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Happy New Year! Welcome to the January
2005 Issue of the TBLI Newsletter!
Triple Bottom Line Investing (TBLI) is based on
the principle that that positive financial, social, and environmental
returns are not mutually exclusive - sound investments ensure returns
in all three areas.
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• Column:
January 2005
• Feature Articles
• News
• CSR/SRI Conferences-THE CLEAN-TECHNOLOGY
INVESTOR SUMMIT
• TBLI Conference
• CD Rom 2004
• TBLI Award
• Lectures & Teaching
• New Publications
• Jobs: Great jobs in
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The Tipping Point
I am quite excited about this year. So many things
are converging to create a force or tipping point, that might push
tbli through. The European Trading Scheme has started as of January
1st. Carbon is finally becoming a cost for business. After three
years of consultation the International Interfaith Investment Group
is being launched in April. A significant number of initiatives
by private banks and other groups will introduce tbli to high net
worth investors. It is the year of micro financing, with significant
money flows and programs starting.The Enhanced Analytics Initiative
gets into full swing, which will work to get analysts to make so
called "non-financial" issues part of the analysis. Sustainable
private equity or cleantech private equity is rapidly accumulating
significant investment. There are literally too many developments
to mention. I almost forgot the obvious.
Yesterday, I was talking to a friend about working together in the
SME sector, and I showed him the Brooklyn Bridge presentation. His
reaction was not what I normally get. It was rather odd. We have
been beaten the drums and praises of TBLI and trying for a long
time to raise awareness of companies of their self interests in
embracing sustainability. What I forgot was that there were many
companies who didn't understand the reason for having to convince
someone about sustainability. Jos, my friend, looked perplexed,
and said "this is just normal business". Yes, it is. The
obvious is often overlooked, and we forget that many companies do
"get it".
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Robert Rubinstein
Brooklyn
Bridge-Angel of the Month
Michael Braungarten is our angel of the month. Michael has been
working tirelessly in institutionalizing sustainable business practices,
for a very long time. A chemist by background, he helped develop
the Hanover principles, and many new service and products that worked
toward fully integrating the concept of technical nutrients as a
service. The book, Cradle to Cradle, he wrote with Bill McDonough
is a classic. At TBLI 2003, he launched the idea of Triple Top Line
Investment, and criticized the notion of eco-efficiency. He said,
and I paraphrase" Going in the wrong direction slower, is not
progress". His work is not the reason he is receiving this
recognition. The reason we chose Michael is because he does exactly
what he says. Constantly generous with his time, and network. He
constantly tries to link his network to ours and make introductions
to people who can help us and who are inspirational. As busy as
he is, he will always find the time to help. One of the most important
criteria for an Brooklyn Bridge Angel of the Month is the concept
of sharing. Michael needs no explanation about this.
Congratulations.
Quote
"Every truth passes through three stages
before it is recognized In the first it is ridiculed, in the second
it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident"
-Arthur Schopenhauer
FEATURE ARTICLES
Motivation: Attitudinal and Behavioral Drivers for Action
MPG International, United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and
the World Association of Opinion and Marketing Research Professionals
(ESOMAR).
(Available from SocialFunds.com in PDF Format)
Last month, we presented this report as a
feature article. William Baue at SocialFunds.com presents an excellent
review of this report, which addresses the issue about what motivates
consumers towards sustainability. Links to the report are available
in the review article.
Feature articles focus on current trends and investment opportunities
in the field of SRI, TBLI and Corporate Governance, offering a source
of new information and insights. If you have an idea for an article,
or would like to submit an article for publication that meets this
criteria, please send a letter
to the editor.
