A divided SEC has voted to
encourage companies to disclose the effects of climate change on their
business, bringing a partisan debate over global warming into a new
arena.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Sustainable Asset Management (SAM), a leader in sustainability
investing, is increasing its push into the U.S. market by hiring a
North American head of sales for the first time.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The Social Investment Forum has found that 65% of socially responsible
mutual funds it analyzed outperformed their benchmarks last year.
Think, the Scandinavian electric-vehicle maker, will build its first car for the U.S. market in Indiana starting in 2011.
by Bruce W. Fraser
This advisor started an effort to get rid of all the plastic bottles in his town by partnering with the local water company.
by Steve Schueth
SRI Outlook 2010: Observations on the socially responsible investing industry from fund company executives who lead it.
by Bruce W. Fraser
The real action in green investing is with big companies who are leading the way, says this portfolio manager.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Learn what some financial advisors are doing to help the environment-and their businesses.
One of the world's largest reinsurers worldwide warned that
losses caused by climate change will continue to rise in the future.
Many utilities, particularly on the West Coast, are
scrambling to prepare for all the electric cars set to hit U.S.
showrooms in 2010.
by
Karen DeMasters
S&P 100 companies are more frequently reporting their environmental, social and governance efforts (ESG), but emerging markets companies are
far behind.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The Rockefeller Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to the
University of Arizona's Responsible Property Investment Center (RPIC)
to help expand responsible property
investing in the U.S.
When energy companies began preparations to drill for natural gas in
upstate New York, the local Sierra Club quickly organized
against them...
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
No matter what your position on climate change, it's worth watching a video called Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining.
by Marla Brill
Environmentally conscious funds and ETFs have turned around this year, but more narrowly focused plays have farther to go to regain lost ground.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Nearly nine out of 10, or 88%, of investment consultants who
participated in a recent survey believe that client interest in ESG issues will continue to grow
over the next three years.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Eight companies have been recognized by the federal Environmental
Protection Agency for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
by Bruce W. Fraser
Investing in the publicly traded stock of private equity firms offers a limited way to have some exposure to clean tech.
