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Social Responsibility Investing, Sustainable Investing, Green InvestingThere is a sizable and fast-growing number of "socially responsible" or "socially-minded" investors -- individual and institutional " that, according to the Social Investment Forum (SIF) now represents more than $2.3 trillion in corporate equity investments (estimated in 2003). That's roughly $1 in $9 invested in the stock market today in the United States. The Forum reported in 2005 that "social investing" grew at a faster rate than all other investing trends in 2005, with three primary styles being applied to portfolio management: (1) stock screening, (2) shareholder advocacy, and (3) community investing.
News & UpdatesMay 15, 2012 Integration of ESG Factors into Private Equity Investment and Management ProcessesSource: JDSupra.comPrivate equity firms are under increasing pressure, especially from their limited partners, to incorporate environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") factors into their investment and management processes. Limited partners... May 15, 2012 Impact Investing Goes Mainstream–Morgan Stanley Jumps on BoardSource: Triple PunditMorgan Stanley, a global financial services firm with 1500 offices around the world, just announced they were offering a new set of investment options for clients interested in the triple bottom line. The “Investing with Impact... May 10, 2012 A primer on proxy season, when CEOs face the voters and corporate gadflies make their roundsSource: Washington PostFor a host of public companies, springtime is when shareholders start speaking of “say on pay,” CEOs are forced to face angry investors and so-called corporate gadflies make their rounds. It’s called proxy season, and everyday... Research & InsightsMay 1, 2012 CalPERS Releases First-Ever Report on Sustainable Investing
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SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today it has released its first-ever report chronicling the pension fund’s efforts on sustainable investing at the CERES innovation and...[more] March 15, 2012 Investment Banks Top Independents in ESG Research SurveySource: PR WebAsset managers plan to increase spending on research analyzing the environmental, social and governance performance of publicly traded companies, according to a recent study. Investors ranked ESG research produced by investment... March 6, 2012 Will sustainability reporting ever grow up?
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A new report from Ernst & Young, released today, paints a less-than-rosy picture of the state of corporate sustainability reporting. It's not that companies aren't doing it, or doing it well. It's just that they're doing it with... Commentary & OpinionMay 14, 2012 Impact Investing: Will It Make a Difference?Source: US News and World ReportAbout a year ago, the New Hampshire Charitable Trust asked us if some Tuck students would be interested in helping them investigate best practices in the new and emerging field of Impact Investing. Our first question was: what do... May 11, 2012 "Intimidation": The Wall Street Journal Attacks Shareholder ActivismSource: Mrdis MattersIn a May 9 editorial, The Wall Street Journal sought to demonize activities by corporate shareholders who are pushing for increased disclosures of corporations' political spending, saying those efforts were part of a "campaign to... May 9, 2012 Shareholders should support ban on political spendingSource: Wicked LocalOn Wednesday, May 9, shareholders at Bank of America will vote “yea” or “nay” on a first-of-its-kind “refrain from political spending” resolution. Resolutions addressing political spending are among the most popular in the 2012... |
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Richard Barr Featured Columns Richard Barr transitioned out of a 20-year career as an SRI advisor with First Affirmative Financial Network and is now a commentator for the Governance & Accountability Institute. Click Here |
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