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Recent ResearchJune 27, 2008 Aon Presents Findings About Leading Risk Factors for Emerging Technology FirmsSource: PR Newswire SACRAMENTO, Calif -- During the July 2008 meeting at the California Women's Network Group, Julie K. Davis of Aon will host a presentation on leading risk factors for emerging technology firms. Aon counsels entrepreneurs, risk... June 27, 2008 Special Section - Inside the Subprime CrisisSource: Knowledge@Wharton - Wharton, University of Pennsylvania The subprime mortgage crisis is a tremor that turned into an earthquake, threatening this year to plunge the U.S. economy into its first recession since 2001. In this Special Report, Knowledge@Wharton finds that the credit crisis... June 26, 2008 The State of the Nation’s Housing – 2008Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University Housing markets contracted for a second straight year in 2007. The national median single-family home price fell in nominal terms for the first time in 40 years of recordkeeping, leaving several million homeowners with properties... June 26, 2008 Allianz Knowledge Asks: Tired of Bad News About Climate Change?Source: Allianz Knowledge This month, we focus on what can be done do to curb greenhouse gas emissions, cut back on energy consumption, and increase the energy efficiency of our homes and businesses. June 26, 2008 New Sustainability Program Helps Executives Accelerate Organizational Integration of the Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet and ProfitSource: Fairleigh Dickinson University's Institute for Sustainable Enterprise This fall, Fairleigh Dickinson University's Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) will bring together executives from diverse corporations, consulting firms and small businesses to participate in Managing Sustainability, an... June 25, 2008 NEW ESG MANUAL FROM CFA INSTITUTE CENTRE HELPS INVESTORS EVALUATE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE FACTORS  Source: CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity to Introduce Manual at “ESG Factors & Metrics for Investors,” on July 8, 2008
June 25, 2008 International Economic UpdateSource: Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The current international situation is best characterized as slow economic growth and higher inflation among the advanced economies and steady growth with higher inflation among the emerging market economies. June 25, 2008 Working paper: Evaluating the Impact of SA 8000 CertificationSource: Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School The Social Accountability 8000 Standard (SA 8000), along with other types of certification standards and corporate codes of conduct, represents a new form of voluntary "private-governance" of working conditions in the private... June 25, 2008 Manufacturing Conditions SurveySource: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Manufacturing activity contracted further in June; Shipments, new orders and employment decline; Price growth quickens June 24, 2008 Working paper: Accounting Information as Political CurrencySource: Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School The study of accounting and the political process has long been viewed through the political cost hypothesis, the basic premise of which is that firms manage earnings in order to extract first-order benefits (or avoid first-order... June 23, 2008 “High-Impact” Firms Create Most Jobs And GrowthSource: U.S. Small Business Administration. Study Highlights Impact Of Established Firms June 23, 2008 Aspen Institute Releases "Green" MBA GuideSource: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. Berrett-Koehler publishes Aspen Institute Guide To Socially Responsible MBA Programs June 23, 2008 New Study to Show How Consumers Adopt Sustainability Products and Practices into Their LivesSource: The Hartman Group A purchase is not just a purchase when consumers believe they are "voting" with their dollars. Approximately 30% of U.S. consumers believe their purchases have greater impact on society than their votes, according to The Hartman... June 23, 2008 Exclusive survey on SRI employee savings: An attractive concept that remains relatively unfamiliar for many companiesSource: Novethic and Altedia IC With the support of AXA, Novethic and Altedia IC present the findings of the first survey of French companies and employee savings invested in SRI assets.While they are globally interested in the prospect, companies do not fully... June 23, 2008 The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index Edges UpSource: The Conference Board June 19, 2008…The Conference Board reports today that the Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent increase in April, and no change in March. June 20, 2008 U.S. – China Strategic Economic Dialogue Fact SheetsSource: U.S. Treasury Department Washington, DC--The following fact sheets were released at the conclusion of meeting of the U.S. – China Strategic Economic Dialogue, June 18, 2008 June 18, 2008 Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden Lead First Global Enabling Trade ReportSource: World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland, 18 June 2008 - East Asian economies - Hong Kong and Singapore - occupy the top two positions in the Enabling Trade Index ranking, followed by Sweden and Norway, according to The Global Enabling Trade Report... June 18, 2008 UCLA Anderson Forecast Affirms No Recession But a Very Subprime OutlookSource: UCLA Anderson Forecast In its second quarterly report of 2008, the UCLA Anderson Forecast cautiously affirms the “no recession” prognostication it has been advocating over the past several quarters, while acknowledging that the most recent employment... June 18, 2008 Business Roundtable Releases Second Quarter 2008 CEO Economic Outlook SurveySource: The Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index — which reflects sales, capital expenditures and employment figures for the next six months — declined to 74.5 in the second quarter of 2008, down from 79.5 in the first quarter,... June 18, 2008 ‘Green’ Perceptions Revealed by Global IT Buyers: Some Brands Shine More, Some Countries Care More and Most Buyers Need More Convincing Source: Strategic Oxygen, GCI Group and Cohn & Wolfe Do “green” products and marketing matter in the enterprise technology industry? According to GreenFactor, – the first global “green” enterprise IT study released today by Strategic Oxygen, GCI Group and Cohn & Wolfe, “green”... June 18, 2008 UCLA Researchers Create Personal Environmental Impact Reports Using Cell Phones as SensorsSource: UCLA UCLA researchers unveiled a new tool this week to help people understand their relationship with the environment. The Personal Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (http://peir.cens.ucla.edu/) lets users see online how their daily... June 17, 2008 What Is the Optimal Inflation Rate?Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City This second quarter Economic Review article by Roberto M. Billi and George A. Kahn provides the first estimate of the optimal inflation rate based on an economic model in which policymakers are assumed explicitly to maximize the... June 17, 2008 Seven Tips for Managing Price IncreasesSource: John Quelch - Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School Consumers get hit with the price-increase hammer every time they drive past a gas station. Harvard Business School professor John Quelch offers tips on how marketers can cope with inflation and consumer sticker shock. June 16, 2008 Long, Unpredictable Delays Found in Louisiana "The Road Home" Grants to HomeownersSource: Rand Corporation Louisiana homeowners who sought federally-funded grants through "The Road Home" program for homes damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had to wait more than eight months on average to receive grants. June 16, 2008 New Employment Trends Index (ETI)™Source: The Conference Board Suggests More Labor-Market Weakening to Come |
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