New research suggests that company performance on social and environmental issues is holding greater sway on the decisions of investor analysts, although institutional investors still need some persuading. A report commissioned by the company-led group, Business in the Environment, shows […]
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Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co., Inc. (KLD) announced today the introduction of the KLD Large Cap Social Index (LCSI), which is modeled on the Russell 1000 Index. The development and launching of the LCSI is part of a comprehensive agreement […]
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Public companies will come under increased pressure to focus on their impact on the environment following the announcement of a new policy by a leading UK fund manager. Morley Fund Management, which manages Pounds 100bn of assets including the equivalent […]
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FTSE announces today an innovative new family of indices named FTSE4Good, designed to be a first step towards setting a global standard in the fast growing area of socially responsible investment (SRI). FTSE4Good aims to increase awareness and acceptance of […]
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The majority of London’s blue chip firms will not be eligible for inclusion in a series of ethically correct stock market indices that are being developed by FTSE, the index compiler. Speaking at the launch of the FTSE4Good index series, […]
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An environmental think tank and a socially responsible investment firm have joined forces to press corporations on reporting environmental risks. And theyve called on the Securities and Exchange Commission for muscle. The World Resources Institute and Calvert called on corporate […]
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An umbrella organisation for ethical and ecological investment in German-speaking countries was founded at the "Green Money" fair in Berlin. Thereby, the first central forum in Germany for this topic was created. It is the aim of this Forum to […]
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New survey reveals many investment fund managers in the U.K. expect interest in socially responsible investment to continue growing. Investment fund managers in the United Kingdom are becoming increasingly interested in the social, environmental and ethical performance of corporations, and […]
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Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc. and Socialfunds.com have announced a joint marketing agreement to provide individual investors with access to corporate environmental performance research previously available only to the institutional marketplace. The research reports, now offered on www.socialfunds.com, utilize Innovests […]
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A study tying high corporate environmental standards with greater market value adds to the growing body of evidence that poor environmental performance does not pay. To some multinationals, deciding corporate environmental standards for operations in developing countries is a no […]
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A coalition of research organizations is working to provide investors greater access to worldwide social investment research products and services. Research organizations from North America and Europe have banded together to promote the globalization of social investing. The Sustainable Investment […]
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Pressure is building on business, not least the financial sector, to respond to the various challenges posed by the increasing growth of interest in environmental issues. A consortium of banks and insurers (the FORGE group) have been working together with […]
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