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Green efforts by U.S. financial institutions are increasing at the same time sustainable actions are growing as a market force, according to new research.
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Ethical investors will continue to back carbon-intensive firms, but only if they see a commitment to limit environmental impacts.
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In January, it will launch the Virgin Climate Change Leaders Fund, a product that will support companies that either have a light environmental footprint or work toward environmental challenges.
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The state's treasurer announced the creation of a $10 million investment account to finance green building and energy-efficiency projects around the state.
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The company's Bank Asset Management division announced Wednesday it hired a new climate change czar and published a white paper focused on the investment opportunities presented by a changing climate. New investment products are expected.
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HSBC Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets announced this week the launch of several indices to help investors track the stock market performance of companies that could profit from climate change challenges.
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A new survey of executives finds many companies are increasing their spending on environmental, social, and governance issues, in spite of a decline in business confidence.
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The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange unveiled a hedging tool Friday for Certified Emission Reductions, which are expected to play a large part in joining various domestic carbon markets.
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If the SRI world is to reach its full potential, it is critically important to make the shift to sustainable investing, which has the potential to be a transformative investment strategy that revolutionizes the very nature of investing.
by Joe Keefe
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Possibly the best example of doing well by doing good, working in socially responsible finance can incorporate personal values and societal concerns with investment decisions, and help individuals, groups or large companies support sustainable business efforts.
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Groups trying to influence the environmental performance of large companies often focus -- with mixed results -- on the top executives. But to understand the mind of the middle manager, who can influence both upper management and lower-level workers, is to understand how to make change happen.
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The latest research from the environmental research organization looks at the carbon footprint of 185 investment funds in the United Kingdom. Three SRI funds take the top spots, and three-quarters of all SRI funds have smaller than average carbon footprints.
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More often than not, the investment side of philanthropic foundations makes decisions that contradict the organization's mission. Fortunately, there's an easy cure for this kind of organizational disconnect.
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Banks that integrate environmental, social and governance concerns into their business strategy and seek out those opportunities make their businesses more valuable, according to a new report by the International Finance Corporation.
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
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Standard & Poor's jumps into the growing pool of sustainability indexes with the launch of its Global Thematic Index Series.
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The bonds are the first of their kind, federally sanctioned and tax-exempt, and this purchase will be used to build the world's largest green building, the Destiny USA project in upstate New York.