Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co., Inc., a Boston-based provider of social research for institutional investors, has announced that its benchmark Domini 400 Social Index (DSI 400) will be available later this month from Dow Jones as a live feed. KLD […]
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On the tenth anniversary of its socially screened stock index, Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co. has much to celebrate. So do social investors. Ten years ago, social investing as we know it was in its infancy, there were no benchmarks […]
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A small investment research firm, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, has teamed up with some big fund companies to try to persuade investors that concern for the environment can lead to superior returns. In the latest undertaking, ABN-AMRO Asset Management has […]
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Human rights issues are inextricably tied to the financial success of multinational companies, according to a recent study conducted by Amnesty International UK and the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum. Corporations that fail to recognize human rights concerns as […]
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Conference "TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE INVESTING IN EUROPE" – Promoting socially responsible investing. 18-20 May 2000, Lisbon, Portugal The conference is initiated by the Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission, and support is provided by Brooklyn Bridge. […]
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Reflecting the growing global interest in socially responsible and related investments, the United Nations Environmental Programme is preparing a database to help inform investors. Although the U.S. leads the world in terms of assets managed using social and environmental criteria, […]
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Sustainability, a well known UK consulting firm, published for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), British Airways, Dow Chemical, Ford and the NatWest Group a report about socially responsible investment. A Responsible Investment? Executive summary Socially […]
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Gross mismanagement and bad loans have caused an operating loss of $8.3m at the "Ökobank," an environmentally- and socially-conscious bank founded in 1988 by a group of 12,000 investors. Disclosing an audit of its finances, Ökobank said the brunt of […]
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The OECD is undertaking a major Review of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The review will update and improve the recommendations in the Guidelines, many of which have not been altered significantly since their adoption in 1976. The OECD Guidelines […]
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Managing social issues is a critical reputation asset, vital for the survival of todays corporations. This was the message today at the World Business Council for Sustainable Developments London launch of its second report on Corporate Social Responsibility, Making Good […]
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GRI MEETING SET FOR FEBRUARY 2000 IN BOSTON. DISCUSSION PAPER ON OPTIONS FOR PERMANENT GRI INSTITUTION AVAILABLE. PRELIMINARY 2000 MEETING CALENDAR GRI MEETING SET FOR FEBRUARY 2000 IN BOSTON. The next GRI working meeting will take place on February 8-9, […]
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The Environmental Protection Agency of Mexico (PROFEPA) has released its first report rating thousands of the county’s companies on three environmental performance indices. For the last five years PROFEPA has collected data on 6,048 Mexican companies’ air emissions, generation of […]
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