April 9, 2007

A Primer on Social Responsible Investing

By: London School of Business

In the early 1990s, a non-profit social enterprise, The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund [REDF] began to analyse its social return on investment [SROI] as a means to illustrate the value generated through an investment in its...

March 19, 2007

Vote No On Steve Milloy Resolutions On Climate, Sustainability And Against Corporate Responsibilty

By: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, CERES, David Gardiner & Associat

Those of you in the SRI community who use ISS as a proxy advisor may be aware of the recent 2007 resolutions submitted for votes by the Free Enterprise Action Fund (FEAF), the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), and Action...

March 12, 2007

An Invitation to Promote Ethical Corporate Behavior Through TIAA-CREF Investments

By: Authors: Jaime Lagunez, Ph.D.; Neil Wollman, Ph.D.; and Dennis Brutus, Ph.D.

TIAA-CREF has become one of the most important pension funds in the world, with stock and other assets of around $400 billion. Because many members of the academic community are the final owners of such stocks, we hope they wish...

March 8, 2007

An Invitation to Promote Ethical Corporate Behavior Through TIAA-CREF Investments

By: Authors: Jaime Lagunez, Ph.D.; Neil Wollman, Ph.D.; and Dennis Brutus, Ph.D.

TIAA-CREF has become one of the most important pension funds in the world, with stock and other assets of around $400 billion. Because many members of the academic community are the final owners of such stocks, we hope they...

February 15, 2007

On the Debate Regarding Corporate Governance Reforms – Staggered Boards

By: Commentary by Peter Kinder

For-profit and not-for-profit corporations, foundations, endowments, and administrative agencies (e.g., the SEC) work best with classified boards, boards whose members serve, typically, three-year terms, with a third of the board...

February 13, 2007

When The Zeitgeist Shifts, It Really Shifts.

By: The Huffington Post Commentary by Zachary Karabell

The beginning of 2007 saw one of the warmest Januaries on record, and instead of snow, we were treated to a flurry of articles, announcements, conferences, and

January 18, 2007

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Policy Innovations – (by William C. Frederick)

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has taken some hard knocks lately—from friends as well as foes. Henry Manne, a perennial op-ed favorite of The Wall Street Journal, took the occasion of Milton Friedman's passing to declaim...

January 16, 2007

Our Investment Philosophy

By: Gates Foundation

A note from chief operating officer Cheryl Scott. I want to take this opportunity to follow up on recent media reports about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s investments and our processes for making decisions about them.

January 7, 2007

Harvard Still Holds Sudan Stake; Through index fund, school owns estimated $6.6 million in PetroChina, Sinopec stock

By: Harvard Crimson – (By DANIEL J. HEMEL)

Harvard’s endowment is still invested in two Chinese oil firms accused of financing the genocide in Sudan, even though the University has said it would divest its shares in both companies.

January 3, 2007

Shareholders Go In Swinging

By: National Resources Defense Council On Earth Newsletter (by Laura Wright)

Investors challenge energy companies to get real about global warming.

Since the 1980s, shareholder activism has proved to be a powerful driver of social change. Major institutional investors, including many state retirement...