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Report Suggests that CDFIs are Weathering the Worst of the Economic Crisis (07/02)
With funding for community development financial institutions a central part of the economic stimulus, and with renewed interest from individual investors, CDFIs look forward to improved performance for remainder of 2009.

House Passes Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill (06/30)
American Clean Energy and Security Act seeks to reduce US dependence on oil, invest in clean energy technologies, and reduce carbon emissions.

Book Review: The Truth about Green Business (06/25)
Author Gil Friend surveys the current state of sustainable corporations, and provides steps that companies can take to green their business.

New Investment Indices Will Track Companies Adapting to Low-Carbon Economy (06/24)
Family of indices developed by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Markit join a growing number of investment vehicles that include environmental considerations.

Activist Shareowners Tally Victories in 2009 Proxy Season (06/23)
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and As You Sow report successful shareowner efforts on resolutions addressing corporate governance, the environment, and human rights.

Lack of Indigenous Rights Policies Puts Companies at Risk (06/22)
Report finds that few companies engaged in extractive business activities in indigenous lands have policies that address indigenous rights concerns.

Do Private Equity Buyouts Lead to Improved Corporate Governance? (06/19)
Report by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute finds that governance policies at buyout-backed companies often reward executives at the expense of shareowners.

Investors Face Risk From Lack of Disclosure by Nanotechnology Companies (06/18)
Report from the Investor Environmental Health Network finds that regulatory loopholes leave investors in the dark about potential liabilities, and suggests corrective steps for regulators to take.

Job Growth in Clean Energy Outpaces Overall Job Market (06/16)
Report from the Pew Center on the States finds that job growth in the clean energy economy has been sustained by investment, and with increased government assistance is likely to weather economic downturn.

Industry Initiatives Help Companies Adapt to Expectations on CSR Issues (06/15)
Report by the Ethical Corporation Institute finds examples of success among industry initiatives that address CSR, but others that have yet to meet the expectations of stakeholders.


Mortgage Borrowers Gain Tool to Access Fair and Safe Loans (06/12)
The Fair Mortgage Collaborative provides consumers with access to mortgage lenders who have been certified for their fair lending practices.

Obama Administration Proposes Legislation on Say-on-Pay (06/11)
Legislation would authorize the SEC to require annual shareowner votes on executive compensation, and would require standards of independence for corporate compensation committees.


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New Sustainable Transportation ETF to be Launched on NASDAQ
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC plans to list its PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio on the NASDAQ Stock Market on September 18, 2008.

Worldwide economic growth has increased demand for transportation solutions, but in most cases those solutions have not been matched by sustainable improvements in infrastructure. Sustainable transportation meets the needs of society without sacrificing ecological values.

To be traded under the ticker PTRP, the portfolio is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is based on the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index. An index-based exchange-traded fund seeks to replicate the movements of an index of a financial market.

The Wilder Index tracks innovative and energy efficient transportation by focusing on businesses that are engaged in cleaner and improved means of transporting goods and people. It includes a global group of companies engaged in four focus areas: alternative vehicles; rail and subway systems; sea, land, air and intermodal; and transport innovation.















Google Heats Up Next Generation Geothermal Energy
More than $10 million in investments and grants will flow from Google.org into Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology. Google is also supporting research into governmental policies on geothermal energy and next generation geothermal resource mapping.

Google.org explains EGS as the technology needed to create the conditions of geothermal energy manually by passing water through fractured hot rocks and capturing the energy in steam turbines. Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source that could satisfy Google’s search for an energy that is cheaper than coal ( RE).

Fixed Income Classes Get Indexes with ESG Performance Factors
The KLD US Corporate Bond (USCB) Index series is the first US index that applies environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors to fixed income asset classes. Launched by
KLD Research & Analytics, Ryan ALM, and Mergent, the indexes are available as 1-3 years, 1-5 years and 1-10 years bond indexes.

All three indexes are offered for licensing. The bond indexes were created to help fixed income investors apply ESG factors to their portfolios. The KLD USCB indexes are equal-weighted with a 5% cap per issuer.

Investors Still Supporting Clean Energy
London-based New Energy Finance (NEF) reports record high investments by venture capital and private equity investment in the clean energy sector from April to June. $5.8 billion in venture and private equity was invested in clean energy during the second quarter, more than double the $2.6 billion invested during the first quarter of the year.

Public clean energy companies gained $5.2 billion in investments during the second quarter, a huge jump from the first quarter’s investment of $1 billion in public clean energy companies. However, the second quarter numbers were significantly lifted by the flotation of EDP Renovaveis, which raised $2.4 billion.

Charities Should Match Investments to Missions Says 83% of Public
Eighty-three percent of the general public would give less money to a charity if they knew the charity was not investing it ethically, says a newly released survey by the EIRIS Foundation. More than nine out of ten people surveyed agreed with statement “charities should be investing their money in an ethically or socially responsible way.”

However, only 55% of large UK charities have ethical investment plans, according to a 2006 study by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). People are becoming more interested in how charities are investing their funds with 41% of people saying it is very important.

 

 
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