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Welcome to the November 2004 Issue
of the TBLI Newsletter!
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• Column:
November 2004
• Feature Articles
• News
• CSR/SRI Conferences
• TBLI Conference
• CD Rom 2004
• TBLI Award
• Lectures & Teaching
• New Publications
• Jobs: Great jobs in
the SRI/CSR business |
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| Smashing Success
We are still coming off a high from the TBLI 2004
conference. It was an excellent event and very inspiring. Having
tried for many years to get the mainstream to accept the principles
of sustainability in their investment procedures, it was very rewarding
to hear David Blood's comments, former CEO of Goldman Sachs. "SRI
was the mainstream and its supporters were right all along. Long
term investments are best served by integrating sustainable performance
in the analysis". Wonderful.
I often try to encourage everyone to bring a new face
to TBLI, as was the case this year. Ewoud Goudsward of ASN Bank,
added something very important. He said, "new faces are fine,
but you shouldn't underestimate the impact that TBLI has on old
faces. There is a clear progression in acceptance and awareness,
which is now clearly bearing fruit." Excellent point.
The feedback, learning, exchanges, and inspiration
were wonderful and we are looking to our next event in November
2-4, in a new location. Thank you all who attended, and hopefully,
we will see more new and old faces at TBLI.
Brooklyn
Bridge-Angel of the Month
The winner or should I say winners of the Brooklyn Bridge Angel
of the Month are the attendees of this years' TBLI. Their joy, passion,
generosity, willingness to share and learn was remarkable. The atmosphere
was superb, and the social as well as the business networking worked
very well. A highly diverse group of individuals came together to
grow, and they did achieve that. I am extremely grateful for their
collective efforts and spirit that made it a remarkable experience
for me.
Thank
you all.
FEATURE ARTICLES
Tapping
the Financial Markets for Microfinance
A report by the Grameen Foundation
(PDF Download)
The micro-finance industry's outreach and impact on world poverty
is growing. More than 60 million poor families are now participating
with a micro-finance institution; the estimated world portfolio
is valued in the billions, and industry growth has averaged 30%
a year. The estimated capital requirements are billions more than
the current supply that historical donor funding can fulfill. Therefore,
the question of leveraging scarce philanthropic resources to attract
much larger amounts of commercial capital becomes critical. This
paper presents an excellent overview of an emerging, and profitable,
financial service.
NEWS
More
Than Half of all French Institutional Investors Invest in SRI
Offshore:
Fully Transparent
Spain
May Introduce Triple Bottom Line Reporting Law
Study Removes
Doubt Over Link Between Social and Financial Performance
White
Paper Sees Onset of 'Environmental Revolution'
Kyoto
and CO2: The World's Strangest Market Takes Shape
BT
Secures World's Biggest Green Energy Deal
Al
Gore, Former Goldman Executive Blood Start Firm
Ethics
Can be Fiscal Future
Briefcase:
Rights Become a Corporate Issue
CCSR Calls on Banks to Pay Heed to Global Trends on CSR
Social
Responsibility in Dollars and Cents
Making
Social Investments Accountable
Gore
Starts Socially Conscious Fund
S&P
Chides Russian Business for Lack of Corporate Governance Improvements
Kyoto: 90 Days and Counting
Sustainability
Reporting Improves, But Falls Short on Linking to Financial Performance
Bush
Victory May Not Spur States Into Climate Action
Workplace
Stress – A Growing Concern to Investors
UK
Environment Agency Says Good Governance Helps the Bottom Line
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. Letters
to the editor may be published in future newsletters.
CONFERENCES
.ERADICATING
POVERTY THROUGH PROFIT
Making Business Work for the Poor
12-14 December, San Francisco, CA, USA
TBLI and Brooklyn Bridge are pleased to
be able to offer a special 20% discount off registration
to all members of our network. To qualify for this discount, you
must register
here.
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
In Emerging Markets
22 – 25 November 2004, São Paulo, Brazil
ADAPTING
FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: DEVELOPING LOCAL STRATEGIES
2 December 2004, Central London, UK
2004 BUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS
SEMINAR
9 December, London UK
CSM 4th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ON CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
17-18 December 2004, Mumbai, India
For more information, please e-mail Dr. Tapati Ghosh
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
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Social Entrepreneurship Research Conference
22-24 April, 2005 IESE Business School - Barcelona, Spain
Submit full papers by January 10th,
2005 via e-mail to iserc@stern.nyu.edu
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.
TBLI Consulting is pleased to announce
several new packages of consulting, education,
and information services. These service packages are customized
to meet the needs financial institutions, business organizations,
non-governmental organizations and government entities. Details
are now available on the TBLI Consultancy website.
