Daily news from Socialfunds.com covering socially responsible investing and corporate responsibility http://www.socialfunds.com By . Credit Suisse and Innovest offer Social Awareness Index. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2507.html news@socialfunds.com International U.S. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 EST By . MicroPlace brings the number of countries they make microfinance loans in up to twenty. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2508.html news@socialfunds.com Microlending Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. A new website helps individual investors better understand proxy voting. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2506.html news@socialfunds.com Corporate governance Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. The Carbon Disclosure Project reports on the carbon emissions of some of the world's largest corporations' supply chains. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2505.html news@socialfunds.com Air emissions Alternative energy Climate change Energy and environment Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 EST By Francesca Rheannon. Index of top corporate air polluters updated in new report from researchers at University of Massachusetts. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2504.html news@socialfunds.com Air emissions General Social Investing Toxic substances Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Bill Baue. Mil Niepold of Verité on the International Cocoa Verification Board and Bama Athreya of the International Labor Rights Forum on the Commitment to Ethical Cocoa Sourcing. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2502.html news@socialfunds.com Child labor policies General Social Investing Global ethics Interviews/speeches Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. Claymore Securities launches new ETF based on Melvin & Company's Global Solar Energy Index. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2501.html news@socialfunds.com Alternative energy Energy International U.S. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. A new report from Ceres shows mutual funds are starting to move away from voting against climate change resolutions, to not voting on them at all. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2500.html news@socialfunds.com Climate change Global accountability Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. Shareholders withdraw resolutions at Ford after the carmaker agrees to release its plans on how it will decrease greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2497.html news@socialfunds.com Air emissions Alternative energy Climate change Energy and environment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. Hewlett-Packard recently released a list of its largest suppliers in hopes of increasing accountability from factory floors to consumers' front doors. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2496.html news@socialfunds.com Codes of conduct Global accountability Global ethics Health and safety Living wage Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. ThinkCapital launches a green growth fund that focuses on sustainable companies. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2495.html news@socialfunds.com Air emissions Alternative energy Climate change Energy efficiency and conservation Green building or product design Mutual fund profiles Recycling Toxic substances Water conservation and quality Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. A new report examines how boards of directors respond to shareholder concerns by adopting or ignoring non-binding shareholder proposals. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2492.html news@socialfunds.com Corporate governance Shareholder engagement Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. Sustainable investing pioneer Pax World adds Global Green, International, and Small Cap Funds to its SRI family of funds. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2490.html news@socialfunds.com Mutual fund profiles Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST By Jay Falk. Social investors have used exclusionary alcohol screens for decades. Is it time to reconsider this strategy? http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2488.html news@socialfunds.com Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST By Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon. Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Executive Director Laura Berry speaks with SocialFunds.com about transformative changes in shareowner activism. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2487.html news@socialfunds.com General Social Investing Interviews/speeches Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. Uncertainties abound around the 100-plus proposed US coal-burning power plants contends a report from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2486.html news@socialfunds.com Air emissions Alternative energy Climate change Energy and environment Natural resource use Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. A report from Clean Edge looks at developments in the clean energy markets and forecasts clean energy sectors will continue their rapid rate of expansion. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2484.html news@socialfunds.com Alternative energy Green building or product design Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. B Labs takes the guesswork out of which companies are actually working for the future. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2482.html news@socialfunds.com General Social Investing Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. New investment site offers fully managed SRI portfolios for every type of investor, from timid to tenacious. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2480.html news@socialfunds.com Mutual fund performance Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST By Anne Moore Odell. New socially responsible investing study reports one dollar out of every nine dollars under professional management is invested responsibly. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2479.html news@socialfunds.com Community development Corporate governance General Social Investing Microlending Shareholder activism Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST