November 14, 2008

American Carbon Wants Your Business

Source: Greentech media

The carbon credits registry ditches its old name and issues new project-development rules to attract businesses that want to buy and sell carbon offsets.

November 13, 2008

Christian Brothers Investment Services Withdraws Shareholder Resolution as Cisco Discusses Giving Investors an Advisory Vote on Executive Pay

Source: CNN Money

Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), a leader in socially responsible investing (SRI) for Catholic institutions, today announced an important step forward in its continued discussions with Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)...

November 13, 2008

Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Buyers audit suppliers' ethics

Source: Purchasing.com

A string of revelations about poor labor, environmental and ethics practices among some low-cost-country suppliers has prompted purchasing organizations to expand their monitoring of business practices in the supply base.

November 13, 2008

Vanno Marries Social Media and Public Opinion to Produce The Company Reputation Index

Source: CSRwire

The Vanno Company Reputation Index provides the most broadly relevant measure of public opinion about the companies people interact with every day. (CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - November 13, 2008 - Vanno today launched a new...

November 11, 2008

Mercer offers ‘carbon footprint’ analysis of client portfolios

Source: Mercer

Mercer announced today that it can now provide clients with a ‘carbon footprint’ analysis of their portfolio/s, and compare it to a chosen benchmark, such as the FTSE All-Share, S&P 500 or Russell 1000. This new client offering...

November 10, 2008

Fund managers ‘neglecting’ ESG issues, warns FairPensions

Source: Professional Pensions

ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance risks are still being neglected by many fund managers, FairPensions warns.

November 6, 2008

UBS Investment Bank Announces Minority Stake in Governance Metrics ...

istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR - UBS Investment Bank announced today that it has purchased a minority stake in Governance Metrics International (GMI), a leading research advisory firm that ...

November 6, 2008

Institutional Investors Call on SEC to Require Climate Change Disclosure

Source: Social Funds

Fourteen large institutional investors join in request for improved ESG reporting as goal of SEC's 21st Century Disclosure Initiative.

In response to the Security and Exchange Commission's request for public comment on its 21st...

November 6, 2008

Open letter to President Elect Obama

Source: CSRWire

CSRwire.com President Joe Sibilia today urged President Elect Barack Obama to support a new corporate structure that establishes Generally Accepted Corporate Social Responsibility Standards, Principles and Measurements for the...

November 2, 2008

Doing Good, and Not So Badly

Source: The Wall Street Journal

The market's meltdown has left every category of stock mutual funds in the red this year, but one area that has held up better than most is socially responsible investing.