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In addition to environmental and social benefits, there's the question of financial performance.
by Robert Kropp
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The recent Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card reveals that global financial institutions are lagging badly in exiting the financing of fossil fuels and human rights.
by Robert Kropp
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Traditional banks, insurance companies, pensions and funds representing $60 trillion in assets declare to support a trillion dollar investment in solar.
by Robert Kropp
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Members of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark complete a methodology based in part on U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
by Robert Kropp
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Among 314 pending shareholder resolutions, most target environmental issues and corporate political activities.
by Robert Kropp
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A new online search tool allows users to find disclosures of carbon asset risks.
by Robert Kropp
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A shareholder initiative started by Walden Asset Management requests that oil and coal companies disclose lobbying activities and review their advocacy on energy policy and climate change.
by Robert Kropp
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A year after Boston Common Asset Management's investor initiative, major banks don't account for greenhouse gas emissions.
by Robert Kropp
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Most climate-aligned bonds are invested in low-carbon transport, while one-fifth focus on clean energy. Here are 10 tips to boost investor confidence.
by Robert Kropp
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A total of 400 corporate members of the Consumer Goods Forum have committed to a sustainability program that includes halving food waste by 2025.
by Robert Kropp
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The Dodd-Frank act required companies to disclose whether they are using conflict minerals, but a new report shows that companies are failing to do so.
by Robert Kropp
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Why one former JP Morgan executive is convinced that it will take a radical rethinking of entrenched economic frameworks to address the convergence of environmental, social and governance risks.
by Robert Kropp
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Warning that unconventional exploration and price volatility will have negative impacts for investors, the NGO suggests steps to a low-carbon economy.
by Robert Kropp
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Two years after the collapse of a garment factory killed 1,100 workers in Bangladesh, a coalition of investors argue that not enough has been done to remediate dangerous conditions.
by Robert Kropp
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In a recent letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, a coalition of investors criticized disclosure by major oil and gas companies, arguing that climate risk is changing the economics of the industry.
by Robert Kropp
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A new study finds growing interest in conservation investing, with forecasts that private investment in the sector will grow to $6 billion by 2018, joining some $30 billion in public investment.
by Robert Kropp
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Good news for food: donut giant agrees to remove nanomaterial, while Dow pledges increased disclosure on the impacts of a controversial herbicide.
by Robert Kropp
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As You Sow and the NRDC report that companies’ insufficient practices and lack of strong recycling policies are factors in low recycling rates in the United States.
by Robert Kropp
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Climate change is changing the math associated with fossil fuel assets. But those trying to offload potential stranded assets now might be stuck with short-term losses.
by Robert Kropp
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Investors know what has to be done to prevent the worst effects of climate change. But giving up fossil fuels now could still spell short-term losses.
by Robert Kropp
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US SIF's biennial Trends Report reveals that consideration of ESG factors has boosted sustainable assets, which now total $6.57 trillion in the U.S.
by Robert Kropp
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With extreme weather events on the rise, distributed power and green technologies are the way to go, according to Clean Energy Group's recent report.
by Robert Kropp
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The apparel company seeks to help officials who will support advancing renewable energy.
by Robert Kropp
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In a letter to the EPA, investors with more than $300 billion in assets under management call for regulation of methane emissions.
by Robert Kropp