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May 17, 2012 MAJOR PUSH TO CLEAN UP SHALE GAS FRACKING AS 55 TOP INVESTORS WITH $1 TRILLION IN ASSETS WEIGH IN

Source: Boston Common Asset Management

BOSTON - Major investors are no longer willing to sit by idly as energy companies engaged in shale gas fracking face concerns about industry drilling problems, growing regulatory uncertainty, and increasing opposition from...[more]

May 17, 2012 JPMorgan Chase hit with class-action lawsuit over $2B in trading losses

Source: Washington Post

A class-action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against JPMorgan Chase on behalf of investors accusing the bank of misleading shareholders about the $2 billion in trading losses that have roiled the company this week.

May 17, 2012 Debt crisis: Greek euro exit looms closer as banks crumble

Source: Telegraph

A tsunami of capital flight from Greece threatens to overwhelm the authorities, forcing the country out of the euro before fresh elections in June.

May 17, 2012 JP Morgan and Market Structure

Source: Tim Quast, Managing Director, ModernNetworks IR LLC

Karen and I will join the ghost of Billy the Kid and about 3,000 cyclists in New Mexico next weekend for the Santa Fe Century. Weather looks good, winds below gale force. Should be fun! [more]

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AC Alert for May 14, 2012 The "London Whale" is Beached and Grounded

OK, let's be honest: Did anyone reading this Alert know who or what "The London Whale" was until last week's headlines? Market insiders knew who he or she or it was -- and apparently made big bets against The Whale -- costing...[more]

Sustainability / CR Reporting

G&A Institute is the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) sole data partner for the United States of America, The United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland for monitoring, analyzing and databasing reporting results. This section of AC announces Sustainability and CR Reports as they are issued in the USA, UK and Ireland.  For even more detail on Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility Reporting in the USA please click on the GRI graphic above for access to our reports database maintained in SustainabilityHQ™.

United Kingdom Corporate Reporting

Inspire a Generation - 2012 London Olympics Sustainability Report
May 4, 2012 Source: 2012 London Olympics
Tesco CR Report 2011
April 30, 2012 Source: Tesco
Barclays PLC Issues Citizenship Report for 2011
April 27, 2012 Source: Barclays

Ireland Corporate Reporting

GRI Releases Sustainability Taxonomy, Public Comments on G4
March 13, 2012 Source: Environmental Leader
Brazilian Stock Exchange Nudges Companies Toward CSR Reporting
January 11, 2012 Source: Green Biz
Shell Ireland Sustainability Report
December 29, 2011 Source: Shell Ireland

Highlighted Materials from the profiles of SHQ

Select content from SustainabilityHQTM - profiling ESG Players; Public Pension Funds; Sovereign Investors; SRI Asset Managers.

MAJOR PUSH TO CLEAN UP SHALE GAS FRACKING AS 55 TOP INVESTORS WITH $1 TRILLION IN ASSETS WEIGH IN
May 17, 2012 - - Source: Boston Common Asset Management
JPMorgan Shareholders Approve Executive Compensation Plan
May 17, 2012 - - Source: SF Chronicle
Sustainability reporting needs board level buy-in, says Defra
May 17, 2012 - Associated Profiles : MSCI Group (NYSE: MDX) - Source: Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
Wal-Mart posts strong profit as U.S. sales jump
May 17, 2012 - - Source: Reuters
Say It Ain't So, Jamie: The JPMorgan Chase Crisis Is Not About Money
May 17, 2012 - - Source: Forbes
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