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New Partnership Offers Clients of Governance & Accountability Institute Access to RepRisk Comprehensive ESG Intelligence
(Friday - July 11, 2014) Source: Governance & Accountability Institute
New York/Zurich – As part of its portfolio of resources to help managers identify, understand, monitor, and address their sustainability challenges, the Governance & Accountability (G&A) Institute will now bring the benefits of...
Sustainability in Focus Is a sustainable supply chain an obligation or necessity?
(Friday - July 11, 2014)
Source: Packaging Digest - Over the past decade, sustainability across industries has evolved and grown in importance. Most organizations that once felt it was something they needed to do to meet their social, legal and regulatory responsibilities, today... Setting Standards For Corporate Responsibility And Sustainability -- Together
(Friday - July 11, 2014)
Source: Forbes - If there were any lingering doubts on sustainability moving into the mainstream and increasingly deemed essential to financials in corporate boardrooms, they should have been checked again by yesterday’s events in London. The... Sustainable energy becoming cost effective option, says report
(Thursday - July 10, 2014) Associated Profiles : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC)
- Blue & Green Tomorrow - It states, According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, costs for solar PV systems fell by 57% between 2009 and 2014. Costs for other technologies also... Study: Shoppers more focused on sustainability
(Thursday - July 10, 2014)
Source: BizReport - When it comes to spending money, more global consumers are looking at what brands give back to the world - and not just in the products offered. According to a new report out from Nielsen just over half of the global online... With the launch of its first professional body, has sustainability lost its edge?
(Wednesday - July 09, 2014)
Source: The Guardian - Has the corporate responsibility movement come of age or is it in danger of losing its radical edge? The reason for asking is that today marks the launch of the UK's first professional body for people working in sustainability.... Promote sustainability without disadvantaging business
(Wednesday - July 09, 2014)
Source: Statesman Journal - Oregon’s natural resources are valued by the public and support biodiversity, tourism and tens of thousands of jobs in the forest products industry. Policies for this economic sector should serve the well-being of all Oregonians.... Competent Leaders Need to Understand the Science of Sustainability
(Tuesday - July 08, 2014)
Source: Huff Post - In speaking about climate policy last week, President Obama chided senators who are trying to dodge the climate issue by claiming they were not scientists. The president went on to claim that he was not a scientist either, but... ESG Issues & Players Three Reasons Why America Has a Shot at Leading on Global Warming
(Tuesday - July 08, 2014) Associated Profiles : Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- Union of Concerned Scientists - As commissioner, he served as chairman of the board of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), helping to prod the nine member states to reduce power plant carbon emissions by... New ESG Tool For Advisors
(Monday - July 14, 2014)
Source: Financial Adviser - As investment strategies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have morphed from the fringe to the mainstream, several entities have created indexes and other metrics to help investors incorporate those... Shale Seen Shifting Flows at America’s Biggest Oil Port
(Thursday - July 10, 2014)
Source: Bloomberg - For more than 30 years, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LLC has been a symbol of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, pumping Nigerian and Saudi Arabian crude from the world’s biggest supertankers into underground storage caverns... Proxy Season 2014: A Mid-Year Look at What's Hot and What's Not
(Wednesday - July 09, 2014)
Source: Forbes - We are currently midway through the year and beyond the 2014 proxy surge. In the fourth year of Say on Pay (SOP), we are wondering if this year is different from past years. So far in 2014, nearly 2,000 of the Russell 3000... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Why Buffett is betting on energy stocks again
(Friday - July 11, 2014)
Source: CNBC - Warren Buffett has been a big believer in and buyer of U.S. energy—indirectly. When it comes to direct investments in energy stocks, though, Buffett—famous for using an elephant-gun analogy to describe his hunt for... Sovereign wealth funds: Investing for the unforeseeable future
(Wednesday - July 09, 2014) Associated Profiles : National Fund [of Kazakhstan]
- Opalesque Hedge Fund News - Sovereign wealth funds control about $30tn, so knowing what they are doing or planning to do is very important for asset managers. Acquiring that information is difficult, however, since hugely rich... Are Pensions Finally Fed Up with Social Divesting'
(Sunday - July 13, 2014) Associated Profiles : New York City Comptroller’s Office: Bureau of Asset Management
- Governing - Since then, trends have hopped from one cause to another. In 2013, a number of pension funds, including the California teachers and New York City pension funds, divested from gun manufacturers as a... Watching the Watchers  Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Headquarters: Ventura, California
Established: March 1, 2011
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes, a focus on environmental and social issues connected with the apparel industry.
KEY PARTNERS
The Sustainability Consortium. The Outdoor Industry Association and Nike have offered expertise. Sustainable Apparel Coalition is a membership organization.
OVERVIEW/MISSION
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition says its vision is: "An apparel industry that produces no unnecessary environmental harm and has a positive impact on the people and communities associated with its activities." The SAC stresses that its work is a collaborative effort that it sees leading its industry.
BACKGROUND
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition was officially launched on March 1, 2011, to "successfully frame a pre-competitive, universal index to measure and benchmark sustainable practices and products for use by the entire apparel and footwear sector." The New York Times provided visibility to the launch.
Members initiated the coalition's founding and support its work through annual dues.
STRUCTURE
The SAC was founded as an invitation-only membership organization; it may open membership in 2012.
METHODOLOGIES / OPERATIONS
The Sustainable Apparel Index will be designed "for measuring the environmental and social performance of apparel products and the supply chains that produce them." The SAC says the index must be transparent and verifiable. Though the index is still in development; Version 1.0 is scheduled for release in mid-2011. The 1.0 index shows three assessment modules: the product, the supplier facility, and the brand and retailer. Assessments will look, as appropriate, at materials, packaging, manufacturing, transportation, use and service, and end of life.
News Sweeps NIKE's Sustainability Report Shows Company Reducing Environmental Impact While Continuing to Grow
(Sunday - May 25, 2014) Associated Profiles : Sustainable Apparel Coalition
- Yahoo Finance - NIKE, Inc. (NKE) today released its FY12-13 Sustainable Business Performance Summary, providing an update on performance against current business, labor and environmental goals as the company works toward its goal... Freudenberg company joins SAC
(Wednesday - May 21, 2014) Associated Profiles : Sustainable Apparel Coalition
- Sustainable Nonwovens - Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb, based in Tayuan, Taiwan, has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The Freudenberg subsidiary, which primarily manufactures Vildona brand nonwovens... Freudenberg company joins SAC
(Wednesday - May 21, 2014) Associated Profiles : Sustainable Apparel Coalition
- Sustainable Nonwovens - Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb, based in Tayuan, Taiwan, has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The Freudenberg subsidiary, which primarily manufactures Vildona brand nonwovens... | 
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