankly, I know two Doug Craigs." He said there is the "empathetic, soft-spoken therapist" and this other guy, "the blogger." While the... [more] Enemy of the planet: Willie Soon
(Friday - April 19, 2013) Associated Profiles :International Programme on the State of the Ocean
Source: Record Searchlight - As Nation of Change reported, "Dr. Willie Soon is a Smithsonian Institution astrophysicist paid by Charles Koch, ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute and coal utility Southern Company to write papers... [more] |
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