by Rick Wetmore
A more reasonable, flexible approach is to forgo futile searches for Snow Whites and instead identify companies that are the best in their industry and are trying to improve their performance on ESG...
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide plans an internal code of
conduct to help prevent child sex trafficking.
Cornell University received $80 million from alumnus David R. Atkinson
and his wife, Patricia, to create a research center for global
sustainability at the school's main campus.
Abu Dhabi's Shams solar power plant will receive less energy
than planned because dust particles in the area are blocking
sunlight, a Masdar official said.
Demand for hybrid cars and electric vehicles may be more modest than advocates
expected, capturing only 7.3%
of global sales by 2020, according to J.D. Power &
Associates.
Clean-energy investors and environmentalists in California raised $11.9
million in the past two weeks to snuff out a challenge, backed by oil
refiners, to the state's global-warming laws.
by
Karen DeMasters
Pelleton Capital Management Ltd. has launched a model investment
portfolio that includes exchange-traded funds focusing on sustainable,
green investments.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Here's a way that an investment advisor looking to build her client base might reach out to charities and get their portfolios to manage.
by
Karen DeMasters
Pax World is partnering with a global network of 25,000 women who promote women's issues
worldwide.
by
Karen DeMasters
Some U.S. utilities face water shortages, and that may affect their ability to pay bond holders, a new report says.
U.S. homes may contain flooring and wallpaper that emit the types of
toxic chemicals the Consumer Product Safety Commission has banned from
toys, an environmental group says.
The clean-energy industry may attract record spending of almost $200 billion this year, according to a new forecast.
A year after winning power and inheriting a country mired in the red, the Greek prime minister is turning back to an election pledge to go green.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed new "green" advertising
guidelines that warn against making unsupported or misleading
environmental claims.
President Obama will have solar panels put back on the roof of the
White House to demonstrate that renewable-energy technology is
practical for U.S. homeowners.
The SEC delayed implementation of
rules to make it easier for investors to oust corporate directors.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Toys "R" Us is getting ready to go public, hoping to raise about $800
million...
Former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman, running to
replace Arnold Schwarzenegger as California's governor, opposes
a ballot measure to block the state's landmark greenhouse-gas law.
The SEC should study whether
proxy advisory firms need more regulation, a New York Stock Exchange
panel on corporate governance said.
