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· Column:
Change
· Employer
Reputations Clearly Linked to Business Performance
· CSR/SRI
conferences
· TBLI
Conference: 5th anniversary
· TBLI
Academy: scenario training to prepare your strategies for the future
economy: Future of Fiduciary Responsibility
· TBLI
Award: Are you committed? Sign up to win the TBLI Award!
· Lectures
& Teaching
· New books
· Jobs:
Great jobs in the SRI/CSR business |
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| COLUMN
Sometimes we wonder if the message of TBLI is getting
through. Using terms like value added non-financial risk assessment,
or intangible assets and liabilities approach to investment might
make the subject more palatable but does the financial sector and
business, in general see the need or sense of urgency?
I have often said that pain seems to be the most effective way of
getting business interested in CSR, TBLI, SRI or corporate sustainability.
Often senior managers would object to the idea of pain as a tool
to getting business to change. About 3 years ago, I said this at
a seminar and a senior manager to a major insurance company, totally
disagreed with me. "Business will embrace these concepts in
due time". A year or so after our first encounter, I was moderating
at another conference, and the same man from the insurance company
was in the audience. He responded to my notion that business, like
individuals only respond or change after the pain is substantial
enough. He said" I don't like this idea that pain is what makes
business change. Can't we say that the future possible period of
substantial inconvenience could be effective in getting business'
attention with respect to CSR and SRI". I was doubtful. A few
weeks ago, I was speaking at a conference, and the same person joined
my panel and said very clearly" what the insurance industry
needs is a major disaster. Only then, will they wake up about the
strategic importance of SRI."
Maybe the message is getting through?
"Vision without action is a daydream,
action without vision is a nightmare"
-- Japanese proverb
Fedex,
SouthWest Airlines and 3M: Employer Reputations Clearly Linked to
Business Performance
Lafarge
commits to reducing CO2 emissions in partnership with the WWF
Allocation
process keeps investments on hold
Influential
Institutional Investors to Form National Coalition for Corporate
Reform
Sustainable
Investments Offer Positive Returns
Nike,
Inc. and Kasky Announce Settlement of Kasky v. Nike First Amendment
Case
Study: SRI Funds Earn High Performance Marks From Lipper, Morningstar
Bush
says CO2 is not a pollutant
Report
Finds Oil Companies' Social and Environmental Practices Unsustainable
New
Challenge to Foundations: Invest in Social Mission
Morningstar
Japan Launches First SRI Index Covering Japanese Market Exclusively
Germany:
Pension funds see market potential of SRI
New
Approaches to delivering financial services:
Reaching the Unbanked/Underbanked in the Workplace.
October 2, 2003,Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,Chicago,
Illinois 60661
CSR
and Labour 3 October 2003, London
jadam@mhcinternational.com
Environment
for Peace: The Role of the Business Sector October 3 to 5, 2003
Sustainable
Reporting / GRI in the Netherlands 7 October 2003
HYDROGEN
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
October 8-10, 2003 in Denver, Colorado
Corporate
Environmental Governance 2003 Conference Hong Kong, 8 October
National
Social Venture Competition Second Annual Symposium 2003
"Challenges and Opportunities for Social Ventures"
October 10, 2003
BRITISH ASIANS
AND CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP - PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP
15 October 2003, London
Energy Venture Fair IV October 16-17, 2003, Philadelphia, PA
SRI
in the Rockies 19-22 October
IFC/FT
Conference: Sustainable Business in East Asia - A Roadmap to Success?
Hong Kong, 16 October 2003
UNEP
Finance Initiatives, Global Roundtable
20 - 21 October, 2003
Tokyo International Forum
Tokyo, Japan |
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| TBLI
2003 will be celebrating its fifth anniversary on November 6-7,
2003 in Amsterdam. The event, as in the past, brings together
all the leading practitioners and thinkers in the field of SRI and
Sustainable Investment. The whole range of sustainable investment
will be covered; public equity (SRI), sustainable private equity,
bonds, micro-financing, engagement, auditing, governance, and much
more. With over 90 speakers, 20 workshops, 2 plenary roundtables,
and several keynote addresses. TBLI will again be the event
of the year on this rapidly growing field of responsible
investment.
For more information please visit TBLI
website
Contact Gabrielle van Zoeren
To register, click here
Anyone involved in the financial sector should attend.
The entire program can be found at TBLI
Conference Program.
