Top Story of the Week Don't Confuse Sustainability with Corporate Social Responsibility
(Monday - August 18, 2014)
Source: Washington Post - No challenge derails managers from the goal of sustainability more than understanding what it means for an organization to really be sustainable. Some people think sustainability is all about environmental issues. Others see it... Sustainability in Focus Show me the money: how sustainability creates revenue at Bloomberg
(Friday - August 22, 2014)
Source: The Guardian - Commercial drive – the ‘oxygen of business’ – helps sustainability flow toward ‘quantitative, consumable and actionable’ new products and services, writes Christoph Lueneburger... How sustainability leaders hold steady over the long haul
(Friday - August 22, 2014)
Source: GreenBiz - Pioneering a sustainability initiative is a lot like buying a boat. Sooner or later, the realities of maintenance overshadow whatever aspirations first inspired the investment. After the brainstorming sessions, public... 5 ways to successfully promote sustainable employee behavior
(Thursday - August 21, 2014)
Source: GreenBiz - Only 30% of employees are engaged, costing $450 to $550 billion every year in lost productivity. Yet research shows that companies with strong sustainability and social responsibility programs have much higher engagement rates. An insider’s view: why more companies should tie bonuses to sustainability
(Wednesday - August 20, 2014)
Source: The Guardian - I didn’t get my full stock bonus last year. It wasn’t because I didn’t meet my revenue or profit goals; I exceeded them. Instead, it was because my carbon emissions reduction efforts fell short, partly due to the integration of... Sustainability: Reconfiguring the Relationship between Humanity, Energy and the Natural World
(Wednesday - August 20, 2014)
Source: BreakingEnergy.com - A new ‘Zeitgeist’ is increasingly taking hold in growing pockets of society, politics and the business world. All indications point to one direction – towards the concept of ‘sustainability’ dominating human behavior and thinking... Report highlights CPGs' sustainability achievements
(Tuesday - August 19, 2014)
Source: Packaging World - The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has released a report that spotlights progress and achievements by food, beverage, and consumer products companies as they work to reduce their environmental footprints and implement... ESG Issues & Players Libya's largest oil depot begins exports
(Thursday - August 21, 2014)
Source: SF Gate - CAIRO— Libya's largest export terminal begun loading a tanker Wednesday destined for Italy, its first shipment after a yearlong blockade over disputes between the central government, rebels and protesters, the country's oil... Why social impact investing is going mainstream
(Thursday - August 21, 2014)
Source: PBS NewsHour - During the Vietnam War, two Methodist ministers started an investment fund that purposely excluded weapons manufacturers... Meet the companies that are trying to profit from global warming
(Tuesday - August 19, 2014)
Source: Vox - Global warming isn't necessarily bad news for everyone. For some companies and countries, it may be even be a huge boon. As Climate Changes, 'Underwater Mortgage' May Take on New Meaning
(Monday - August 18, 2014)
Source: Bloomberg - Looking to buy a house? That’s great, unless you’re in your 20s and 30s and regularly read climate reports. They tend to project dramatic changes to the climate over the next 50 years, and given that current life expectancy is... Opinion: Why America and Americans are Exceptional?
(Tuesday - August 19, 2014)
Source: India New England - In the September of 2013, President Barack Obama claimed while addressing the United Nations that America and Americans are exceptional because of certain, special traits. Russian President Vladimir Putin and other World leaders... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Five top-performing global funds that have justified their fees
(Friday - August 22, 2014) Associated Profiles : MSCI Group (NYSE: MDX)
Source: FE Trustnet - The fund’s MSCI AC World benchmark has gained 71.1 per cent over the ... Rhodes prioritizes dividend growth above all else, believing finding companies with sustainable policies is... Could a Carbon Tax Cut Down on Corporate Inversions?
(Friday - August 22, 2014)
Source: TriplePundit - Marc Hafstead of the nonpartisan think tank Resources for the Future, along with Lawrence Goulder of Stanford University, have come up with an idea that could potentially address two important problems in one broad policy action... Libya: Goldman Sachs sued over loss
(Thursday - August 21, 2014) Associated Profiles : Libyan Investment Authority
Source: Independent Online - Goldman Sachs had filed a summary judgment application â a request to decide a claim without going to trial â in the case brought by the Libyan Investment Authority(LIA) in January... California pensions, consumers get $800 million from Bank of America case
(Friday - August 22, 2014) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: Merced Sun-Star - The number is (877) 488-7814. The state’s pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, will split $300 million to cover losses they suffered purchasing the securities marketed by BofA.... 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.
KEY PARTNERS
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!
OVERVIEW/MISSION
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.”
BACKGROUND
Biovision focuses on East African countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
News Sweeps
Civil Society Groups Provide Inputs on SDGs, Post-2015
(Friday - August 08, 2014) Associated Profiles : Biovision
- uncsd.iisd.org - at the expense of a transformative post-2015 sustainable development agenda. îBiovision and the Millennium Institute, on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Cluster of the NGO... JKUAT clicks way to first indigenous poultry databank [Business Daily (Kenya)]
(Wednesday - August 06, 2014) Associated Profiles : Biovision
- TMCnet.com - Some of the apps so far created are Cow, BioVision, iKilimo, and Natural Farmer, some of which have got international acclaim. Young Kenyans are embracing agriculture, partly due to technology that... Kenya releases new crop of tech-savvy extension officers
(Thursday - July 03, 2014) Associated Profiles : Biovision
- Business Daily Africa - Some of the tools so far created are iCow, infonet BioVision, Natural Farmer Info Service and Kilimo. Some of these apps have got international recognition while giving farmers a fall-back... 
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