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[About.com Socially Responsible Investing] Socially Responsible Investing, ESG and Sustainable Investing: Very often when people are discussing responsible investing they’ll use the term “sustainable investing” or the acronym ESG for “environmental, social and governance” investing. They represent differences in the ways investors and investment managers are looking at socially responsible investing these days.

[Database of Press Releases related to Africa] IFC Investment in Green Resources Supports Reforestation ...: “Green Resources sets a model for how regional forestry companies can contribute to reversing deforestation and develop sustainable and environmentally friendly business models that make commercial sense,” said Jean Philippe Prosper, IFC Director for Eastern and Southern Africa.

[AFL-CIO NOW BLOG] AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | 'Just Transition': Putting Meaning to the Words: through socially responsible and green investment, low-carbon development strategies and by providing decent work and social protection for those whose livelihoods, incomes and employment are affected by the need to adapt to ... What the trade union movement wants is an industrial and environmental policy that delivers a good, just transition for a world moving to a greener economy. You can't have a just transition without workers and their communities having a voice. ...

[EthicalMarkets.com] EFP Online News - Airlines promise carbon cap, EU slams Japan's ...: 11 June: The European Greens have heralded their increase in seats in last week’s European Parliament elections, but with the centre-right parties as the dominant players, it looks unlikely that Europe’s politicians will emerge with a stronger line on climate change in time for the UN’s Copenhagen summit on climate change in December.

[Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Unravelling the myth behind sustainable investing: Fresher figures from Morningstar showed that "ethical" share funds added an annualised 3.99 per cent for the five years to 30 March 2009, beating "non-ethical" share funds 5.02 per cent per annum gain in the same period. Both underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index.

[Green Living Ideas] Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Society | Green Living Ideas: SRI includes investment in socially responsible projects that positively affect underserved communities worldwide.  For example, projects that raise the living standards of low-income groups or projects that put them to work. SRI gives companies the opportunity to enhance their bottom line and deliver more long-term wealth to shareholders, by investing in these various socially responsible projects.

[PitchEngine RSS Feed] SRI in the Rockies Conference to Celebrate 20 Years - First ...: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO””June 1, 2009””SRI in the Rockies, the largest and longest-running sustainable and responsible investing conference in the world, will mark its 20th year and highlight growing opportunities for investors who embrace innovative investment strategies targeted on environmental, social, and governance factors. More than 650 attendees from the U.S. and around the world are expected to gather October 25-28, 2009 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona.

[1888 PressRelease.com - Latest Press Releases] "Re-Tooling The Economy - Sustainable Responsible Investment In ...: This Conference on SRI is the largest in Asia, with 250 Japanese and foreign SRI professionals expected, featuring two Roundtable Plenaries and twelve workshops by leaders of industry, finance, government and religion. Topics under discussion will include“Asset Management and Economic, Social and Governance Issues”, “Integrating Economic, Social and Governance Issues into Investment Portfolios?”, “10 Years of Triple Bottom Line Investment – Lessons learned”, “Faith Consistent Investing”, “Fund Performance and Strategy Japan – Europe” and “Business, Human Rights and Investments in Asia”.

[EcoSector Blog] EcoSector Blog » Blog Archive » 10 great reasons to help launch ...: Some readers have been following my efforts since 2001 when I first proposed a way to take the environmental protection game to a whole new level, beyond charities and government.  The essence of this strategy involves transforming the financial sector in way that is similar to how Whole Foods Markets made it impossible for the big food chains to ignore the importance of organic food.

[Carbonfund.org Blog» Carbon Offsets & Climate Change News] Carbonfund.org Blog » Failure To Green-up Your Business Will Cost ...: Companies who plan for the long term are the ones that will be ready to meet the demands of a more sustainable market. Even in these economic hard times, keeping your social and environmental indicators healthy are as important as the economic ones.

[Greenme: Sustainable Living Blog] Ethical investments in Ireland | Greenme: Sustainable Living Blog: Bank of Ireland Asset Management Limited, which manages these funds, has a dedicated ethical committee to provide guidance in the formulation of policy which determines the selection of investments for the ethical funds.

[Latest entries from americanpundit.blog-city.com] Investing In A Sustainable World [American Pundit]: Although, it would be interesting to go through the list and find out how well those companies are dealing with the present financial crisis. I recommend this book for people who who are interested in investing and money matters -- which, unfortunately, is not me.

[AFL-CIO NOW BLOG] AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | U.S. Union Movement Joins in U.N. Climate ...: More than 4,000 representatives of governments, business, labor and environmental organizations from around the world are meeting here in Bonn as part of global talks on climate change. The June 2-12 sessions in the former German capital are focused on the outline of a new climate agreement we’ll discuss at a larger U.N.

[RichardBejah.com BLOG] Al Gore’s war on climate change has help raise awareness about the ...: Former vice president and climate change champion Al Gore has been leading the charge in raising awareness about the value of sustainable investing. His high profile work in the climate change arena and the creation of his own sustainable investment fund called Generation Investment Management have been key factors in driving momentum.

[Mint.com Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice] The Greenest Stocks | Mint.com Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice: The Domini 400 Social Index (KLDDSI), which was the first socially responsible index launched in 1990, follows 400 large cap US corporations selected based on social and environmental standards. The Portfolio 21 (PORTX) fund concentrates on small-cap (less than 1 billion in market capitalization) clean-techs and large-caps with sustainability programs.

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