Top Stories of the Week While USA Corporate Sustainability Reporting Continues To Rise -- External Assurance Of Sustainability Data Lags Global Trends
(Friday - April 05, 2013)
Source: GRI’s US Data Partner; Governance & Accountability Institute - New York, NY– A report released by the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Focal Point USA examines the external assurance practices of US companies that use the GRI Guidelines. The analysis, conducted in collaboration with... [more] Featured Conference TBLI Conference™ USA 2013 - Rethink the Past and Move On
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013)
Source: TBLI Conference - This year TBLI Conference is debuting in the USA and held June 17-18 in New York at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) headquarters on 52 Broadway. The program features high-level keynote speakers, two plenary sessions and...[more] Sustainability in Focus How to achieve true sustainability for everyone in the supply chain
(Wednesday - April 10, 2013)
Source: Alternet - Today’s global supply chains are risky and highly vulnerable, especially in key agricultural product sectors. At the same time today’s sustainability efforts are not effectively addressing one of the critical elements of supply... Investors Propose Requiring Sustainability Data Disclosure
(Wednesday - April 10, 2013)
Source: Bloomberg - A group of investors April 8 proposed a standard requiring companies to disclose environmental and social data in annual financial filings in order to be listed on global stock exchanges. A global sustainability listing standard... Ego Climate: Human Dysfunction Is Holding Up Sustainability
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013)
Source: Huff Post - I recently attended the Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference on the environment and business, and I left unexpectedly inspired. The amount of innovation and creativity in the marketplace is astounding... Sustainability as a Strategic Concern for Boards and C-suites
(Monday - April 08, 2013)
Source: Law.com - Whether the topic is environmental impact or labor and human rights overseas, the corporate conversation about sustainability issues isn’t new. But what is changing is that senior leadership is thinking more strategically about... 4 Lessons on Environmental Sustainability that Every Corporation Should Learn
(Friday - April 05, 2013) Associated Profiles : World Resources Institute
Source: insights.wri.org - This is the last of a five-part blog series, Aligning Profit and Environmental Sustainability. Each installment has explored key ingredients to help businesses overcome barriers that prevent them from... The Hoopla Of Corporate Sustainability: What It Means For Your Portfolio
(Thursday - April 04, 2013)
Source: Seeking Alpha - Corporate Sustainability, that's a term that has caught a lot of tailwind in the past couple of years. But what is it? Does it refer to the financial health of a company and its ability to offer sustainable growth for the... Twenty years on, corporate sustainability still lacking
(Thursday - April 04, 2013)
Source: GreenBiz.com - After 20 years of rating corporate sustainability efforts, German-based oekom research has found that global giants have not been doing nearly enough in their commitments to sustainability. In its most recent annual report, oekom... ESG Issues & Players ESG factors seen as increasingly important by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management's Gebhardt
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013)
Source: Investment Europe.net - Henning Gebhardt, head of EMEA equities at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, points to examples involving Xstrata and Novartis that illustrate the growing role of environmental, social and governance factors in investment... Twitter Arrives on Wall Street, Via Bloomberg
(Saturday - April 06, 2013)
Source: NY Times - Largely blocked on Wall Street, Twitter is making its big debut on trading desks — via Bloomberg terminals. Bloomberg L.P. announced on Thursday that it was incorporating tweets into its data service, which is widely used in the... New emissions standards would fuel shift from coal to natural gas
(Monday - April 08, 2013)
Source: escience news - The cost of complying with tougher EPA air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new Duke University study. The stricter regulations on... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds 5 companies agree to disclose political spending after prodding from DiNapoli
(Wednesday - April 10, 2013) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source: pionline - New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, withdrew shareholder proposals at five companies after they agreed to disclose their corporate political spending, according to a statement from Thomas.... New York Pension Invests $170 Million In Private Equity, Hedge Funds
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source: FIN alternatives - The New York State Common Retirement Fund has added to its stake in two alternative investment funds to its stable. The $152.9 billion public pension fund committed $100 million to Palladium Equity... Islamic banks break even and post growth in profit
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013) Associated Profiles : Istithmar World - Dubai
Source: nation.co.ke - Gulf African Bank shareholders include îIstithmarî World (the investment arm of the Government of Dubai), Bank Muscat International (a leading bank headquartered in Bahrain), Sheikh Abdullah Mohammed Al... Calpers agitates for better governance
(Monday - April 08, 2013) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: ft.com - Calpers, with some $255bn in its care, is the largest public pension fund in the US. And it has being throwing its weight around. When Ray Lane stepped down as chairman of Hewlett-Packard this month, making way for the activist... Offshore secrets revealed: the shadowy side of a booming industry
(Friday - April 05, 2013)
Source: Guardian.co.uk - The existence of an extraordinary global network of sham company directors, most of them British, can be revealed. The UK government claims such abuses were stamped out long ago, but a worldwide joint investigation by the... | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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BHSU student to present at Clinton conference
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013) Associated Profiles : Clinton Global Initiative
- Rapid City Journal - Lynn, a mass communication and history major from Powell, Wyo., will be sharing his project’s success and goals for the upcoming year during the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI... Chelsea Clinton Open to Running for Public Office in the Future
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013) Associated Profiles : Clinton Global Initiative
- E Online - Chelsea has also been steadily raising her own public profile: She's recently taken on a more active role in an annual university-based educational summit that her father founded Clinton Global...
Twitter's Jack Dorsey on entrepreneurship
(Tuesday - April 09, 2013) Associated Profiles : Clinton Global Initiative
- CBS News - Jack Dorsey, center, attends the Clinton Global Initiative University event at Washington University. / Washington University in St. Louis (Money Watch) Over 1,200 students attended the Clinton... |
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