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Top Story of the Week One of the much-anticipated annual events in the days of September is the announcement out of Switzerland as Robeco Sam Group announces the components of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. The DJSI are important benchmarks for sustainable & responsible investment (SRI), widely used by mutual funds, investment advisors, asset managers as well as asset owners, and others seeking “sustainable” investments or components for their portfolios. Companies are “in” and “out” each year. Among those being added: Bank of America, UBS AG and UPS. And being dropped, Johnson & Johnson, HSBC Holdings, and Vodafone Group. This is an important development which has impact throughout the coming year — check out the details in our Top Story this week. The story is posted on our Sustainability HQ platform. Results Announced for 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review Sustainability in Focus Redefining Sustainability How to get investors to care about sustainability? Show them the money Wal-Mart suppliers report progress with sustainability Nine steps for young business leaders to drive sustainability Research shows success of local sustainability efforts to improve environment Execs want sustainable products. Will they walk their talk’ 5 Traits Essential for Sustainability Leadership Sustainable investing: Opportunity awaits Islamic finance industry ESG Issues & Players Climate change models may not be accurate after all as study finds most widely overestimated global warming Venezuelan Crisis Worsens: Water Twice as Expensive as Gasoline For Shame: Chicago Will ‘Out’ Energy Hogs To Drive Reductions Thoughts On Socially Responsible Investing Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds A Rare Loss for Bonds China vaults to world’s 3rd-largest investor The Public Eye: California public pension payouts doubled after bump in benefits Watching the Watchers BeCitizen ESG/Sustainability Focus: KEY PARTNERS French National Sustainable Development Council, andAssociation Orée are among listed Institutional Partners. Ongoing collaborations with La Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild, which is BeCitizen’s majority shareholder. OVERVIEW/MISSION BeCitizen describes itself as “…a strategic and environmental finance consulting firm which create [sic] new opportunities for growth by restoring the environment.” The company states on its Vision page that “In a fast-changing global environment, the companies that last are those that can adapt to emerging market forces and turn risk into opportunity.” News Sweeps HEC Paris Brings Together 600 Experts For Annual Sustainable Business Conference EU biofuel sustainability criteria ‘inconsistent’ |
G&A Announces… G&A Institute Sustainability Update™ Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting _______________________________ Governance & Accountability Institute Service Highlight Top 8 Reasons to Contact _______________________________ Governance & Accountability Institute Research Reports _______________________________ Corporate ESG Performance Factors & SustainabilityHQ Corporate ESG Performance Factors are important to financial analysts, asset owners and managers, and many stakeholders. The ESG framework or approach considers environmental issues and impacts, the company’s positioning and actions on social/societal issues, and important aspects of corporate governance. ESG key performance indicators are considered by investors as proxies for effective governance and management. Increasing numbers of of independent research and financial analysis firms monitor and measure these and advisie investors. The Sustainability HQ™ platform is an important profiling and monitoring resource for the G&A team, and for our clients and subscribers. ESG market players and corporate reputation influencers are profiled and monitored by G&A Institute. In these Highlights we provide some results of our continuous global scanning for ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility news.. The Associated Profiles indicated are in our platforms. For more information, please email us atinfo@sustainabilityhq.com _______________________________
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SustainabilityHQ Highlights is prepared by the Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. based on continuous monitoring of trends and developments in Sustainability and ESG. The SustainabilityHQ™ platform is available by subscription. Governance & Accountability Instiute is the “Sustainability Headquarters™” for clients in the corporate, investment, public and social sectors. The G&A team provides research, monitoring, advisory and strategic information resources to clients in the corporate, investment, public and social sectors.The G&A services portfolio includes: SustainabilityHQ™ is managed and published by Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. |
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