Click here to go to the
Consulting website.
Contact Robert Earhart
for more information.
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TBLI 2005 in Frankfurt
TBLI 2004 was a smashing success
this year, with over 400 financial leaders, assets managers, and
business professionals from around the world participating in the
two-day event.
Next year, TBLI will be held in Frankfurt, Germany. More details
are forthcoming in the January newsletter.
Sponsors
If you would like to be a corporate sponsor for TBLI 2005, please
send an email to robert@tbli.org.
Details regarding our sponsor packages are forthcoming in the January
2005 Newsletter.
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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| Congratulations
to the 2004 TBLI Award winner, the Rainforest Action Network!
Rainforest Action Network
The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) was highly instrumental
in pressuring banks to create the Equator Principles. This requires
the signatories to adhere to social and environmental impact studies
before providing project financing to a project in developing markets.
Rainforest Action Network was awarded a Euro 5000 prize to direct
towards their continuing efforts.
We would also like to thank this year's nominees, VBDO and
UKSIF, for their hard work in advancing the principles of sustainable
investment.
VBDO
This is a foundation that works towards a sustainable society by
focusing on the corporate world, in particular, the financial sector.
They have been pushing SRI among institutional investors and have
several large pension funds that are members. It is a network and
government lobbyist organization.
UKSIF
This is the oldest and largest network organization dealing explicitly
with promoting SRI on the institutional and retail level. They have
also been active in lobbying the UK government to further SRI.
The winner was announced at the gala dinner of the TBLI
Conference 2004 on Thursday, 11 November.
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
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| Tomorrow’s
History: Selected Writings of Simon Zadek 1993-2003
Simon Zadek; co-edited by Peter Raynard
296 pp, Paperback, ISBN 1874719853, £16.95 $35.00
Values to Value:
A Global Dialogue on Sustainable Finance, 2004
550 pages / ISBN: 2-9515779-1-5,
$500.00
Sustainability
in Finance: Banking on the Planet, Marcel Jeucken
The new book 'Sustainability in Finance'
is the result of a successfully defended PhD-research project, is
published by Eburon Academic Publishers (October 2004), and is supported
by ABN AMRO, ASN Bank, Fortis Group, ING Group, Rabobank Group,
and Triodos Bank. The book contains 426 pages.
Teaching Business
Sustainability: From Theory to Practice
Edited by Chris Galea, Saint Francis
Xavier University, Canada
A "must read" for anyone teaching SRI & CSR at the
university or graduate level. Each essay provides a wealth of information,
models, and experiences to draw from.
ISBN 1874719543, £40.00, US$75.00
Socially
Responsible Investing (PDF download)
A Report by Natural Capital Institute: How the SRI industry has
failed to respond to people who want to invest with conscience and
what can be done to change it.
New Sustainability
Reports
Ecosystem
Marketplace (by the Katoomba Group)
The Ecosystem Marketplace is a global
one-stop-shop of timely and transparent information on the various
markets for ecosystem services, including: the market for ecosystem-based
carbon, the market for water and watershed services, the market
for biodiversity, and the burgeoning markets for wetlands and endangered
species in the US. The Ecosystem Marketplace website and eNewsletter
deliver high quality up-to-the-minute news and analyses from around
the globe on market transactions and business opportunities, as
well as the latest information on policy, regulation, and science
for all environmental markets. To visit the Ecosystem Marketplace
and sign up for the eNewsletter click
here or go to the Marketplace web site at www.ecosystemmarketplace.com.
GRI G3 Process
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
is launching its G3 process to make non-financial reporting easier,
more valuable, and more compatible with other corporate responsibility
initiatives along a variety of key variables. GRI is the leading
organization in setting globally approved sustainability reporting
standards.
ICAEW
Report, Sustainability: The Role of Accountants
Scottish Power - Environmental & Social Impact Report Suite
2003/04
Imperial
Oil 2003
Procter & Gamble Sustainability Report 2004
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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3IG
Secretary General
The International Interfaith Investment Group (3iG), founded
in 2004, provides the world’s Faiths with a reliable and creative
vehicle that enables them and their members to harness the economic
power of their assets, including shares, land, properties, water
resources, and intellectual properties to support and promote programs,
policies and practices that are consonant with their shared values
and beliefs.
MIS
Technical Analyst
Grameen Foundation, Washington, D.C. (USA)
Vice-President of Programs
Grameen Foundation, Washington, D.C. (USA)
Director
of Executive Education
Center for Corporate Citizenship, Boston College, Boston, MA (USA)
Senior
Manager
Nike Foundation, Portland, OR (USA)
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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| BB raises consciousness of self-interest
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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