Today's News
NEWS BRIEF:
SUSTAINABILTY REPORTING
Half of S&P 100 Companies Published Sustainability Reports in 2007
More leading US companies are publishing their sustainability work and embracing the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines.
Recent News Headlines
NEWS STORY:
GREEN INVESTING: WATER
Investing in Water: Bringing Water to the Sea
Whether you wade into investing in water or dive in head first, the water industry offers investors many opportunities.
NEWS STORY:
COMMUNITY INVESTING;HOUSING
Investing to Empower Homeowners
The Calvert Foundation partners with Habitat for Humanity to offer investors a vehicle to drive homeownership while also receiving a financial return.
INTERVIEW:
Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant: Shareholder Activists Promote Corporate Transparency
SocialFunds writer Bill Baue speaks with Sanford Lewis of the Investor Environmental Health Network on his shareholder activism promoting corporate disclosure
NEWS BRIEF:
SCREENING; INDEXES
Report Names Most Controversial Companies
The top ten environmental and socially controversial companies for the first six months of 2008 called out.
NEWS STORY:
GREEN SECTORS
The Very Rich Green Their Portfolios
With European and Middle Eastern investors leading the way, high-net-worth investors are putting their money into green technologies and alternative energy sources.
NEWS STORY:
SCREENING; SUSTAINABILITY
Green Fast Food: Really Here or a Green Dream?
The fast food industry is seeing a growing demand for environmental sustainability. How can investors, consumers, and other stakeholders know which restaurants are truly embracing sustainable development and which are only greenwashing their practices?