Still haven't registered for TBLI conference. For full
details, and to find out what other attendees found of TBLI, click
here
Some of the companies that you will meet:
AFL-CIO, Anglo American PLC, Assoc. of Institutional Shareholders,
Banco ABN AMRO REAL - Brasil, Bank Sarasin & CIE, BASF Aktiengesellschaft,
BHP, BNP Paribas GroupBT, Calvert Investments, Canon, CDC Capital
Partners, Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc., CoreRatings,
Deminor (shareholder advisory), Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom
AG, Dexia Asset Management, DNV, Dow Jones Islamic Market Index,
European Commission, France Telecom, FTSE International Limited,
Global Environment Fund, Holcim, IADB, IFC-International Finance
Corporation, Insight Investment, INTEL Corporation, IRRC-Investor
Responsibility Research Center, ISIS Asset Management plc, Jupiter
Asset Management, Legg Mason Wood Walker, METI-Ministry of the Economy
, Trade and Industry, Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Noranda
Inc., OECD-Trade Union Advisory Comm, Philips International BV,
Rabobank, RAGM, Ricoh Co. Ltd., Rio Tinto, Shareholder Assoc for
Research & Education, Shorebank, SNS Asset Management, Standard
Life Investments, Maybank, ABNAmro, State Street, Unilever
Want to know what previous attendees said
about TBLI? Visit Triple Bottom Line
Investing
Is your company committed to SRI/CSR? Are you
committed – think they deserve the prize? Sign your company
up to win the TBLI Award! Mail to award@tbli.org
with your company information and details on SRI/CSR aspects.
For more info visit our website at www.tbli.org |
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| Brooklyn
Bridge offers an expert meeting in which future scenario’s
are developed that will offer attendees the opportunity to develop
new strategies for their company and identify indicators today of
future environments tomorrow.
On the 9,10 & 11 of November an Expert
Meeting on on The Future of Fiduciary
Responsibility will take place.
Pension Funds and their fund managers have in the past been reluctant
to embrace SRI, due to fiduciary responsibility. Lately, this issue
has been clearly addressed by the performance of SRI funds. In addition,
a new issue has arisen, namely that with social and environmental
issues clearly impacts value and financial performance. A new paradigm
is arising that by not embracing SRI, fund managers are not performing
their fiduciary responsibility.
The Future of Fiduciary Responsibility will explore the critical
uncertainties, risks and opportunities facing fiduciary responsibility.
By examining these possible futures, the project will identify the
implications, opportunities and risks of alternative investment
strategy for pension funds and other institutional investors.
Two of the experts participating are Marnix Vriezen, CIO,
Robeco and Daniel Labègue, former CEO, Caisse des Dépôts.
If you would like to register for any of the above expert meetings,
or would like to receive the brochure (available from september
30) via tbli website / expertmeetings
, contact expertmeeting@tbli.org |
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Robert
Rubinstein has started teaching a MBA course on SRI at Rotterdam
School of Management, starting September 2003.
Lectures planned:
Where are we now?
What is the landscape with respect to SRI and sustainable investment?
What specific events, regulations, crisis, success stories have
occurred that clearly make SRI inevitable as a form of smart investing
with reduced risk.
How will Carbon Finance impact industry?
The growth of carbon finance has been explosive, particularly in
the light that Kyoto has not been fully ratified and the USA will
not participate. What are the threats and opportunities for the
financial sector with respect to carbon and climate change.
What is the trigger for SRI mainstream
acceptance?
The future of SRI
If you would like to have a lecture given within your organization
contact: lecture@tbli.org
New lecture series starting: |
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| Research
Organizations: Concepts, Methods, and Procedures ISNAR,
ISBN: 92-9118-068-8, 2003, USD25.00, 81pp
Tunza: Acting
for a Better World, UNEP, 2003, USD20.00, 160pp, ISBN: 9280723529
Desk Study on
the Environment in Iraq
UNEP, 2003, USD30.00, 96pp, ISBN: 9211586283
Participatory
Learning and Action, A Trainer's Guide (Includes PLA Notes CD
Rom)
IIED, 1995, USD50.00, ISBN: 1899825002, 270pp
Studies of EIA
Practice in Developing Countries
UNEP, 2003, USD50.00, ISBN: 9280722980, 310pp
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The
Urban Part of Rural Development:
The role of small and intermediate urban centres in rural and
regional development and poverty reduction Rural-urban Interactions
and Livelihoods Working Paper IIED, ISBN 1 84369 435 2, USD9.00
24pp |
LEARN
TO INVEST SMARTER AND HELP SAVE OUR PLANET
CORPORATE RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Edited by Frans van der Woerd, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
David Levy, University of Massachusetts, USA and Katie Begg, De Montford
University, UK |
"Socially
Responsible Investing: SRI's Growth and Impact"
by Cliff Feigenbaum & Ted Ketcham (co-editors) |
PLAN
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The
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$ 24,95, 208 pages Publisher: Harvard Business School Press; 1st edition
(August 1, 2002) ISBN: 1578512549
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Calvert
Social Investment Foundation Has Immediate Openings For An Investment
Officer And Portfolio Manager/Loan Servicer.
