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Are You Ready for the ESG Reporting Revival?
(Source: InsuranceNewsNet) A few years ago, environment, social, and governance reporting was all the rage, as investors and activists clamored for more robust efforts in corporate social responsibility. Then the recession came along, and issues such as risk management and executive compensation pushed ESG reporting aside. Now that the dust has cleared, governance activists are once again becoming more vocal about how companies address environmental, social, and governance issues. And the case for responding to them with more comprehensive reporting on ESG and sustainability issues is growing. Eurosif to reconsider market survey methodology
(Source: Environmental Finance) The European Social Investment Forum (Eurosif) is to reconsider the methodology that underpins its benchmark survey of the size of the European responsible investment market. The Brussels-based association has established a working group to “gather information and input” from its members on sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration practices. Associated Profiles : EU Social Investment Forum Corporate Social Responsibility: a new definition, a new agenda for action
(Source: IEWY News.com) The European Commission’s new strategy on corporate social responsibility (CSR), part of a package of measures on responsible business (see IP/11/1238), aims to help enterprises achieve their full potential in terms of creating wealth, jobs and innovative solutions to the many challenges facing Europe’s society. It sets out how enterprises can benefit from CSR as well as contributing to society as a whole by taking greater steps to meet their social responsibility. Commentary Is the Occupy Movement a Call for Sustainability?
(Source: CSRWire Talkback) As an author and consultant to companies on CSR, I have been watching with growing interest as the Occupy demonstrations began and have spread from New York to more than 150 cities across the country and around the world. Using social media, I reached out to participants and what I found surprised me. Associated Profiles : CSRwire  Voices from the Shale - Industry Losing Message War on Shale Gas – Meet in Houston Stat!
(Source: Mike Benard, Featured Commentator, Accountability-Central.com) It is an open secret: The shale gas industry is in deep tapioca. It is fast losing support in the important “court of public opinion.” Not just in the USA but elsewhere as well. France banned fracing; and challenges are rising across the world. This loss of public support is acknowledged in conversations with legislators and gas industry executives. Nowadays, the shale gas industry is being compared to the tobacco industry, the asbestos industry and the nuclear industry. Associated Profiles : Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc
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Gadhafi Had Billions Invested Overseas (Source: Hispanic Business.com) Moammar Gadhafi stashed away more than $200 billion outside of Libya during his 42-year reign, officials said Friday. Gadhafi and his family are believed to own stakes in such prominent western institutions as the Juventus soccer club in Italy and Pearson, the British company that publishes the Financial Times in London, the Los Angeles Times reported. While he was known to have acquired vast wealth, one person who has seen reports on his assets told the newspaper new estimates made since his ouster are "staggering." Associated Profiles : Libyan Investment Authority Alberta dumps millions in big tobacco shares
(Source: CBC News) Alberta is being lauded by anti-smoking and social investment groups for being the first province to dump its investments in the tobacco industry. The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has sold $17.5 million in directly managed stock held by public sector pension funds and the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. Associated Profiles : Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund How China sees Britain: 'Sloth-inducing' labour laws and lavish welfare system fuels economic problems
(Source: Daily Mail) Britain's ‘sloth-inducing’ labour laws and lavish welfare system are at the root of the country’s economic malaise, a senior member of the Chinese government warned last night. Jin Liqun, chairman of the country’s vast sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation, said people in the West needed to ‘work a bit harder’ if they wanted to escape the recession. Associated Profiles : China Investment Corporation Asset Managers BlackRock: Resource Nationalism Threatens Mine Investing
(Source: NewsMax.com) BlackRock Inc., the world's largest money manager, on Tuesday warned so-called resource nationalism was on the rise globally, threatening to undermine investment in sectors where governments were playing too heavy a hand. BlackRock's investment chief for natural resources Evy Hambro singled out the regimes of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela as extreme examples of government intervention, but also said Australia's move to introduce new taxes on mining companies was affecting sentiment. Associated Profiles : BlackRock Investment Management Swiss Banks to Reveal US Account Holders in Tax Probe
