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Recent Featured ArticlesFeatured Articles March 11, 2010 Wind industry hits DC to demand Renewable Energy Standard
Source:BrighterEnergy.com
The wind industry has convened in Washington DC to urge US lawmakers to include a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) within legislation passing through Congress. March 11, 2010 Be Careful of Bestowing Increased Rights to Shareholders
Source:Seeking Alpha
Greater Shareholder Rights Coming are obviously on the way. The question now is what form those increased rights will take, and what the consequences will be for publicly-traded companies and their management. Tara Siegel Bernard... March 11, 2010 Time for next stage of sustainable business
Source:Reuters
Corporate America needs to track its use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow if it wants to keep pace with social concern about climate change and other sustainability issues, an activist U.S.... March 11, 2010 Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds
Source:USA Today
The recall of products containing a potentially salmonella-tainted flavoring ingredient ballooned this week with the addition of 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products from a Houston firm. March 10, 2010 FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella
Source:Washington Post
The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to foodmakers around the country, according to inspectors at the... March 10, 2010 China Regulator to Limit Banking Executives’ Pay
Source:BusinessWeek
China’s banking regulator told the nation’s lenders to defer at least 40 percent of senior executives’ bonuses under new guidelines aimed at aligning bankers’ compensation with their performance. March 10, 2010 Health Care’s Obstacle: No Will to Cut
Source:NY Times
For anyone who cares about medical costs — which is to say anyone who cares about the take-home pay of American families or about the budget deficit — President Obama’s health reform plan is a terribly mixed bag. March 9, 2010 More Than Jobs, We've Outsourced Our Carbon Emissions
Source:Trehugger.com
We've written about the phenomenon of outsourced carbon emissions a number of times, with the example of perhaps up to one third of China's emissions coming from manufacturing goods destined for consumption abroad being most... March 9, 2010 The Climate-Change Debate -- Coming to a Shareholder Meeting Near You
Source:BNET
Shareholders are increasingly worried about how climate change — and regulation aimed at stopping it — will effect the profitability and long-term growth of the companies they’ve invested in. And now, thanks to new SEC rules,... March 9, 2010 Socially responsible investing: a primer
Source:Christian Science Monitor
Did you know you could get a better return through Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)? When it comes to money, investment plays an integral part. People are now getting inclined towards investments driven by their personal... March 9, 2010 Cool it on efforts against new rules, EPA chief asks
Source:Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pushed back against lawmakers' attempts to halt the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases from power plants, refiners and other industrial facilities. EPA... March 8, 2010 After errors, global warming gets a cold shoulder
Source:Boston Globe
A series of highly publicized errors in a landmark report about manmade global warming - and lingering controversy over hacked e-mails between climate scientists - is eroding public confidence in the research and could further... March 8, 2010 Senators wrestle with Fed bank oversight issues
Source:Reuters
The Federal Reserve could retain oversight of large bank holding companies under a scaled-back regulatory reform plan being considered by key senators, but important questions remained unanswered, lobbyists said on Sunday March 8, 2010 Healthcare overhaul comes down to Pelosi and Obama
Source:LA Times
The fate of healthcare legislation turns on the endgame skills of two Democrats who bring vastly different assets to the task: President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Obama's signature ability to inspire fellow Democrats... March 6, 2010 A Fresh Look at Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Source:US News and World Report
Most socially responsible mutual funds are born of a desire to help the environment, slow the spread of violence, or boycott certain practices. Parnassus Workplace (PARWX), on the other hand, sprang from between the covers of... March 6, 2010 Three States Sue EPA Over Global Warming Ruling
Source:Fox News
The bitterly contested fight in Washington over global warming and pollution is also taking hold at the state level. The Environmental Protection Agency, which is threatening to regulate carbon emissions if Congress won’t, is... March 6, 2010 Obama Turns up the Heat for Health Care Overhaul
Source:ABC News
Facing a tough political environment, President Barack Obama on Saturday turned up the heat for the health care overhaul that has been his top priority for a year yet has not been passed by Congress March 5, 2010 Women still under-represented in the boardroom: Survey
Source:Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — A survey pointing to a dearth of female corporate directors suggests it's high time Canada's top companies opened their boardroom doors wider to women. As the 100th anniversary of the first International Women's Day is... March 5, 2010 SEC Climate Change Guidlines Lead to Record Numbers of Shareholder Resolutions
Source:Triple Pundit
If recent talk about climate change hasn’t already rattled every CEO’s corporate cage, then yesterday’s news regarding shareholder resolutions should do the trick. It was announced during a phone-based news conference today that... March 5, 2010 Salmonella found in food additive sparks recall
Source:LA Times
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a potentially massive recall of salad dressing, chip dip, soup mixes and other foods made with a commonly used food additive that may be contaminated with salmonella. Among... March 5, 2010 Sebelius calls for openness in insurance rate hikes
Source:Indystar.com
WASHINGTON -- Unless Congress revamps the nation's health care system, the federal government can weigh in on "wildly exorbitant" insurance rate increases only by pressuring insurance companies to publicly justify them, Health... March 4, 2010 'Volcker Rule’ Draft Signals Obama Wants to Ease Market Impact
Source:BusinessWeek
The Obama administration’s legislative draft of the so-called Volcker Rule incorporated exemptions that may ease the impact on financial markets should it be enacted. March 4, 2010 Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
Source:Working Knowledge - Harvard Business School
Toyota's ever-widening problems are a tragic case study in how not to lead in crisis. Under the media spotlight, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder, went into hiding and sent American CEO Jim Lentz to make apologies.... March 4, 2010 Obama steps up health care pressure
Source:Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - President Obama increased the pressure on Congress yesterday to take an up-or-down vote on his health care package, calling on Senate Democrats to bypass a Senate filibuster and revive the stalled legislation over... March 3, 2010 More Than 50 Companies Voluntarily Adopt“Say on Pay” as Institutional Investors Continue to Press for an Advisory Vote
Source:Walden Asset Management
Washington, DC—Investors pushing for annual advisory shareholder votes on executive compensation today announced that more than 50 companies have now voluntarily adopted giving their shareholders an annual advisory vote on...[more] |
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