Socially Responsible Investing News

Report Suggests that CDFIs are Weathering the Worst of the Economic Crisis With funding for community development financial institutions a central part of the economic stimulus, and with renewed interest from individual investors, CDFIs look forward to improved performance for remainder of 2009. - (07/02/09)

House Passes Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill American Clean Energy and Security Act seeks to reduce US dependence on oil, invest in clean energy technologies, and reduce carbon emissions. - (06/30/09)

Book Review: The Truth about Green Business Author Gil Friend surveys the current state of sustainable corporations, and provides steps that companies can take to green their business. - (06/25/09)

New Investment Indices Will Track Companies Adapting to Low-Carbon Economy Family of indices developed by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Markit join a growing number of investment vehicles that include environmental considerations. - (06/24/09)

Activist Shareowners Tally Victories in 2009 Proxy Season The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and As You Sow report successful shareowner efforts on resolutions addressing corporate governance, the environment, and human rights. - (06/23/09)

Lack of Indigenous Rights Policies Puts Companies at Risk Report finds that few companies engaged in extractive business activities in indigenous lands have policies that address indigenous rights concerns. - (06/22/09)

Do Private Equity Buyouts Lead to Improved Corporate Governance? Report by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute finds that governance policies at buyout-backed companies often reward executives at the expense of shareowners. - (06/19/09)

Investors Face Risk From Lack of Disclosure by Nanotechnology Companies Report from the Investor Environmental Health Network finds that regulatory loopholes leave investors in the dark about potential liabilities, and suggests corrective steps for regulators to take. - (06/18/09)

Investors Call on ILO to Ensure End of Child Labor in Uzbekistan Letter from investors to the ILO cites documentation that rights abuses continue in Uzbek cotton harvest, and asks the organization to monitor fall 2009 harvest. - (06/17/09)

Job Growth in Clean Energy Outpaces Overall Job Market Report from the Pew Center on the States finds that job growth in the clean energy economy has been sustained by investment, and with increased government assistance is likely to weather economic downturn. - (06/16/09)

Industry Initiatives Help Companies Adapt to Expectations on CSR Issues Report by the Ethical Corporation Institute finds examples of success among industry initiatives that address CSR, but others that have yet to meet the expectations of stakeholders. - (06/15/09)

Mortgage Borrowers Gain Tool to Access Fair and Safe Loans The Fair Mortgage Collaborative provides consumers with access to mortgage lenders who have been certified for their fair lending practices. - (06/12/09)