Letter to corporate heads urges adoption of standardized sustainability reporting measures for Year 2000. A group of 39 leading financial investors, managing combined assets in excess of $140 billion, sent a letter to CEO’s of the 500 largest U.S. companies […] lees meer

Report encourages overcoming the barriers to integrating the value of environmental strategies into financial analyses. Social investors and environmental advocates have long argued that sound environmental performance is part of responsible business practice and can add to a company’s profitability. […] lees meer

Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland’s second-largest banking corporation, has taken a tumble from its top position in the banking sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index (DJSGI). Managers of the international index, which was launched in September 1999, said an […] lees meer

A study of the new Statements of Investment Principles of the top 500 UK occupational pension funds and local authority pension funds [1], published today by the UK Social Investment Forum [2], reveals that 48% of the funds surveyed want […] lees meer

If you or your organization has ever wanted to use investments to confront companies about their practices, but didn’t know how, a new guide shows the way. The new handbook from Friends of he Earth helps socially conscious investors in […] lees meer

Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes GmbH (DJSGI GmbH) announced the results of the Annual Review 2000 of the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes (DJSGI), the world’s first global sustainability index family tracking the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. […] lees meer

Contrary to the belief that multinationals suffer from environmental regulation, large companies that adopt strict global environmental standards in developing countries are rewarded with higher stock market performance, according to a study published in a journal of the Institute for […] lees meer

Sweden’s "green" investment funds are nothing of the kind, according to a recent survey by the leading national newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN). Reacting to a current advertising campaign promoting environment-friendly and ethical funds, DN concludes that they are in fact […] lees meer

As shareholders take on a more active role in demanding ethical business practices, a growing number of institutional investors say they’re as concerned with the business decisions made by corporate boards as companies’ financial performance. A recent study of more […] lees meer

Corporate decisions have an ever greater effect upon society and the environment on a global level. As providers of information, we are aware that investors, consumers, employees and other stakeholders increasingly demand an assessment of the performance of companies in […] lees meer

The German environmental research firm finds Ricoh and Electrolux to be environmental leaders among 30 international electronics and IT companies. As investors and consumers subject corporations to greater scrutiny on corporate responsibility issues, there is a growing need for accurate […] lees meer