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Wells Fargo Exceeds Environmental Financing Goals
- December 30, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. Bank's progress report details $3 billion in financing for green business opportunities over a three-year period.
Report Warns of Unsustainable Consumption
- December 24, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. WBCSD report finds consumers willing to embrace sustainable lifestyle, but need access to products and services to do so.
Investors Ask Obama to Improve Corporate Financial Disclosure
- December 23, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. President-Elect is asked to return SEC to original mission of protecting investors and strengthening shareowner rights.
New Mutual Fund will be First in US to Track Dow Jones Sustainability Index
- December 22, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. Dreyfus Fund will include companies listed on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
Co-op America Names Top Corporate Scrooges
- December 19, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. CEOs named to the list represent a range of business sectors and a diversity of social and environmental malfeasances.
Book Review: Investing for Change: Profit from Responsible Investment
- December 18, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. Authors Augustin Landier and Vinay B. Nair trace the history of SRI and suggest modifications to traditional screening methods in order to increase profitability.
Calvert Announces Launch of Three New Funds
- December 17, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. Offerings follow consolidation with Summit Mutual Funds and include a large cap fund employing a new investment strategy.
Investors Call on World's Largest Companies to Join Water Sustainability Effort
- December 16, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. Alliance with assets of $1.5 trillion under management contributes to effort by the UN Global Compact to expand membership in the CEO Water Mandate.
Book Review: Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long Term Performance
- December 12, 2008 | By Anne Moore Odell. Editors Cary Krosinsky and Nick Robins new book compiles eighteen new essays that argue sustainable investing is the key to positive long-term performance and the health of the planet.
US-based Verite Helps Build Coalitions to Improve Working Conditions in China
- December 10, 2008 | By Robert Kropp. The organization's report details relationships with academics and civil society organizations to ensure fair labor practices in centers of manufacturing for export.
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