Top Story of the Week Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Engagements With U.S. Public Firms Yield Excess Return Of 4.4 Percent
(Friday - October 05, 2012)
Source: Sacramento Bee - Using 10 years of privately compiled data, three leading academics have tied positive market performance to corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities at major publicly traded U.S. companies. ... Are Electric Cars Bad for the Environment?
(Friday - October 05, 2012)
Source: Business Insider - A study by engineers based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has questioned some common assumptions about the environmental credentials of electric cars. Published this week in the Journal of Industrial... ESG / Sustainability Is sustainability here to stay' What retailers think
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Source: GreenBiz - Recent news include the Sustainability Consortium, Walmart's Sustainability Index, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and other major industry initiatives. But given a history of industry plans and programs which proved... Why the Next Financial Crisis Will Be Nastier
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Council on Foreign Relations
Source: Forbes - Of all characteristics that made the 2007-2008 financial crisis unique, one stands out: The simultaneous decline of almost every asset category. US stocks dropped 37 percent, German stocks 42 percent, and Chinese stocks... Foxconn workers strike over iPhone 5 demands, labor group says
(Monday - October 08, 2012)
Source: CNN - Thousands of factory workers at Foxconn went on strike Friday to protest their working conditions on the iPhone 5's production lines, according to a report from an independent workers' rights organization. Wal-Mart's Green Performance Reviews Could Change Retail for Good
(Friday - October 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : Sustainability Consortium (TSC)
Source: Bloomberg - Asking 100,000 suppliers to answer and provide data on 15 environmental impact questions. -Building the Sustainability Consortium (TSC) with many of the world's largest consumer products companies and big retail... Sovereign Wealth Funds Democracy is messy – especially in Libya
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Libyan Investment Authority
Source: Guardian.co.uk - Libya's experiment in democracy has taken another unexpected turn. On the surface, the elections to the General National Congress (GNC) last July produced a surprising victory for the "liberal" National Forces Alliance (NFA) and... More woe for Norwegian pension funds
(Monday - October 08, 2012) Associated Profiles : Government Pension Fund (Thailand)
Source: bignewsnetwork.com - Norway's Government Pension Fund; lost NOK 29.6bn (2.95bn) in 2008, a massive drop attributed to the equities, according to figures from Folketrygdfondet. The asset manager is a state-owned company, and is... Abu Dhabi fund swings to profit
(Friday - October 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Source: Gulf Daily News - Unlike other regional sovereign wealth funds like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority or Qatar Investment Authority, Mubadala's main goal is to engage in investments which enhance the local economy. The fund has... Investors wait for IMF deal before venturing into Egypt
(Thursday - October 04, 2012) Associated Profiles : Invest AD
Source: Saudi Gazette - Asset managers including ;Invest AD of Abu Dhabi; and Silk Invest were already invested in Egyptian equities during the turbulent period of army rule after Mubarak's overthrow. Silk holds local-currency corporate... US Pension Funds Biz Beat: Will the rising stock market bring pension fund relief'
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Florida Retirement System Pension Plan
Source: madison - Some big pension funds are standing pat. The Florida Retirement System announced last month that it will retain its 7.75 percent investment return assumption through 2014. And Minnesota has kept its assumption at 8... NY Pension Invested in Controversial PE Funds
(Saturday - October 06, 2012) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source: Private Equity Hub - But one issue for Schneiderman may be that the $150.6 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund is among the investors that has long agreed to management fee waivers, according to a source with direct... Big funds seek to rein in pay at Wall Street banks
(Friday - October 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers' Retirement System
Source: MoneyControl.com - She said the outreach is welcome but CalSTRS is looking for banks to act more decisively on pay. "I'm not sure that we could agree with the fact that 50 percent of the revenue should be going to the employee... Asset Managers Could California's gas spike spread'
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : The Carlyle Group
Source: MSN Money - The Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm, disagreed and bought the plant in July to continue gasoline-refining operations and to handle natural gas from the nearby Marcellus Shale. Sunoco wasn't wrong in its original... 6 Key Strategies on Global Investing and Election by 6 Top Analysts
(Friday - October 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : MSCI Group (NYSE: MDX)
Source: advisorone.com - As for the first decade of the Asian Century, as O'Neill terms it, much of the story has been about the quantity of growth rather than the quality and sustainability ... are part of Morgan Stanley's MSCI All... Ranking the Industry's Most Socially Responsible Fund Managers
(Thursday - October 04, 2012)
Source: Financial Planning - ImpactAssets, a nonprofit financial services company, introduced its annual database of fund managers who invest for maximum social, environmental and financial impact. The managers on the ImpactAssets 50 list run $10.2 billion... Simpson Thacher Ushers Carlyle Into Commodities Trading
(Thursday - October 04, 2012) Associated Profiles : The Blackstone Group
Source: Law360 - Washington-based private equity firm Carlyle Group LP picked up a majority stake in hedge-fund manager Vermillion Asset Management LLC, Carlyle said Wednesday,... | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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Watching the Watchers  Clinton Global Initiative
Headquarters: New York, NY
Established: 2005
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes, particularly sustainability
KEY PARTNERS
CGI has numerous sponsors: the founding sponsor and convening sponsors of the 2010 annual meeting were, respectively, Tom Golisano (formerly candidate for governor of New York State) and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. The list includes diverse entities, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Chevron. 2011 meeting sponsors include Dell, MTVu, and Qualcomm.
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The Clinton Global Initiative says its goal is to "turn ideas into action," particularly on "major global problems." CGI convenes diverse leaders from all types of organizations and countries.
BACKGROUND
The Clinton Global Initiative was founded in 2005 by former president Bill Clinton and the William J. Clinton Foundation. It is a nonpartisan organization. Membership is by invitation only; the membership fee is $20,000
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Could it finally be springtime for Nigeria'
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Clinton Global Initiative
Source: CNN - a banking titan who is the latest darling of the Clinton Global Initiative The ranks of Africa's billionaires are growing, and fortunately many of them are giving back, creating thousands of jobs in export... We Insist on Your Dignity
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Clinton Global Initiative
Source: Huffington Post - Addressing business, philanthropic, and political leaders gathered for the Clinton Global Initiative, he announced the Administration's focus on combating human trafficking, renewing America's... Win with Advanced Business Analytics: Creating Business Value from Your Data
(Tuesday - October 09, 2012) Associated Profiles : Clinton Global Initiative
Source: YAHOO! - the Clinton Global Initiative, and various United States senators. He has authored several publications, including as co-author of the book, Finding Keepers, which has been published in North America, South... |
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