(Source: Bloomberg) Swiss banks will likely settle a sweeping U.S. probe of offshore tax evasion by paying billions of dollars and handing over names of thousands of Americans who have secret accounts, according to two people familiar with the matter. U.S. and Swiss officials are concluding negotiations on a civil settlement amid U.S. criminal probes of 11 financial institutions, including Credit Suisse Group AG, suspected of helping American clients hide money from the Internal Revenue Service, according to five people with knowledge of the talks who declined to speak publicly because they are confidential. Associated Profiles : Credit Suisse Group AG US Pension Funds NJ to appeal ruling on judges' pensions and benefits
(Source: New Jersey Herald) Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is preparing an appeal of a New Jersey judge’s ruling that judges shouldn’t be required to pay more for their pensions or health insurance. The state officially notified the court of its intent to appeal on Monday, just days after Christie publicly condemned Judge Linda Feinberg for the ruling. The issue is a touchy one for Christie because it combines a policy that is one of his major accomplishments as governor — overhauling public workers’ pension and health insurance system — and a group he often rails against — the state’s judges. Associated Profiles : New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits Rupert Murdoch - New York City Pension Funds To Vote Against Murdochs
(Source: Contact Music) Add New York City's pension funds to those of other large shareholders who plan to vote against the reelection of Rupert Murdoch, his sons James and Lachlan, and their close associates sitting on the board of News Corp at a shareholders meeting on Friday. New York City Comptroller John Liu introduced the resolution to oppose the reelection of the Murdoch group citing not only the News of the World voicemail hacking scandal but also "egregious executive pay practices" and "pervasive director conflicts of interest." Their vote -- and those of other shareholders opposing the Murdochs -- is likely to be merely symbolic, however. News Corp stock is set up in a way so as to ensure that the Murdoch family controls 40 percent of the voting rights. Associated Profiles : New York City Comptroller’s Office: Bureau of Asset Management CalPERS and CalSTRS: Cracking Down on ‘Spiking'
(Source: Public CEO) In a settlement of a wrongful firing, a suburban San Diego water district agreed six years later to put its former general counsel back on the payroll for one year at $222,000, with a leave of absence that left him free to take another job. The rancorous firing of Thomas Harron and six others by the Otay Water District in 2001 was alleged to be a race-based purge. A lawsuit contended that a district board member said: "We got to get rid of all of the gringos." Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System | 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 platforms. For more information, email us atinfo@sustainabilityhq.com. _______________________________
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Watching the Watchers  National Center for Food Safety and Technology
Headquarters: Summit-Argo, Illinois
Established: 1988
KEY PARTNERS
Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food industry partners OVERVIEW/MISSION
The National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) describes itself as “a unique research consortium composed of scientists from the Illinois Institute of Technology, US Food and Drug Administration, and the food industry.” NCFST is also home to IIT’s graduate programs for “food safety, food technology and food process engineering, offering master’s of science (MS) degrees, professional non-thesis degrees (MAS), and professional certificates in collaboration with the IIT’s Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences departments.” News Sweeps Summer grilling meets healthy potato salad
(Wednesday - July 27, 2011) Associated Profiles : National Center for Food Safety and Technology - Potatoes can be a part of a weight loss program, according to research released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology, in ... [more] Industry leaders question study
(Thursday - July 07, 2011) Associated Profiles : National Center for Food Safety and Technology - The USPB cited research released in October by the University of California-Davis and the Illinois Institute of Technology's National Center for Food Safety and Technology that demonstrated people can include ... [more] Potato Council challenging New England Journal of Medicine story
(Thursday - July 07, 2011) Associated Profiles : National Center for Food Safety and Technology - Research released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology in October 2010 demonstrates that people can include potatoes in their ... |
