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(Tuesday - September 25, 2012)Associated Profiles : Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
Source: Hank Boerner, Chairman GAI, CSRWire - America’s manufacturing fortunes have long been represented by the “Big Three” auto companies – Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler. When WWII ended, and for the post-war prosperity era well into the late-1960s, American car... Companies that Invest in Sustainability Do Better Financially
(Friday - September 21, 2012)
Source: Bloomberg - It's a common misperception that responsible or sustainable investments are all in the hug yourself, warm feeling, good intention category, ESG / Sustainability Global warming slows down world economy: report
(Wednesday - September 26, 2012)
Source: Phys.org - Climate change caused by global warming is slowing down world economic output by 1.6 percent a year and will lead to a doubling of costs in the next two decades, a major new report said. Riots, suicides, and other issues in Foxconn's iPhone factories
(Tuesday - September 25, 2012)
Source: CNET News - What makes life ha rd at the giant plants that make iPhones and other staples of high-tech life? The weekend violence is the latest in a growing list of incidents that have heightened concerns over conditions in factories that... New study questions CEO pay practices
(Tuesday - September 25, 2012)
Source: BizJournal.com - Determining a top executive’s pay based on peer companies’ compensation might not be a good practice, according to new research from the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, as reported... Economists say US needs more taxes, spending cuts
(Monday - September 24, 2012)
Source: Seattle PI - The best way to reduce the federal deficit is through a combination of higher taxes and spending cuts, says a group of economists. A survey of 236 members of the National Association for Business Economics says the... Sovereign Wealth Funds China lures foreign investors with changes and roadshow
(Wednesday - September 26, 2012) Associated Profiles :State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Investment Company (China)
Source: SmartBrief - China is trying to make it easier for foreigners to buy mainland stocks. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange increased a quota for foreign investments to $9.2 billion, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange made a... Investment in Europe from China surges
(Monday - September 24, 2012) Associated Profiles :China Investment Corporation
Source: South China Morning Post - In June, national sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) acquired 7 per cent of European satellite operator Eutelsat from Albertis, a Spanish infrastructure firm, for not... Oil Deal Between Baghdad and Erbil Could Spell Big Windfall
(Thursday - September 20, 2012) Associated Profiles :International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)
Source: AINA - DNO, a Norwegian company merged with RAK Petroleum, and OMV, owned in part by Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Company, are also active in Kurdistan. The Iraqi central government has, in the past, baulked at... US Pension Funds NY pension fund invested in controversial private equity funds
(Wednesday - September 26, 2012) Associated Profiles :California State Teachers’ Retirement System , New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com - An investigation by New York's top prosecutor into whether a group of private equity firms used a fee arrangement to dodge taxes may be undermined by the state's own public pension fund. New York... Why California Cities Go Broke
(Tuesday - September 25, 2012) Associated Profiles :California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: Surf Santa Monica - CalPERS, the state's pension fund that pays benefits for city employees, is $150 billion in the hole and the number will probably go higher, he said. What's the answer' Elected officials have to be accountable... Missouri government to pay 20 percent more next year to fund state worker pensions
(Monday - September 24, 2012) Associated Profiles :Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Source: KYTV - The board for the Missouri State Employees Retirement System approved the increase by a 10-1 vote. Become a KY3 Insider! Sign up for our news and recipe newsletters! State Budget Director Linda Luebbering says the... States see pension crisis looming despite cuts
(Sunday - September 23, 2012) Associated Profiles :California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: FOX News - But the measures won't immediately reduce unfunded liability, said spokesman for Calpers, the state pension fund. A spokesman for the California department of finance said the pension changes would achieve some... Asset Managers Germany to Spain and Ireland: Drop Dead
(Wednesday - September 26, 2012) Associated Profiles :Thomson Reuters
Source: Forbes - With the risk of significant banking recapitalization costs weighing heavily on the market's assessment of Spanish deb & sustainability, the announcement was seen as a crucial step by Spain's Eurozone partners towards... Investors Once Again Find India a Draw
(Tuesday - September 25, 2012) Associated Profiles :State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
Source: NASDAQ - "If India can continue the kind of reforms of the past week, then there are real opportunities going forward," said Robert Hormats, undersecretary of economic growth, energy and environment ... World economy sliding in twilight zone as EU crisis festers & US nears fiscal cliff
(Thursday - September 20, 2012) Associated Profiles :Credit Suisse Group AG
Source: Economic Times - Credit Suisse Group AG forecasts gains will be sustained ... The warning from Morgan Stanley, echoed by Citigroup and Pacific Investment Management, is that even with central bank support, the recent slowdown... | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) defines its work: “ASrIA is a not for profit, membership association dedicated to promoting corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practice in the Asia Pacific region. ASrIA’s members include investment institutions managing over US$4 trillion in assets, however membership is open to any organisation which has an interest in sustainable investment.” BACKGROUND
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Local Coordination Committees of Syria + Videos - Uruk Net
(Tuesday - July 10, 2012) - Uruk Net - Homs: Qosair: Mahmoud Ghannoum and Asria Al-Omar were martyred as a result of indiscriminate shelling in the village of Al-Daaba. Damascus: Bab Sarija: A demonstration started in the heart of Damascus, the capital...
Sindicatum Wins Commodity Business Awards 2011
(Thursday - November 17, 2011) - ... of the Year award by Environmental Finance (environmental-finance.com) and the Most Progressive Corporate Leader award by the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia or ASrIA ... Asian companies prefer emissions trading to a carbon tax
(Thursday - October 27, 2011) - Levels of disclosure are particularly high in Korea and Taiwan, says the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (Asria), which produced the report with the support of the CDP. The highest rated ... |
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