Lori Chatman
Director Of Lending Calvert Foundation 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite
1000
Bethesda, MD 20814
Director of Lending
The Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund, Inc., A Nonprofit Community
Development Financial Institution
Outreach Coordinator
Joanna Ramani National Community Reinvestment Coalition
733 15th St., NW, Suite 540 Washington, DC 20005 Ph 202-628-8866
Fx 202-628-9800
VISTA Data Evaluator
National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), A National Nonprofit
Organization In Washington, D.C.
Please Send Cover Letter, Resume, And Short Writing Sample (1-3
Pp.) To Jsilver@Ncrc.Org Or
Fax To 202-628-9800. You Will Also Need To Submit An Electronic
Application Via The Americorps Recruitment Web Site: .
Ethibel Is Urgently Looking For A Communication
Officer (M/F) Who Reads And Writes Fluently In English And Dutch
And Who Understands French
Ms Lut Verstappen
Communications Officer For Ethibel
Director
Of Financial Programs
The Center For Economic Progress, A Chicago-Based Statewide Non-Profit
Organization
The Environmental
Council/Partnership Development Manager/London,Uk
.Uk Or Telephone 44 (0)20 7632 0135
Transtec / International
Trade Experts / Global
Email: Iheijmans@Transtec.Be
Fax: +32.2.266.49.65
Kenya
Kenya Women Economic Network (Kwen) / Ceo Fundraising / Own Location
Kwen Phone: +254 733
509496 Fax: +44 7092309792
Rwanda
Afsc / Quaker International Affairs Representative / Kigali Rick
Boardman
Afsc-Hr 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, Pa 19104-1479 Fax: 215-241-7248;
Nathan Associates /
Senior Trade And Macroeconomic Adviser, Southeast Asia
With Trade/Giat In The Subject Line Of The Email
Rural Innovations Network
(Rin) / Manager, Business Development / Coimbatore, Trichy,
Madurai Phone: 91 44. 823 9420
Cambridge Programme
For Industry / Assistant Director - Sustainable
Development, Leadership And Learning / Cambridge
Forum For
The Future / Principal Sustainability Advisor / London, Uk
Or Telephone Vanessa Mamo-Mason On + 44 (0)20 7324 3688
Ivca / Csr Communications Internship:
Information And Events / London
Marine Stewardship Council
(Msc) / Gala Assistant / London
Royal Institute Of International Affairs / Programme Head -
Sustainable Development Programme / London To Apply Please Email
Your Cv And A Covering Letter To Julie
Martin,
Royal
Institute Of International Affairs / Programme Manager - Sustainable
Development Programme / London To Apply Please Email Your CV And
A Covering Letter To Julie Martin,
wfw.org / Global Public Relations
Activists, Managers & Directors /
Dartford, Kent Or Anywhere In The World !Phone: 447956293821
Fax: 441322279389
Icon Institute
/ Long Term Co-Operative Bank Expert And Developer / Kiev
Plancenter Ltd /
Environmental Economics Expert
Bsr /
Agriculture Specialist / San Francisco, Ca
Chemonics International
Inc. / Senior Conservation Enterprise Specialist / Washington,
Dc
Green Century Capital Management / Senior Financial Manager / Boston,
Massachusetts Ms. Moire Murray
(617) 292-8057 (Phone)
Social
And Environmental Entrepreneurs / Executive Director / Culver
City, Ca Http://Www.Saveourplanet.Org Andrew
Beath See President
20178 Rockport Way Malibu, CA 90265
Director,
FSC Accreditations, Forest Stewardship Council, Bonn, Germany
Commercial Manager/Director, Enviros, London, UK
Assistant Director, Sustainable Development, Leadership And Learning,
The
University Of Cambridge Programme For Industry, Cambridge, UK
Associate Director, WSP Environmental Inc, San Francisco Bay Area,
US
WSP Environmental Is Also Looking For A Number Of Sustainability,
Environmental Management And CSR Consultants, At Senior Level, For
Its
London And Other UK Offices.
Development Manager The
World Council Of Credit Unions, Inc. (WOCCU) Washington, D.C. Or
Madison, Wisconsin . Resumes Directed To: Human Resources, P. O.
Box 2982, Madison, WI 53701-2982 USA; Fax: (608) 238-8020; E-Mail;
HR@WOCCU.Org.
Deputy Director For DevelopmentLocal Initiative Support Corporation
(LISC) New York City. M.J.
Allen Vice President Of Human Resources
Local Initiatives Support Corporation733 Third Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017 Fax: #212-692-0465Sustainability
Analyst, Australia National Financial Institution
careers@beyondservices.com.au
quoting reference number C0903/78 or posted to Beyond Services,
580 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000.
If
you would like to post a job opening, please email to jobs@tbli.org
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to institutionalize sustainability.
o TBLI Conference o TBLI Consultancy o TBLI Academy o TBLI
Lecture o TBLI Expert Meeting o TBLI Eat 2 Meet o TBLI Venture
Fair o TBLI E-Newsletter o 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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