NEWS
SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
SocialFunds.com:
Top Five Socially Responsible Investing News Stories of 2004
The
Sustainability Equation: Why Money Matters
Japan's First
Socially Responsible Pension Fund for Employees
Ousted CalPERS Head Lashes Out (registration reqd’)
Research Forecasts Billion Dollar Supply Chain for Auto Fuel Cell
Industry
CR Funds: Maximizing Financial and Sustainability Performance
SCREENING & REPORTING
Calvert Publishes
Sustainability Report
Blind
Investment
Report:
50% More CEOs Report on Corporate Social Responsibilities in 2004
Corporate
Responsibility in India Needs to Wake up to Quality Reporting
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Economist: (Another) Skeptical Look at Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR
Backlash
Opinion
- Societys Lack of Concern with Small Human Details
Social
issues on the corporate agenda
B-School
Students with a Cause
Conoco
Pulls Out of Group Pushing for ANWR Drilling
Redefining
Corporate Social Responsibility
COPORATE GOVERNANCE
Good Practice Goes Far Beyond Box-Ticking
Conduct
Code Aims to Create Diverse Boards
Malaysia:
The Case for Corporate Governance
Economic
Forum Calls for Pension Governance
Anti
Sarbanes-Oxley Mood Rises in Europe
CLIMATE CHANGE
UK Pushes for New
Climate Treaty Favoring Technology Over Regulation
Survey
Shows Environmental Doomsday Recedes Slightly
Russia
Estimates Kyoto Earnings at $1-3 Billion
Fuel-Cell
Vehicles Close the Gap
'Green Reconstruction' Vital in the Aftermath of the Tsunami, Says
WWF
MISCELLANEOUS
Howard
Dean: The Emerging European Influence
We select a variety of current news items that cover a broad range
of issues from different perspectives around sustainable finance
and asset management, corporate social responsibility, climate change,
and corporate governance. Please let us know if there is a story
we should include in next month's newsletter.
Do you have a comment or reaction on any of the material presented
in the TBLI Newsletter? Send a letter to the editor.
CONFERENCES
THE
CLEAN-TECHNOLOGY INVESTOR SUMMIT
2-3 February 2005, Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs), CA, USA
“Capitalizing on the next wave
of innovation in energy tech, water tech, and materials science.”
-- Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring
into clean-tech investments, and savvy investors are realizing the
opportunity to capitalize on solutions that serve the needs of industry,
government, and society: innovative technologies that compete on
price and performance while reducing pollution, waste, and resource
use. Come join the drivers of this new environmental economy: clean-tech
investors and companies that are leading the way.
ISLAMIC
BANKING & FINANCE IN ASIA
31 January-1 February 2005, Singapore
EMISSIONS TRADING:
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RISK AND TRADING
14-15 February 2005, Central London, UK
BUSINESS/NGO
ENGAGEMENT: HOW TO CREATE WIN-WIN OUTCOMES
22-23 February 2005, London, UK
CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM
VI
24-25 March 2005, San Francisco, USA
OECD
FORUM 2005
Fuelling the Future: Security, Stability, Development
2-3 May, Centre de Conférences Internationals, Paris
CALL FOR PAPERS
Sustainable Management in Action
19th - 20th September 2005, University of Geneva
Do you have an upcoming event that you would like to post
in the TBLI Newsletter? Send
a letter to the editor. We have limited space, so we may not
be able to post all the announcements that we receive.
The TBLI Consultancy offers planning
and development services to financial institutions and other organizations
interested in implementing sustainable investment products.
NEW SERVICE - TBLI INVESTOR SALON offers a unique
opportunity for financial institutions, asset managers, and private
banks to market existing or new socially responsible investment
products to prospective or current clients. These events can help
your organization build better relationships with your investors.
Click here to learn
more about this service.
Click here to go to the
Consulting website.
Contact Robert Earhart
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TBLI 2005 in Frankfurt
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Brooklyn Bridge is currently accepting proposals for presenters
at the 2005 TBLI Conference, held from 2–4 November at the
Messe in Frankfurt. TBLI is the largest annual global event on Socially
Responsible Investment, with participants and speakers from six
continents. If you would like to be a presenter, please send a proposal
that meets the following criteria to robert@tbli.org. Proposals
must be received by 21 March 2005 to be considered.
Presentation Criteria
• Presenters are eligible only if they have not presented
at past three
TBLI Conferences.
• Presenters must agree to submit a final version of their
presentation no later than 30 September 2005 so that session facilitators
may prepare and presentations can be provided in electronic format
to conference participants.
•Presentations must provide some sort of new information or
educational benefit to the audience. (Presentations that come across
as marketing or sales pitches will be refused.)
Proposals should include your name and contact information, the
organization and/or company that you represent, and a brief description
of your planned presentation.
Sponsors
If you would like to be a corporate sponsor for TBLI 2005, please
send an email to robert@tbli.org.
Click TBLI
sponsor packages for details
CD-ROM
TBLI Conference 2004
If you were unable to attend TBLI 2004 or previous
events and would like to receive all the presentations, acv's, and
quick time video(s) of the event, visit the TBLI
CD-Rom order page. The price is €119, (including VAT 19%,
and postage).
Conference attendees at TBLI 2004 received the latest CD-ROM with
their conference materials.
For more information please visit the TBLI
Web site.
