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Recent ResearchAugust 28, 2012 U.S. wealth gap widening, poll findsSource: CBC NewsAs the income gap between rich and poor widens, a majority of Americans say the growing divide is bad for the country and believe that wealthy people are paying too little in taxes, according to a new survey. The poll released... August 28, 2012 Every hurricane on planet in last 150 years is on this map
Source: MSNBC
A new map done up in glowing colors reveals the swirling paths hurricanes and tropical storms have tread across our planet since 1851. If it looks a little odd at first, it's because this hurricane map offers a unique perspective... August 27, 2012 Thinking outside the square: accountants have a role to play in a sustainable futureSource: The Conversation.co.auCan business and accountants guide us on the path to sustainability? Will business and accounting leaders of the future have the necessary skills to solve complex sustainability problems? How can new pathways to the accounting... August 24, 2012 USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds more negative view of politicsSource: Detroit Free PressAs Democrats and Republicans prepare to open back-to-back conventions, a nationwide USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds Americans taking a decidedly more negative view of the presidential candidates and the tenor of their campaigns than... August 23, 2012 Is Global Warming Causing A Record Breaking Lack Of Tornado Activity?
Source: Forbes
The year 2012 is breaking all-time records for lack of tornado activity, inviting the question whether global warming is causing a long-term decline in destructive extreme weather events. According the National Oceanic and... August 23, 2012 Antarctic Peninsula Warms Rapidly … AgainSource: Live ScienceThe Antarctic Peninsula, which juts out about 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) from the western flank of the frozen continent, is one of the fastest warming places on Earth. In the past 50 years, the air temperature has increased... August 23, 2012 GMI Ratings’ Accounting and Governance Risk (AGR) Ratings Can Help Investors Significantly Improve Equity ReturnsSource: Herald OnlineOver the 10-year period ended July 1, 2012, a portfolio of companies with top-decile AGR ratings would have outperformed the lowest-decile portfolio by 55%. August 23, 2012 Pentagon Contractor CEO Compensation is Second to NoneSource: Project on Government OversightA Project On Government Oversight analysis of executive compensation at the top five Pentagon contractors – Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrup Grumman, and Raytheon – found that the average compensation package... August 23, 2012 Half of mortgage borrowers under 40 are underwaterSource: CNN MoneyRising home prices helped nearly one million homeowners emerge from being underwater on their mortgages during the second quarter. But younger homeowners are still struggling to stay afloat, according to report from Zillow. August 22, 2012 Is Gen Y Underemployed - Or Just Lazy?Source: ForbesAs unemployment in the U.S. hovers around 8.2%, millions of other Americans remain underemployed – working jobs for which they are overqualified and which often don’t even pay the bills. A new report, released today by PayScale... August 18, 2012 Peabody Energy Launches Interactive 2011 Corporate and Social Responsibility Report
Source: CSRWire
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) today released its 2011 Corporate and Social Responsibility Report highlighting the company’s record safety performance, commitment to its communities, approach to environmental stewardship and corporate... August 17, 2012 The Definitive Guide To Socially Responsible Investing
Source: Business Insider
Socially responsible investing might sound like a fad, but shrewd investors have been doing it for years. Problem is, most rookie investors don't know it exists as a strategy or feel unsure how to go about it. Sure, we can do a... August 15, 2012 Healthcare Reform Ranks Fourth amongst Key Political Issues according to PhysiciansSource: RedOrbit.comPhysicians reveal in a DoctorDirectory survey that healthcare reform ranks below the economy, unemployment, and the national debt when it comes to key political issues. In the May survey, physicians also report that while Obama... August 15, 2012 First study reports very low internal radioactivity after Fukushima disaster
Source: Washington Post
Japanese researchers have found very low amounts of radioactivity in the bodies of about 10,000 people who lived near the Fukushima Daiichi power plant when it melted down. The first published study that measured the radiation... August 14, 2012 A Closer Look at Extreme Drought in a Warming Climate
Source: NY Times
The extraordinarily hot, dry summer in the American heartland has seen higher temperatures, so far, than any single year during the devastating 1930s dry spell described in the Son House tune in the video above [performed by my... August 14, 2012 If Sustainability Costs You More, You're Doing it Wrong
Source: Forbes
There is a lot of anecdotal information on what makes a value chain sustainable, but very little data. To change that, we partnered with ASQ, the Institute for Supply Management, and Deloitte, on a multi-year research study to... August 14, 2012 Want energy independence? 5 on-site generation players to watchSource: ZDNET.comCombined heat and power, and waste-to-heat systems are among the technologies attracting more venture capital activity, according to a new report on green buildings VC from Lux Research. August 14, 2012 Sustainability Reporting & GRI Focal Point USA: One Year Later
Source: Hank Boerner, Chairman Governance & Accountability Institute
Focusing on the huge market we usually refer to as "Corporate America," the folks who run nonprofit Global Reporting Initiative [GRI] in Amsterdam organized a concentrated effort to encourage more U.S. companies to adopt the GRI... August 14, 2012 Executives earn too much – business surveySource: Engineering NewsSouth African business owners believe that executives at large public companies were paid too much, a survey by Grant Thornton showed on Monday. The International Business Report survey, which reviewed 2 800 public and private... August 14, 2012 Is US income gap wider than you think?
Do Americans understand how vast the nation's wealth gap is? And if they had their way, what income distribution sounds just about right to most people? That's what two behavioral economists have attempted to find out. On both... August 13, 2012 Sustainability: New Perspectives and OpportunitiesSource: Knowledge at WhartonAfter five decades of sustainability debates and policymaking, the world still lacks a comprehensive strategy that recognizes the complexity of the issues. This report, produced by the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management &... August 13, 2012 Special report: Corporate Social ResponsibilitySource: Construction Week OnlineCorporate social responsibility has grown in importance to firms all over the world over the past 20 years, and many companies now put as much effort into monitoring their activities in this area as they do in auditing their own... August 10, 2012 New rules aimed at helping homeownersSource: CNN MoneyWASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Giving homeowners more information on outstanding balances and pending interest rate changes is the aim of new rules for mortgage servicers proposed Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. August 8, 2012 Greening vacant lots may reduce violent crimeSource: News Medical NetGreening vacant lots may make neighborhood residents feel safer and may be associated with reductions in certain gun crimes, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Results... August 7, 2012 UT study sees link of wells, quakes
Source: Houston Chronicle
Most recent earthquakes in North Texas happened close to injection wells used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling in the region, according to new research. A two-year study by the University of Texas at Austin also... |
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