Human Rights Concerns Drive Financial Success

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 […] lees meer

Conference "TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE INVESTING IN EUROPE"

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. […] lees meer

"Duurzaam is rendabel"

(Column gepubliceerd in BN/De Stem op 6 april 2002) Vorig jaar heb ik in een column aandacht besteed aan duurzaam beleggen. Kort samengevat schreef ik toen dat bedrijven die extra nadruk leggen op sociale/milieu aspecten – milieuvervuiling, mensenrechten en personeelsbeleid […] lees meer

UNEP Surveys Sustainable Investment Products

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, […] lees meer

Report published about Social Responsible Investment

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 […] lees meer

German "green" bank loses $8.3m

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 […] lees meer

Nog geen oplossing groen beleggen regeling

Het is bekend dat in het nieuwe belastingstelsel 2001 de voordelen van de groen beleggenregeling aanzienlijk minder zijn dan in het huidige stelsel. Veel fondsen hebben daardoor momenteel grote problemen met geldverwerving door afwachtende spaarders. Vermeend, Staatssecretaris van het ministerie […] lees meer