Top Story of the Week It's coming up to "that time of the year" -- moving into 2014, there will be daily headlines about shareholder activism in the form of corporate proxy voting. What are the hot issues of the new year for institutional shareholders as they look at companies held in portfolio? A look at 2013 activity offers some clues. Check out our Top Story (a look at Ceres and 2013 proxy activities) -- and stay tuned for news of 2014 proxy voting news and trends. Activist Investor Group Ceres Issues Assessment Of 2013 Proxy Season
(Tuesday - November 26, 2013)
Source: Mondaq - The activist investor group Ceres recently issued its findings with respect to 2013 shareholder resolutions relating to corporate sustainability issues, including climate change, supply chain issues, and water-related risks... Sustainability in Focus Sustainability and business - how many planets are enough'
(Thursday - November 28, 2013) Associated Profiles :Climate Disclosure Standards Board
Source: New Statesman - A volunteer lights a candle during Earth Hour in Berlin ... thereby lowering the country’s emissions. As the Directors’ and Strategic Reports are aimed primarily at investors there is also clearly the... Sustainable investment shows its rewards, challenges
(Wednesday - November 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS)
Source: benefitspro.com - Trying to mix the notions of sustainability with investment has certainly captured the attention of many forward-thinking companies and corporate investors, but actually managing to find sustainable investments... Sustainable practices - doing it right
(Wednesday - November 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :UN - Global Reporting Initiative GRI
Source: AsiaOne - The Straits Times looks at the state of sustainable development in Singapore, Japan and Indonesia. EACH year, more than two million business travellers flock to Singapore for meetings and conferences, spending some... Strategic Sustainability: Introducing the Value Web
(Tuesday - November 26, 2013)
Source: Triple Pundit - We are surrounded by the constant churning of enterprises rising and being destroyed. In the midst of such competitive turmoil, a fresh perspective is critical to thriving and identifying new avenues of growth. Unfortunately... Sustainability Out of Necessity: One Country's Water Solutions
(Tuesday - November 26, 2013)
Source: Huff Post - Israelis will be the first to tell you that they look to create opportunity out of adversity. As a developed country with a relatively high standard of living, situated in an arid part of the world, Israel has focused on... Sustainability movement will fail unless it creates a compelling future vision
(Monday - November 25, 2013)
Source: Guardian - The greatest risk to the sustainability movement is that it is struggling and so far failing to articulate a vision of a future that is both prosperous while remaining within planetary boundaries. Until it is able to showcase a... ESG Issues & Players You May Be Surprised How Much Our Climate Inaction Is Costing You
(Wednesday - November 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :Ceres
Source: AlterNet - In the US last year more than $100bn in financial losses was caused by extreme weather events - mainly Hurricane Sandy on the eastern seaboard and the severe drought which hit over 70% of the country. Such losses, says... Factbox: Main decisions at U.N. climate talks in Warsaw
(Tuesday - November 26, 2013)
Source: Reuters - Around 195 countries ended a two-week meeting in Warsaw on Saturday evening to agree the outlines of a deal meant to be agreed in 2015 to combat global warming. Following are some of the main decisions... Joseph & Pharaoh: A Lesson for a Time of Climate Change
(Tuesday - November 26, 2013)
Source: Peter D. Kinder - I’ve been reading Global Crisis: War, Climate Change & Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Yale Univ. Press, 2013) by Ohio State history professor Geoffrey Parker... ESG adoption slow to gain traction in the US, says study
(Monday - November 25, 2013)
Source: FTSE Global Markets - Only one-fifth of US institutional investors have already incorporated environmental, social and governance factors into their decision making process, according to figures from San Francisco-based research firm Callan... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds ICCR: There Will Be Blood'
(Wednesday - November 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :ICCR
Source: blog.acton.org - their main proponents routinely release reports with headlines like this: Record spending, diminishing accountability in Michigan state campaigns. In other words, their preferred... Threat of currency probes stepping up pace in Asia
(Wednesday - November 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :Hong Kong (China) Monetary Authority -- Investment Portfolio
Source: Financial Times - To date, the global investigations are led by regulators in the UK, US, Switzerland and the only Asian component is that they get assistance from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, which has been... Some Big Public Pension Funds Are Behaving Like Activist Investors
(Friday - November 29, 2013) Associated Profiles :California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Source: Dealbook - Some of the biggest public pension funds, which have sought to influence companies for years, are now starting to emulate ... Ms. Simpson says stocks of companies subject to such actions have beaten the market ... Watching the Watchers NGOWatch
 Headquarters: Virtual: a joint program of the American Enterprise Institute and Federalist Society in the United States which operate the web site. (Both organizations are based in Washington, DC.) Identified as a project of Global Governance Watch on that organization’s web site.
Established: 2003, relaunched in 2009
ESG/Sustainability Focus:
An emphasis on examining NGOs involved in governance and policy. (See “Overview,” below.)
KEY PARTNERS
NGOWatch is “a project of Global Governance Watch,” and also calls itself “a joint project of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.”
OVERVIEW/MISSION
The NGOWatch page carries these lines: “NGOs have positioned themselves as advocates of global governance and shapers of corporate and government policy. NGOWatch monitors these monitors to encourage transparency and accountability.” News Sweeps
Red Cross heads league following Iranian quake
(Friday - November 29, 2013) Associated Profiles :NGOWatch
Source: campaignlive.co.uk - Louise Speake, researcher at NGO Watch compiler Infonic, said coverage was centered mainly on the launch of an aid appeal for those made homeless by the disaster. The high placing of Human Rights...
[more] 'Pro-Israel' France Supports anti-Israel Groups, Too
(Wednesday - November 27, 2013) Associated Profiles :NGOWatch
Source: Arutz Sheva - In one case, a French ... siege and restriction of the entire Palestinian people movements on the checkpoints that aim to penetrate and disrupt the unity of collective, national and liberal consciences. PARC... Report: NGO Political Warfare Driving Negev Land Grabs
(Thursday - November 14, 2013) Associated Profiles :NGOWatch
Source: Arutz Sheva - NGO Watch President Gerald Steinberg summarized the results, asserting that "by promoting a false narrative and conducting one-sided lobbying at the European Union, the United Nations, and elsewhere... 
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