Book Review: Evolutions in Sustainable Investment: Strategies, Funds and Thought Leadership
Trucost executive Cary Krosinsky edits a book of essays demonstrating that sustainable investment
in an era of growing resource scarcity yield significant opportunities for portfolio
outperformance.
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(01/28/12)
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Shareowners File 40 Resolutions on Lobbying Expenditures by Corporations
Walden Asset Management leads a coalition of investors calling on companies to disclose both direct
lobbying expenditures and indirect funding of lobbying through trade associations.
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(01/27/12)
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GRI Publishes Sustainability Guidance for Event Organizers
Site selection and community impact are among the key issues for which reporting can enhance the
accountability of event organizers, the Global Reporting Initiative says.
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(01/26/12)
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Corporate Knights Publishes Eighth Annual Ranking of Sustainable Companies
Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk tops the 2012 Global 100 and the United Kingdom leads
countries with 16 companies on list.
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(01/25/12)
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Ceres Aqua Gauge Helps Investors and Companies Manage Water Risk
As population growth and climate change make water risk management an issue for investors and
companies to address without delay, the Ceres Aqua Gauge provides a framework for evaluating
corporate strategies.
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(01/24/12)
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Harrington Investments Requests that Monsanto Report on GMOs
The chemical giant refuses to allow a proxy to speak on behalf of the shareowner resolution at
tomorrow's annual general meeting, and Harrington joins in call for demonstrations.
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(01/23/12)
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On Second Anniversary of Citizens United, Coalition Calls on SEC to Mandate Disclosure
The Corporate Reform Coalition holds a press conference in which members express support for a
petition requesting that the Securities and Exchange Commission establish rules mandating that
public corporations disclose their political spending activities.
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(01/20/12)
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Shareowner Activists Urge Siemens to Quit Chamber of Commerce
CtW Investment Group writes to the German industrial conglomerate, stating that its position on the
Chamber's board is at odds with the trade association's efforts to weaken the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act.
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(01/19/12)
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Shareowners to Corporations: Say No to Political Expenditures
Trillium Asset Management and Green Century Capital Management file resolutions with Bank of
America, 3M, and Target, requesting that they refrain from making political donations.
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(01/18/12)
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Congressional Recipients of Oil Industry Money Overwhelmingly Support Controversial Pipeline
An analysis by MapLight reveals that of the 118 House members who report the oil and gas industry
among their top ten contributors, only two voted against legislation calling for construction of
the Keystone XL pipeline.
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(01/17/12)
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Investors Vow to Address Climate Change even as Congress Fails to Act
At the Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions, hosted by Ceres, institutional investors
note progress in managing climate change in their portfolios, but warn that further action must be
taken now.
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(01/16/12)
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EPA Launches Database of High Emitters
2010 greenhouse gas emissions data reveals that power plants were the largest stationary sources of
direct emissions, with 96 of them among the 100 facilities reporting the highest levels of
emissions.
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(01/13/12)
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