May 27, 2008

Study of Attitudes of Corporate Responsibility Practitioners and Providers.

Source: Sirota Survey Intelligence for Corporate Responsibility Officer

This brief report is being provided as a courtesy to those organizations and practitioners included in the original survey invitation. The results, presented at The CRO’s Spring conference in New York, is the first in a series...

May 23, 2008

Mercer manager research developed to consider environmental, social and governance factors

Source: Mercer

Mercer has further evolved its manager research process to evaluate the extent to which fund managers pro-actively integrate environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into their mainstream investment process. The move...

May 19, 2008

SEC Rule Change Proposal – Impact on Stakeholders and Readiness of the Market

Source: XBRL US

Executive Summary On May 14, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the issuing of a rule proposal that, if enacted in its current form, will require domestic and foreign issuers that use US GAAP, and...

May 5, 2008

FEI Study: Financial Executives' Salaries Up 5%

Source: Financial Executives International

Advertising, Metals Industries Saw Largest Salary Increases

May 2, 2008

FEI Survey: Average 2007 SOX Compliance Cost $1.7 Million

Source: Financial Executives International (FEI)

Audit Fees Show Slight Increase to $3.6 Million; ore Companies See Benefit, Note Positive Changes to Audit

April 24, 2008

Study Finds Troubling Gaps in Volunteer Screening by Nonprofits

Source: National Center for Victims of Crime

(CSRwire) WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One in three U.S. nonprofit organizations conducts no background checks on volunteers, and roughly one in eight does no screening at all, says a report released today by...

April 21, 2008

The New Math of Customer Relationships

Working Knowledge for Business Leaders – Harvard Business School

April 14, 2008

China, India And South East Asia Are The Most Desirable Regions For Foreign Investment But Are Almost As Risky As M&A In Africa

Source: Marsh, Mercer and Kroll

Global Risks Identified In Marsh Mercer Kroll M&A Beyond Borders: Opportunities And Risks Report

April 14, 2008

CEO Confidence Declines Again, The Conference Board Reports

Source: The Conference Board

Fourth Consecutive Decline; Lowest Level Since 2000

April 7, 2008

Four Companies that Conquered America

Source: Harvard University School of Business

Working Knowledge for Business Leaders