The news stories below primarily concern studies on SRI performance and
surveys of investor attitudes.
Advisers can use this information to better
prepare themselves for meetings with clients.
Interview: Cary Krosinsky, Editor of Evolutions in Sustainable Investment
SocialFunds.com talks with Krosinsky about the challenges to as well as the inevitability of a
mainstream uptake of sustainable investing strategies.
States Require Insurers to Respond to Climate Risk Survey
California joins New York and Washington in requiring insurers that that write in excess of $300
million in premiums to respond to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Climate Risk
Survey.
A 30% Reduction in EU Emissions by 2020 will be Cheaper than Expected
Noting that emissions reductions reached 14% by 2010, the European Commission concludes that a 30%
cut will cost less than anticipated, and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change calls
for incentives to stimulate private investment.
Investors Team with Law Enforcement Professionals to Combat Sex Trafficking at Super Bowl
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility members warn that child sex trafficking increases
during large sporting events, and engage with Indianapolis hotels to raise awareness of the risk at
this year's Super Bowl.
UN Adaptation Database Highlights Corporate Sustainability Efforts
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change publishes an online database featuring case studies
of climate change adaptation activities undertaken by private companies.
Book Review: Evolutions in Sustainable Investing: Strategies, Funds and Thought Leadership
Trucost executive Cary Krosinsky edits a book of essays demonstrating that sustainable investment
in an era of growing resource scarcity yields significant opportunities for portfolio
outperformance.
Shareowners File 40 Resolutions on Lobbying Expenditures by Corporations
Walden Asset Management leads a coalition of investors calling on companies to disclose both direct
lobbying expenditures and indirect funding of lobbying through trade associations.
GRI Publishes Sustainability Guidance for Event Organizers
Site selection and community impact are among the key issues for which reporting can enhance the
accountability of event organizers, the Global Reporting Initiative says.
Corporate Knights Publishes Eighth Annual Ranking of Sustainable Companies
Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk tops the 2012 Global 100 and the United Kingdom leads
countries with 16 companies on list.
Ceres Aqua Gauge Helps Investors and Companies Manage Water Risk
As population growth and climate change make water risk management an issue for investors and
companies to address without delay, the Ceres Aqua Gauge provides a framework for evaluating
corporate strategies.
Harrington Investments Requests that Monsanto Report on GMOs
The chemical giant refuses to allow a proxy to speak on behalf of the shareowner resolution at
tomorrow's annual general meeting, and Harrington joins in call for demonstrations.
On Second Anniversary of Citizens United, Coalition Calls on SEC to Mandate Disclosure
The Corporate Reform Coalition holds a press conference in which members express support for a
petition requesting that the Securities and Exchange Commission establish rules mandating that
public corporations disclose their political spending activities.