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Recent NewsJuly 4, 2009 VANGUARD SHAREHOLDERS VOTE ON GENOCIDE-FREE INVESTING PROPOSAL
Source:Investors Against Genocide
At today’s Vanguard shareholders meeting, results were announced on votes cast by millions of Vanguard customers on adopting a policy to prevent Vanguard from investing their savings in companies that substantially contribute to...[more] July 4, 2009 Basin Electric gets $100 million from stimulus for clean coal projectsSource:Bismarck TribuneBasin Electric Power Cooperative was awarded $100 million in stimulus money Wednesday for clean coal projects. July 4, 2009 N.Y. Fed's Chief Backs Preemptive Crisis Moves
Source:Washington Post
The Federal Reserve should break with past policy and try to identify and deflate asset bubbles before they can damage the U.S. economy, New York Federal Reserve President William C. Dudley said. July 3, 2009 London oil market probes alleged rogue trader
Source:AFP
Oil market officials in London have launched a probe into an alleged rogue trader who helped push prices to eight-month peaks this week, costing his company nearly 10 million dollars (6.12 million pounds). July 2, 2009 Does Your Organization Suffer from Toxic Work Environment Syndrome?
Source:Larry Checco
We’ve all sat in on those meetings. You know, the ones around the conference table when a decision is about to be made. Knowing something of consequence is going to be discussed and acted on, the first thing most of us do is...[more] July 2, 2009 A Government Failure, Not a Market FailureSource:John Makin, NY TimesThe idea that home ownership confers special benefits on American society is deeply embedded in our culture—so much so that our national tax policy confers a special benefit of its own on it. Home ownership is granted an... July 2, 2009 DiNapoli divests from Iran, Sudan-linked companiesSource:Albany Times UnionComptroller Tom DiNapoli anounced that he is divised $96.2 million in New York State Common Retirement Fund investments from nine companies doing business in Iran and Sudan. July 2, 2009 U.S. Firm Launches Islamic ETFSource:Financial Advisor.comThe first U.S.-based ETF to adhere to Islamic beliefs about investing and finance began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, according to Javelin Investment Management. July 2, 2009 Crisis Won’t End Until Balance Sheets Get Real: Jonathan WeilSource:Bloomberg.comInvestors are feeling better about financial companies’ balance sheets than they were a few months ago. That’s not to say they have a lot of confidence in them. July 2, 2009 How to Help Directors Increase Oversight of Executive PaySource:Harvard Business ReviewIt's a given by now that the general public, many shareholders, and a number of well-placed government officials agree that there is indeed a problem with executive compensation at publicly traded U.S. companies. What's not as... July 2, 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility: Much More Talk Than Action
Source:Forbes
A new study shows that companies want to make a difference but aren't taking the necessary steps. July 2, 2009 Not all is green with Dell: GreenpeaceSource:CIOL.comDell Inc. fails to live upto its producer responsibility and showcases a poor performance in managing electronic waste generated by its own products in India. As per Greenpeace's recent reserach, 12th version of Guide to Greener... July 2, 2009 UnitedHealth gets approval for settlement of options caseSource:ReutersA U.S. federal judge has granted UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH.N) final approval for the settlement of a 2007 shareholder lawsuit related to past stock options practices, court documents show. July 2, 2009 Mia Farrow condemns the British and American GovernmentsSource:Entertainmentand Showbiz.comActress and activist Mia Farrow has condemned the British and American Governments for not having taken enough measures to stop the genocide in Darfur. July 2, 2009 Consumers Must Assume More of the Responsibility for Food Safety IssuesSource:MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNENo one really wants to meet Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer from Seattle, because those who do are likely A) critically sickened by contaminated food and in need of legal help, or B) responsible for selling the food. July 2, 2009 Debate Rages Over Climate Bill as Obama Eyes Global Conference
Source:Fox News
House Democratic leaders said the bill helped accomplish one of Obama's campaign promises and would make the U.S. a leader in international efforts to address climate change when negotiations take place in Copenhagen. July 2, 2009 Rally for water rights hits downtown FresnoSource:FresnobeeRon Schafer and Alice Powlick aren't farmers or farmworkers. They are middle-school teachers who came to Wednesday's water rally in downtown Fresno on behalf of their students. July 1, 2009 Tomorrow's Problems and Yesterday's Solutions
Source:Robert A. G. Monks
I do not know sometimes whether I am particularly paranoid or whether others are stupid or, perhaps a bit of both. Either choice is unpleasant. And yet, most of the suggestions by “corporate governance reformers” are either so...[more] July 1, 2009 What Market Structure Says About Q309
Source:Tim Quast, Managing Director,ModernNetworks IR LLC
We like benchmarking the Battle of the Little Bighorn, which occurred Sunday, June 25, 1876. Thursday was the 133rd anniversary. There, the last free Native forces on the great American central plains had a final hurrah at the...[more] July 1, 2009 Transformation of Panama
Source:Robert R. McMillan
Panama has a new democratically elected President. The May 3, 2009 Presidential election in Panama was another extremely important event. Would Panama continue to transform into a real democracy? With four democratically...[more] July 1, 2009 SEC mulls clampdown on use of celebrities on corporate boardsSource:National PostIf you're a celebrity, the SEC may want to get you outta there. Officials from the U.S. securities watchdog meet on Wednesday to consider new rules that could prompt companies to explain why they believe certain directors are... July 1, 2009 Economic downturn remakes corporate social responsibility programsSource:news.co.auCARBON footprints, going green and giving employees the day off to do charity work make for good PR but are under greater scrutiny as the global financial crisis crunches expenses. July 1, 2009 Obama, Chu Roll Out New Lighting Rules and $346M for Energy Efficient BuildingsSource:Green BuildingsWith Energy Secretary Steven Chu by his side, U.S. President Barack Obama detailed stricter new lighting standards and promised the swift release of $346 million in Recovery Act funds to boost energy efficiency in new and... July 1, 2009 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News: Mixed Messages What Obama Can Learn from Seventh Generation
Source:CSRwire Contributing Writers Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue of Sea Change Med
The two-faced Roman god Janus governed beginnings and endings. As such, he faced both forward and backward. Since taking office, President Obama seems to be taking his cue from Janus on some issues concerning the environment,...[more] July 1, 2009 Oxfam says 1.4 mln homeless as crisis hits AfricaSource:chinaview.cnOver 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes so far this year as a result of significant increasing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Sudan and Somalia, international aid agency Oxfam said... |
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