Commentary & Opinion

March 12, 2010 Can you really make a profit in ethical funds?

Source:MoneyWise

As socially responsible business practices increase in importance, Esther Armstrong shows that a clear conscience doesn't have to mean low returns.

March 12, 2010 Op-Ed: Does Middlebury College really care about the planet and its people?

Source:The Middlebury Campus

It’s quite easy nowadays to vilify Big Business and conglomerated corporate interests. In fact, in a way, it’s become even fashionable — certainly not much of a surprise after watching the financial giants pull enormous profits...

March 9, 2010 Socially responsible investing: a primer

Source:Christian Science Monitor

Did you know you could get a better return through Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)? When it comes to money, investment plays an integral part. People are now getting inclined towards investments driven by their personal...

March 3, 2010 ANSWERING THE QUESTION: IS ESG IS HERE TO STAY?

Source:Richard Barr – Featured Commentator

In a word, yes. However, to offer some encouraging support to the argument pro and con, a company simply named “Mercer” has assessed the state of the field of academic research into environmental, social, and corporate...[more]

February 17, 2010 Shareholder Activism, Yes You Can

Source:Triple Pundit.com

Ever want to just yell sometimes while reading about overpaid CEOs? Ever wish that you could ask the board members at Monsanto if they eat genetically modified corn? Ever want to just stare Larry Ellison in the eye and ask him...

February 11, 2010 Keep Your Values and Still Beat the Market

Source:The Motley Fool

To many investors, socially responsible investing is a bit like eating your peas: You might think it's what you should do, but you'd really rather pass and find something more appetizing instead.

February 11, 2010 10 Trends in Sustainability Reporting: Great Minds Think Alike

Source:Triple Pundit

Don’t you love it when you are thinking about your best friend, and when the phone rings, she’s on the other line? That’s what happened to me this morning with our friends over at Environmental Leader. Just as I was sitting down...

February 9, 2010 Corporate Sustainability Ranking Gets a Face Lift at Davos

Source:Bill Baue, CSRWire

Last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saw a major upgrade in the quantification of corporate sustainability with the unveiling of what I’ll call the “second generation” of the Global 100 Most Sustainable...[more]

February 3, 2010 Corporate Sustainability Ranking Gets a Face Lift at Davos

Source:CSRwire Contributing Writer Bill Baue of Sea Change Media

Last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saw a major upgrade in the quantification of corporate sustainability with the unveiling of what I'll call the "second generation" of the Global 100 Most Sustainable...[more]

January 18, 2010 Should Google, Microsoft or anyone else divest & disengage from China?

Source:James Farrar, ZDNet

It’s beginning to become clear that Google’s push back on China has become a watershed moment in the history of industrial globalization and everyone is struggling for context. It’s important to consider the increasing anxiety...

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