Today's News
NEWS STORY:
SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENT REPORT: HIGH NET WORTH INVESTORS
Eurosif Study Finds Increasing Investment in Sustainability by Wealthy Individuals
First-ever study addresses sustainable investment by high net worth individuals.
Recent News Headlines
NEWS BRIEF:
GREEN FUNDS: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
New Sustainable Transportation ETF to be Launched on NASDAQ
Index-based ETF to track companies offering green solutions to growth in worldwide transportation.
NEWS STORY:
SOCIAL INVESTMENT REPORT
ESG Criteria Creeping Slowly into Mainstream Investing
New report lays out the five hurdles ESG investing has to clear before it can be incorporated on a large scale.
NEWS STORY:
CORPORATE BOARDS: GOVERNANCE: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Getting on Board with Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate boards can and should influence their companies' social and environmental performances finds a new report.
NEWS BRIEF:
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Google Heats Up Next Generation Geothermal Energy
As part of its REC Initiative, Google.org invests over $10 million in energy from the Earth.
NEWS STORY:
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
The Assurance Industry Grows in League with ESG Reporting
With more companies publishing sustainability reports, more third parties are stepping in to validate the information in CSR reports.
NEWS BRIEF:
INDEXES
Fixed Income Classes Get Indexes with ESG Performance Factors
Three important financial players launch new corporate bond series.
NEWS STORY:
SUSTAINABILITY RATING
Social Platform for Socially Responsible Investors
The SRI community has a new way to share information about what companies are or aren't doing on social, environmental, and governance issues.
NEWS BRIEF:
PHILANTHROPY
Charities Should Match Investments to Missions Says 83% of Public
Survey finds the majority of the public expects charities to invest ethically.
NEWS BRIEF:
CLEAN ENERGY
Investors Still Supporting Clean Energy
Even during the current uneasy economic period, clean energy companies are still finding investors
NEWS STORY:
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
It Takes a Village to Raise a Turbine: Making the Case for Community-Owned Windpower
Newly public wind development company is bringing energy ownership and economic improvement to communities.
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.
