Top Story of the Week  Non-Financial Data is Material: The Sustainability Paradox
(Monday - April 16, 2012)Associated Profiles :Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc
Source: Eric Roston, BusinessWeek – The main delivery mechanism is the corporate sustainability report, or the corporate responsibility report, or the citizenship report, environment report, corporate social responsibility report "or some title that fits," as Hank Boerner put it. Boerner is chairman of Governance and Accountability Institute, Inc. The group collects and analyzes companies' disclosures, and is the U.S. data partner for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a widely used framework for producing sustainability reports.
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(Monday - April 16, 2012)Source: Examiner.com - The Earth Day Network is hosting "A Billion Acts of Green" in 2012. The goal is to register one billion environmentally friendly actions in advance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development happening in Rio... Buffett Rule or Not, Most Rich People Already Pay
(Friday - April 13, 2012)Source: Bloomberg - President Obama’s sales pitch for the so-called Buffett Rule is simple: It’s only fair that those who make more than $1 million a year should pay a higher tax rate than middle-class workers. Here’s what he tends not to mention... U.S. Earthquake Outbreak Tied to Fracking
(Friday - April 13, 2012)Source: Bloomberg - A spate of earthquakes across the middle of the U.S. is “almost certainly” man-made, and may be caused by wastewater from oil or gas drilling injected into the ground, U.S. government scientists said in a study. Renewable-Energy Investment Plunges in Quarter to Three-Year Low
(Thursday - April 12, 2012)Source: BusinessWeek - Global investment in clean energy dropped to its lowest since the depths of the financial crisis three years ago as the U.S. and European nations cut support for wind and solar projects, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said. Commentary Ethical Investing is All a Matter of Opinion – and I'll Put Money on That
(Friday - April 13, 2012)Associated Profiles : Eiris
Source: Indepedent - There is no doubting the popularity of "ethical" investing, and why not' As Eiris, the ethical investment screening service (not for profit, naturally), points out, ethical products - fair trade, etc - have become ... Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets Touch $4.62 trillion
(Monday - April 16, 2012)Source: Economic Times - NEW YORK: The sovereign wealth funds have been getting richer with their assets under management rising to $ 4.62 trillion so far in 2012 worldwide, an increase of 16 per cent from last year. We’re Now Ready to Invest in Europe: China’s CIC
(Monday - April 16, 2012)Associated Profiles : China Investment CorporationSource: CNBC - Investments in Europe could come to total more than 20 percent of China's sovereign wealth fund’s total portfolio, according to Jin Liqun, chairman of the Board of Supervisors at the fund. Jin told CNBC that recent months had... Abu Dhabi's Mubadala reports USD1.14b loss in 2011
(Friday - April 13, 2012)Associated Profiles : Abu Dhabi Investment AuthoritySource: MENAFN - Mubadala, the investment arm of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, reported deeper losses in 2011 due to a drop in the value of its investments, Arabian Business reported. Asset Managers EPF targets 23% investment in foreign markets
(Tuesday - April 17, 2012)Associated Profiles : Amundi
Source: Malaysia - KUALA LUMPUR,-- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) expects to invest up to 23 per cent of its investment assets in the international markets, intensifying its investments in global equity and fixed income. Carlyle Seeking as Much as $762.5 Million in Initial Offering
(Monday - April 16, 2012)Associated Profiles : Credit Suisse Group AGSource: Bloomberg- Carlyle Group LP (CG) is seeking to raise as much as $762.5 million in its initial public offering, a sale that may value the Washington-based private-equity firm at up to $7.6 billion. 'Gold Gives You Nothing' Amid High Inflation: Analyst
(Thursday - April 12, 2012)Associated Profiles : HSBC Global Asset ManagementSource: CNBC Floor- The price of gold has fallen, with the CBOE gold index hitting a new 52-week low recently, and Stuart Oakley, head of emerging markets FX Trading at RBS, told CNBC that the gold trade is over for now. US Pension Funds Pension funds tipped for $3.5trn infrastructure spree
(Monday - April 16, 2012)Source: eFinancial News - Pension funds worldwide are forecast to plough $3.5 trillion into new infrastructure projects over the next decade, raising their asset allocation from 2% to more than 15%. Two Giants of Finance Will Release Diversity Data
(Monday - April 16, 2012)Associated Profiles : New York City Comptroller’s Office: Bureau of Asset Management Source: NY Times - At the behest of New York City’s public pension funds, two of the biggest financial companies with headquarters in the city, Goldman Sachs and MetLife, have agreed to publicly disclose information about the racial and gender... | Corporate ESG Performance Factors are important to financial analysts, asset owners and managers, and many stakeholders. The ESG framework or approach considers environmental issues and impacts, the company’s positioning and actions on social/societal issues, and important aspects of corporate governance. ESG key performance indicators are considered by investors as proxies for effective governance and management. Increasing numbers of of independent research and financial analysis firms monitor and measure these and advisie investors. The Sustainability HQ™ platform is an important profiling and monitoring resource for the G&A team, and for our clients and subscribers. ESG market players and corporate reputation influencers are profiled and monitored by G&A Institute. In these Highlights we provide some results of our continuous global scanning for ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility news.. The Associated Profiles indicated are in our platforms. For more information, please email us at info@sustainabilityhq.com _______________________________
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California Teacher Fund Targets Pension-Inflating Spiking
(Thursday - April 12, 2012)Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System Source: Bloomberg - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System cut payments to a former San Francisco Bay Area superintendent after concluding that a $61,000 raise in his final year of work was intended to boost his pension. Watching the Watchers  Biovision
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Established: 1998
ESG / Sustainability Focus: Yes: a focus on a combination of agricultural, health, environmental, and sustainability issues.
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Biovision works with numerous partners, including African Insect Science for Food and Health, the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, and TWAS. Funders include Liechtenstein Development Service and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Signatory of Time to Act!
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Biovision states its mission as: “Biovision Foundation combats hunger and poverty at their roots, and is committed to the dissemination and application of ecological methods that sustainably improve living conditions in Africa whilst also conserving the environment. Biovision renders “help for self-help” and promotes ecological thought and action in both North and South.”
News Sweeps Global Cell-Based Assays Market to Exceed $1.5 Billion by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts ...
(Monday - April 02, 2012)Associated Profiles : Biovision
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Cell-Based Assays markets. The global market for Cell-Based Assays is forecast to cross US$1.5 billion by 2017. Principal... Alzheimer Disease - New Drugs, Markets and Companies
(Wednesday - February 01, 2012)Associated Profiles : Biovision
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Alzheimer disease - New drugs, markets and... |
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