Top Story of the Week Bernanke: Fed will be ‘forceful’ in supporting recovery
(Saturday - September 01, 2012)
Source: Washington Post - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal Friday that the central bank is poised to expand its campaign to bolster the economy, describing in unusually chilling terms the depths of the... Rachel Carson's legacy, 50 years on
(Wednesday - September 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : Sustainability Consortium (TSC)
Source: GreenBiz - Fifty years ago this month, a marine biologist published a book about birds and pesticides, an unlikely pairing with an unlikely result. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, brought worldwide attention to the chemical... ESG / Sustainability Rising chemicals output a hazard, clean-up needed by 2020: U.N.
(Thursday - September 06, 2012)
Source: Reuters - Increasing misuse of chemicals is causing health and environmental damage especially in emerging economies and governments must do more to carry out a promised clean-up by 2020, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.. SRI as part of decision-making expected to increase, survey finds
(Thursday - September 06, 2012)
Source: Pensions and Investments - Some 61.8% of SRI investment professionals expect institutional investor acceptance of socially responsible investing and integration of environmental, social and governance in the investment decision process to increase over the... Growers: Nearly 100 percent of crop lost
(Tuesday - September 04, 2012) Associated Profiles : Western Growers Association
Source: Sun Gazette - New York's apple crop was forecast at 14 million bushels, less than half its 2011 crop of 29 million bushels. Western growers will be shipping apples across the country to meet demand, affecting cost. > Inquiry on Tax Strategy Adds to Scrutiny of Finance Firms
(Monday - September 03, 2012)
Source: NY Times - The New York attorney general is investigating whether some of the nation’s biggest private equity firms have abused a tax strategy in order to slice hundreds of millions of dollars from their tax bills, according to executives... Sovereign Wealth Funds SWF to Give Priority to Infrastructure Funding
(Wednesday - September 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
- THISDAY Live - The fund, signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan in May 2011, aims to replicate the long-term growth of funds such as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Orji said. "I am actually very close to many of the... Dragon losing its fire'
(Tuesday - September 04, 2012) Associated Profiles : Hong Kong (China) Monetary Authority -- Investment Portfolio
Source: Today Online - The risk of below 7 per cent economic growth could trigger financial distress or even a crisis if local governments run out of money, said Mr Liu, who previously worked for the World Bank and Hong Kong Monetary Authority.... Norway Fund Opposes Glencore Merger
(Thursday - August 30, 2012) Associated Profiles : Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global (Statens pensjonsfond – Utland) , Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Norway, Qatar Investment Authority
Source: CNBC - Norway has joined forces with Qatar in opposition to the $70 billion merger between commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata, further threatening one of the biggest deals in the natural resources industry over the past... US Pension Funds Pension deal reflects Democratic, union ties
(Tuesday - September 04, 2012) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: ABC Web - The state's two main pension funds - CalPERS and the California State Teachers' Retirement System - are at least $165 billion underfunded. California currently spends about $1.5 billion in medical care for state government... Wall Street banks win end of Fannie Mae shareholder claims
(Friday - August 31, 2012) Associated Profiles : Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (Massachusetts), Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Profile
Source: Reuters - While one lawsuit led by the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board covers most shareholders, three sets of plaintiffs pursued their own cases: a group of insurers led by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co;... New York City Commits $600M to Ares, Trilantic, Palladium
(Tuesday - August 28, 2012) Associated Profiles : New York City Comptroller’s Office: Bureau of Asset Management
Source: Private Equity - The previous fund in the series, the 2008 vintage Ares Corporate Opportunities III LP, had garnered a net IRR of 25.5 percent and a 1.7x return multiple, according to New York City pension data from Dec. 2011. Funds I (2003) and... Commentary Live Long and Prosper? Not If You Are Counting on a Healthy Pension Plan
(Thursday - August 30, 2012)
Source: Knowledge at Wharton - Everyone knows that pension plans, both public and private, are in trouble. But on closer examination, this isn't the apocalypse many people think it is. Most pensions will pay most beneficiaries most of what they are owed, and... Asset Managers Emerging Market Stocks Decline on China, Europe Concerns
(Wednesday - September 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : Credit Suisse Group AG
Source: Bloomberg - With slackening economic growth, investors are prioritizing savings over investments, R.K. Gupta, New Delhi- based managing director of Taurus Asset Management Ltd., which has $672 million in assets, said by phone.... Five reasons why September is crucial for the euro
(Tuesday - September 04, 2012)
Source: City Global Wire - After a lull in the eurozone crisis over the summer, Robeco's chief economist Léon Cornelissen outlines the September events that have the potential to... BlackRock picked its battles in fierce proxy season
(Monday - September 03, 2012) Associated Profiles : BlackRock Investment Management
Source: Reuters - Funds run by BlackRock Inc went along with management during high-profile proxy contests at JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc, new filings show, limiting gains by dissident shareholders during the... | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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Research 14% of global banks 'clawed back' compensation in 2011: Mercer survey
(Tuesday - September 04, 2012)
Source: Economic Times - A Mercer survey on 'financial services executive compensation' shows that 14% of global banking organizations have 'clawed back' compensation payments made to employees while a further 3% of organisations have... Watching the Watchers  Water Footprint Network
Headquarters: Enschede, The Netherlands
Established: October 2008
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Sponsoring partners include such organizations as International Finance Corporation (IFC), UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, and The Nature Conservancy. Water Footprint has a network of several dozen partners.
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The Water Footprint Network focuses on promoting “the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide” by promoting the water footprint concept and working to develop consensus on standards. The organization cites six activities related to water footprinting, including honing standards and tools, and helping other organizations develop water policies. News Sweeps Be Not the First, Nor the Last - Ethanol Producer Magazine
(Thursday - July 12, 2012) Associated Profiles : Water Footprint Network
- Ethanol Producer Magazine - The Water Footprint Network number is 2,854 liters of water per liter of ethanol produced, a number that includes rainfall.2012-07-11T14:03:51ZEthanol Producer Magazine > 1862
How much water did it take to make your jeans - AsiaOne
(Friday - July 06, 2012) Associated Profiles : Water Footprint Network
Source: Asia One - This measure is being championed by the Water Footprint Network (WFN) to become a global standard for the measurement of water consumption. According to data collected by WFN, although the total water footprint for China, India...
2.7 billion people affected by global water shortages
(Monday - March 05, 2012) Associated Profiles : Water Footprint Network
- Dairy Herd - 27 minutes ago - A new report published in the online journal PLoS ONE, analyzing water consumption in 405 river basins around the world, found that water scarcity impacts at least 2.7 billion people for at least one... |
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