Top Story of the Week Nearly One-half (49 Percent) of CFOs See Sustainability As Key Driver of Financial Performance
(Wednesday - September 19, 2012)
Associated Profiles : Verdantix
- hotelnewsresource.com - About the survey The independent, global survey of 250 CFOs was undertaken by Verdantix on behalf of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firms. All the companies represented by the interviewees... ESG / Sustainability Climate change: More extreme weather coming this winter
(Wednesday - September 19, 2012)
Source: Examiner - While Arctic sea ice is shrinking at a rate much faster than scientists ever predicted, climate scientists are expecting another winter filled with more extreme weather events. “It’s probably going to be a very interesting... Saudis offer extra oil to control prices
(Wednesday - September 19, 2012)
Source: CNN - Saudi Arabia has offered its main customers in the US, Europe and Asia extra oil supplies through the end of the year, a sign the world's largest exporter is worried about the impact of rising prices on the global economy. Democracy declined worldwide in 2011, Arab Spring nations at risk: report
(Tuesday - September 18, 2012)
Source: Reuters - Democratic governance declined throughout the world in 2011, showing that gains made in the Middle East and North Africa during the Arab Spring are very fragile and in its chaotic aftermath leaders may slip back into... Bernanke's bold move: good policy – or politics?
(Monday - September 17, 2012)
Source: Christian Science Monitor - The Federal Reserve under Chairman Ben Bernanke is trying to help the economy by doing something President Barack Obama and Congress can't and which Mitt Romney opposes: electronically creating money, mostly out of thin air. Sovereign Wealth Funds China's external debt reaches 785.17 bln USD
(Tuesday - September 18, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Investment Company (China)
- Xinhua News Agency - The amount does not include the outstanding external debt of the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions or that of Taiwan, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said in a statement... Chinese investment institutions remain silent over Libor lawsuits
(Monday - September 17, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Investment Company (China)
- South China Morning Post - The investment strategies of CIC and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange?, which oversees certain foreign assets, seem "secretive" to the international investment community and lack... Controversial Sovereign Wealth Fund
(Wednesday - September 12, 2012) Associated Profiles : Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
- Punch - Although the Kuwaiti Investment Authority is credited with operating the first SWF from oil revenues in 1953, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority operates the largest SWF with assets worth $875 billion. Sound arguments.... US Pension Funds Private Equity Lobby Group Pushes Public Pension Data
(Tuesday - September 18, 2012) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
- efinancialnews.com - Calpers doesn't make the top 10 list, despite it having more dollars invested in private equity than any other US pension fund ($34.4bn), but California State Teachers Retirement System, just behind Calpers... U.S. State Public Pension Funding Levels Dipped in 2011: Report
(Monday - September 17, 2012)
Source: Reuters - Only a third of U.S. state-level pension plans examined in a recent survey were funded at levels considered adequate, a report showed on Tuesday. Indiana Pension Fund Sues Wal-Mart Over Bribery Allegations
(Wednesday - September 12, 2012) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System
- Indiana Public Media - That sparked the California State Teachers Retirement System or CalSTRS and the city of New York to file suit against Wal-Mart directors, saying they breached their fiduciary duties to the company's... Asset Managers International Demand for U.S. Assets Rises on Europe
(Wednesday - September 19, 2012)
Source: Bloomberg - International purchases of U.S. financial assets rose more than sevenfold in July as investors sought shelter from the debt crisis in Europe. Net buying of long-term equities, notes and bonds totaled $67 billion during the month... Japan Protests in China Seen Costlier Than Tsunami
(Wednesday - September 19, 2012)
Source: BusinessWeek - Wang illustrates why Japanese carmakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), Nissan Motor Co. (7201), and Honda Motor Co. are bracing for what may become a bigger crisis in China than last year’s tsunami in Japan. As violent... 1 Year on, Occupy is in Disarray; Spirit Lives On
(Monday - September 17, 2012)
Source: BusinessWeek — Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments. European Squabbling on Euro Crisis Solution May Test Rally
(Monday - September 17, 2012)
Source: Bloomberg - Squabbling among European governments over the next steps needed to overcome the region’s sovereign debt crisis raised the specter of renewed turmoil as last week’s market rally eased pressure to forge a common path. | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Established: 1992
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes: focus on corporate responsibility.
KEY PARTNERS
Collaborates with numerous organizations, including Proxy Impact, Social Investment Forum (SIF), Sustainable Investments Institute (SI2), Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), Trillium Asset Management,Walden Asset Management, and Green Century.
Clients include Domini Social Investments and Calvert Group – two of the largest SRI asset managers and mutual fund companies in the US.
Also – clients and partners include these firms: Disney; McDonald's; Dell; HP; Starbucks; Coca-Cola; Time-Warner; Gap; Home Depot; Staples.
OVERVIEW/MISSION
As You Sow states that its mission is: "To promote corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, grantmaking, and innovative legal strategies."
The organization's vision is "A safe, just, and sustainable world in which environmental health and human rights are central to corporate decision making."
The organization's focus is on: Corporate Responsibility; Sustainability; Human Rights; Health & Safety; Environmental Enforcement; Grantmaking.
As You Sow has been a prominent player in proxy voting and shareholder action for many years.
BACKGROUND
As You Sow was established in 1992. One of As You Sow's co-founders, Thomas Van Dyck, continues his involvement with the organization as a member of its board.
News Sweeps
Campbell's Big Fat Green BPA Lie -- and the Sustainability Activists that Enabled It
(Wednesday - September 19, 2012) Associated Profiles : As You Sow
- Forbes - I approached every major player in this controversy officials at HCHW, Breast Cancer Fund, As You Sow, and even well known anti-BPA journalists such as Amy Westervelt with an offer to discuss my findings about Campbell's...
Stimulus or bust
(Tuesday - September 04, 2012) Associated Profiles : As You Sow
- Business Spectator - As many of the worldâ??s central bankers and some of the great economists gather in Jackson Hole to compare notes about the state of their own and the global economy, it is enlightening to consider the...
Big Wins at Rio+20's: A Platform, Partnerships and Business Opportunities to Stop Plastic Pollution
(Friday - August 31, 2012) Associated Profiles : As You Sow
- Huffington Post - What do mushrooms, tires and soda bottles have in common' They are all being used, recycled or even upcycled through innovative programs that prevent waste from entering the environment. Despite some... |
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