Today's News
NEWS STORY:
SHAREOWNER ACTIVISM
Findings of Chamber Report on Proxy Voting are Challenged
Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments analyzes report issued by the US Chamber of Commerce, and finds questionable methodology and political bias.
Recent News Headlines
NEWS STORY:
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
CLIMATE CHANGE | LEGISLATION
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.
NEWS STORY:
BOOK REVIEW | CLIMATE CHANGE | SUSTAINABLE CORPORATIONS
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
INDICES | EMISSIONS REPORTING
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.
NEWS STORY:
SHAREOWNER RESOLUTIONS
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | PRIVATE EQUITY
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.
NEWS STORY:
CORPORATE REPORTING | PRODUCT LIABILITY | NANOTECHNOLOGY
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
SHAREOWNER ACTIVISM | HUMAN RIGHTS
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.
NEWS STORY:
CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY | JOB GROWTH
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.
NEWS BRIEF:
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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.
