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Research & InsightsMarch 19, 2008 First Practical Guide to Mission-Related Investing by Foundations Published by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors  By: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Policy manual offers comprehensive information to launch effective MRI programs March 11, 2008 Board of Directors' Responsiveness to Shareholders: Evidence from Shareholder ProposalsBy: Yonca Ertimur, Fabrizio Ferri, and Stephen R. Stubben Harvard Business School; Working Knowledge for Business Leaders
March 7, 2008 Domini Funds Files 19 Shareholder Sponsored Proxy Resolutions for 2008By: Domini Funds As socially responsible investors, the Domini Funds and their shareholders work with companies to help build a better world: putting new issues on the table, engaging in dialogue, and filing shareholder resolutions. Domini has... March 7, 2008 Toxic Neglect: Mutual Funds Opposing Shareholder Resolutions on Chemicals in Products Ignore Financial Risks to ShareholdersBy: PR Newswire WASHINGTON, -- More than three out of four major mutual fund families in the United States -- 40 out of 52 (or 77 percent) -- routinely opposed or abstained from voting on toxic chemical shareholder resolutions in 2006 and 2007,... February 28, 2008 ICCR Report: Coal-Fired Power Plants Facing Risks, Uncertainties, Cost Hikes 'Comparable' to Those That Pulled the Plug on Nuclear Power in U.S.By: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With rising construction costs, regulatory uncertainties, environmental concerns and other growing risks, the U.S. utilities with more than 100 proposed new coal-fired power plants now... February 27, 2008 HARRIS TEETER SURPASSES NATIONAL RIVALS WITH NEW ANIMAL WELFARE PLANBy: Harris Teeter PETA Praises Company for Improving Conditions for Farmed Animals, Cancels Plans to Speak at Annual Meeting February 20, 2008 Suggested for Canada: Mandatory ESG/LTRI reporting for public pensionsBy: The Canadian Association for Socially Responsible Investment In Canada, the Social Investment Organization has urged both the Ontario provincial government and the Canadian federal government to introduce measures to account for ESG factors. We consider this to be one of our top policy and... February 4, 2008 Air Pollution ‘Perfect Storm’ Survey of Top 10 Ports Urges Action at National LevelBy: Energy Futures, Inc. Goods Movement at Ports Growing Dramatically, Air Pollution Should Not. Study Ranks U.S. Container Ports Among Nation’s Biggest Polluters, But Movement to Clean Alternative Fuels Gains Momentum February 4, 2008 Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector; Q&A with: Jane Wei-SkillernBy: Sean Silverthorne Harvard Business School – Working Knowledge for Business Leaders January 25, 2008 NIRI Finds Companies Split on Notice and Access Adoption for 2008By: National Investor Relations Institute Many organizations await lessons from early adopters who are driven to the new rules by expected cost savings [What would you find useful here?]
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