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Commentary & OpinionMarch 11, 2008 60 Second Interview with Eduardo Jorge Martins Alves Sobrinho, Environment Secretary São Paulo.By: Greenpower Conferences What is the biggest challenge facing the Latin American Carbon Markets in the short term (1-3 years)? March 10, 2008 As You Sow Sends Letter of Support for Sen. Harkin Legislation on Child Labor Status of Agricultural ImportsBy: As You Sow We are writing on behalf of As You Sow Foundation, a research, advocacy and grant-making organization working with ethical investors to ensure socially and environmentally responsible behavior on the part of corporations. We... February 18, 2008 Remarks by John J. Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO at the UN Summit on Climate Risk![]() By: John J. Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO Thank you, Mindy [Lubber]. Good afternoon. On behalf of the 56 unions and the 10 million working men and women of the AFL-CIO, I am deeply honored to be here at the United Nations. Since its founding, the UN has meant hope for... February 4, 2008 Socially Responsible InvestingBy: Hank Boerner, Accountability-Central Newsroom Introduction: Increasingly, individual investors are demanding demonstrations of social responsibility from the companies they choose for investments. Money is pouring into stock mutual funds offering portfolios comprised of... February 1, 2008 Weldon Urges CEOs to Make Workplace Efforts to Fight CancerBy: William C. Weldon, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson CEO Outlines CEOs’ Role in Fighting Cancer January 17, 2008 Climate Report Warnings ‘Underestimated’ RisksBy: David Wessel Sir Nicholas Stern says the warnings in the high-profile –- and controversial — report he wrote on global climate change for the United Kingom government weren’t dire enough. January 17, 2008 Bright Idea? Compact fluorescent lights may not cut carbon as much as predictedBy: Betty Joyce Nash - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Many consumers are switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs, CFLs, which use 75 percent less energy than traditional incandescents.
Substituting CFLs for ordinary bulbs seems like a no-brainer. Counter-intuitively though,... January 16, 2008 Responsible Investment UpdateBy: Mercer The Responsible Investment Update, our global review, highlights important new resources and reports on how investors are approaching environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations. As the winner of the... December 19, 2007 Sweat Shops – National Public Radio interview with Dan ViedermanBy: NPR Dan Viederman, Executive Director of Verite appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation on December 18, 2007 in a feature focused on educating consumers about sweatshops. He conveyed accurately and articulately both the challenges and... December 19, 2007 GE Responds to Joint Investor Letter on Sponsorship of Beijing Olympics and China Activity in the SudanBy: GE We received your letter of concern regarding the situation in Darfur and GE's role as a sponsor of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Mr. Immelt has asked me to respond on behalf of GE. [What would you find useful here?]
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