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2004 TBLI Award winner is the Rainforest Action Network.
Is there an organization or individual
that you think should be nominated for the 2005 TBLI Award? Contact
us.
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| TBLI Lecture provides your staff
or clients with information on the latest trends in SRI and overviews
on a variety of other sustainability-related subjects.
Lecture topics include:
• Introduction to Triple Bottom Line Investment
• SRI Investment Trends
• The Emergence of Sustainable Private Equity
• SRI Geographic Trends
• Carbon Finance Outlook
• SRI and Investment Portfolio Risk Management Strategies
If you would like to have a workshop given in your organization
regarding the principles, practices and competitive advantages of
Triple Bottom Investment, please contact us at lecture@tbli.org. Different workshops in our
lecture series can be customized to meet your education and training
goals.
Click here to go to the TBLI
Lecture web site.
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Mainstreaming
Responsible Investment
Lead Authhors: Simon Zadek, Mira
Merme, and Richard Samans
Produced by the World Economic Forum (PDF Download)
The report paints a picture of rising
pressure for change in the financial community, driven largely by
the changing composition of corporate share ownership due to population
aging and the related growth in private retirement savings.
FTSE4Good
Indices - Market Consultation
Future Criteria and Index Development
Since the launch of the FTSE4Good Indices in 2004, the philosophy
has been to evolve the product in line with current corporate responsibility
beliefs and practices, and to extend the criteria to encourage companies
to continually review and improve in these areas. In line with this,
FTSE are undertaking a Market Consultation to gain input into the
decision making process.
Natural
Resources Forum
The NRF is a quarterly journal published
by the United Nations and available through Blackwell Publishing.
The journal seeks to explore innovative approaches that integrate
social and political realities with economic and environmental priorities,
thus providing choices among policy options available to decision-makers
in developing countries.
Health
Bio-Technology in Developing Nations:
Nature Biotechnology Insight Supplement
University of Toronto Joint Center for Bio-Ethics present an in
depth study on health-related bio-technology in developing nations.
(PDF Downloads available
for individual country reports and general information.)
Cuba, South Korea, and India make and export their own biotech vaccines,
Egypt manufactures recombinant insulin, and South Africa is developing
a novel vaccine for HIV/AIDS. Health biotechnology is no longer
the sole preserve of high-level research institutions of North America
and Europe, according to a ground-breaking three-year study by 15
researchers of health biotechnology innovation systems in seven
countries: Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, South Africa and South
Korea.
South
Africa—Blazing a Trail for African Biotechnology
(PDF Download)
Institutional
Change for Sustainable Development (2004)
Hardback, 264 pages, ISBN 1 84376
569 1, Price: USD 95.00
Tomorrow’s
History: Selected Writings of Simon Zadek 1993-2003
Simon Zadek; co-edited by Peter Raynard
296 pp, Paperback, ISBN 1874719853, GBP 16.95 USD 35.00
New Sustainability
Reports
HVB Group
Sustainability Report 2004
HVB Group has released its 2004 Sustainability
Report under the title "Sustainability moves ahead." The
report provides a comprehensive insight into how the HVB Group has
been moving ahead in terms of sustainability over the last two years
and where the challenges for the future lie.
The Seiyu Limited 2004 Sustainability Report
Go-Ahead
(FTSE 250 Transport Services Group) Environmental & Social Report
Sompo
Japan Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2004
Eni
SpA Corporate Responsibility Values and Practices
Ecosystem Marketplace
(by the Katoomba Group)
Is there a publication or report that you
think should be included in the TBLI Newsletter? Do you have thoughts
or comments about any of the publications listed here? Let us know.
Send a letter to the editor.
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Executive
Director
UKSIF (London, UK)
Senior
Community Affairs Specialist, Research & Analysis
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA USA)
PR/Research
Executive
Carbon International (London, UK)
Director,
Centre for Sustainable Investment
Forum for the Future (London, UK)
If you would like to post
a job opening, email jobs@tbli.org.
Please be sure to include an Internet link that can be posted so
that interested applicants can obtain more information.
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to institutionalize sustainability.
TBLI Conference • - TBLI Consultancy •- TBLI Academy
TBLI Lecture •- TBLI Expert Meeting •- TBLI Eat
To Meet
TBLI Venture Fair •- TBLI E-Newsletter •- TBLI Award
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PRINCIPLES: We assist individuals
and companies with achieving their goals of institutionalizing
sustainability, or linking with relevant parties. Mutual and
global benefit must be the basis.
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