Organizations

NEW YORK, NY - Hundreds of institutional investors from around the world, Wall Street leaders, and state treasurers will be among those meeting Tuesday, May 10, at the United Nations here to discuss how to address the financial risks and realize the opportunities from...

SAN FRANCISCO - Representatives from leading global companies working in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) will assemble November 1-4, in San Francisco, California. They will discuss the role and contributions of business when it comes to issues rang...

DENVER, CO - Representatives from Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Romania, and Nevada today called on Newmont Mining, the world's largest gold producer, to urgently reform its human rights and environmental practices at its global operations. Speaking at the company's annual ...

LONDON - In"Assurance Standards Briefing"a new report published today by AccountAbility and KMPG Sustainability The Netherlands, the authors conclude that

The two international assurance standards - AA1000AS ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Socially responsible mutual funds are considerably stronger proponents of corporate governance shareholder resolutions - such as focusing on poison pills, expensing stock options, golden parachutes, declassifying boards, and "vote no" director campa...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- "Energy Management and Shareholder Value", an executive briefing released today, offers businesses increased evidence on and successful practices for linking energy efficiency and shareholder value. The document's publication is a partnership betwee...

BOSTON - Hewlett Packard and the Gap are among four U.S and Canadian companies that received sustainability reporting awards today in an international competition sponsored by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACC...

BOSTON - More than 300 corporate leaders, investors and environmental experts will be converging on Boston next week for the Ceres Annual Conference April 13 and 14 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.

The conference includes dozens of...

BOSTON - As a result of a shareholder resolution filed with the Ford Motor Co., the country's second largest automaker today announced it will issue a first-of-its-kind comprehensive report later this year that will examine the business implications of reducing greenh...

BOSTON, MA - After extensive negotiations with shareholders, Anadarko Petroleum, Apache, ChevronTexaco and three other leading U.S. oil and gas companies have taken far-reaching actions in recent months to disclose their potential financial exposu...