Feature Articles
Sound case for going ‘green’
FT article by Ian Simm, Board Member of IMPAX, published on 5 December 2005 (PDF Download)
"Since their nadir in 2002,
environmental markets, like the digital economy, have rebounded with a
vengeance.....read more
Basic
Bank Acccounts: The case for a universal service obligation
by the New Economics Foundation (PDF Download)
This article by the New Economics
Foundation provides some interesting thoughts about the necessity to
provide financial services to the economically disadvantaged.....read more
Columns
How
to Win Without Racing
by Robert Rubinstein
It seems that there is no transition
between one year and another. Each New Years period seems to be shorter
and shorter. I remember having a period of peace, after all the
firecrackers were ignited. Wandering around the streets of New York or
Amsterdam on New Years day......Read
more
Angel of the Month
When I was in Bangkok during Christmas, I met someone named David Lyman. He was unbelievably generous with his time, network, and council. After learning more about this "Chief Values Officer" of Tilleke & Gibbins, it became clear that he was the most appropriate Angel of the Month........ Read more
News
Socially Responsible Investment
Goldman
Sachs First Investment Bank to Adopt Environmental Policy
A Close Look at Investing in Renewable Energy
Link to articles in this categoryScreening & Reporting
UK Kills Operating and Financial Review of Environmental and Social Information
IFC Sustainability Standards: Watershed or Watered Down?
Link to articles in this categoryCorporate Social Responsibility
Report: Goldman Sachs goes green
Finance Sector Profiting from Poverty, Environmental Damage and Human Rights Abuses, say UK Charities
Link to other articles in this categoryCorporate Governance
Study rejects retirement asset meltdown theory
Big investors may insist on good governance reviews
Link to other articles in this categoryClimate Change
California Readies Largest U.S. Solar Energy Plan
Senator Predicts Congressional Shift on Climate Change
Link to other articles in this categoryMiscellaneous
David and Goliath (Audio in RealMedia format)
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Publications
Human Rights: It is your Business
As many as eight out of ten people think that companies should be at least partially responsible for reducing human rights abuses. This is but one example of a rising tide of expectations faced by business from a range of stakeholders on the issue of business and human rights......read moreGreenhouse Gas Protocol: The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting
published in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (PDF Download)
Provides specific principles, concepts, and methods for quantifying and reporting GHG reductions from climate change mitigation projects.....read more
Links to more new publications
Sustainability Reports
O2 plc 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report
Ford Report on the Business Impact of Climate Change
Links
to more sustainability
reports
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