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Seminar for Investor Relations Officers focuses on Communicating Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance to Investors

Seminar for Investor Relations Officers focuses on Communicating Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance to Investors

Published 11-07-07

Submitted by Framework:CR

WILTON,CT - November 6, 2007 - Framework:CR, a leading corporate responsibility and financial communications firm, is co-hosting a seminar for investor relations officers (IROs) with KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., a respected authority on social research and indexes for institutional investors, to better equip IROs to understand and address investor's corporate responsibility concerns.

The one-day course will prepare IROs to effectively communicate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance to investors and analysts. Participants will explore

  • How corporate responsibility and financial performance are interrelated
  • How ESG strategy and performance influence company valuation
  • How to engage with socially responsible investors and activist shareholders
  • How to establish a communications approach that identifies and addresses ESG risks and opportunities

    Presenters include Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, Principal at Framework:CR; Anthony Ginsberg, owner of Ginsburg Consulting and the chairman of the socially responsible investing committee of the New York Society of Security Analysts; and Eric Fernald, Director of Research at KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.

    Seminar details

    The IRO seminar will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in New York City at the Digital Sandbox, 55 Broad Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY. The early registration fee is $595 (by November 16, 2007); regular registration until the day of the event is $675.

    A full agenda along with additional seminar information and registration instructions is available online at www.frameworkcr.com/IRO. Interested parties may also contact Guy Perrotta of Framework:CR by phone at (203) 563-0644 or via email at gperrotta@frameworkcr.com.

    About Framework:CR

    Framework:CR is a leader in corporate responsibility and financial communications and reporting and specializes in offering strategic communications counsel and implementation support to primarily Fortune® 500 companies. Framework:CR demonstrates its commitment to corporate responsibility through its work and its involvement in organizations such as the National Investor Relations Institute, the Global Reporting Initiative, Net Impact, and the Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future.

    For more information about Framework:CR, please visit http://www.frameworkcr.com or contact Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy at info@frameworkcr.com.

    About KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.

    KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. is an independent investment research firm providing management tools used by professionals to integrate social, environmental and governance factors into their investment strategies. Since 1988, institutional investors, managers, trustees, consultants and advisors have depended on the quality and expertise of KLD. Today, 31 of the top 50 institutional money managers worldwide use KLD’s corporate accountability research and ratings, performance benchmarking tools and consulting services.

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    Framework:CR has partnered with clients over the past decade to strategically address and improve their environmental, social, and governance performance in ways that build business and brand value, cut costs, and enhance profitability. We help clients understand how they perform relative to their competitors and the expectations of key stakeholders, and we offer guidance and tools to facilitate their transition to better and more sustainable business practices.

    Our value to clients lies in our

    • big picture perspective;
    • keen understanding of the relationship between sustainability
      performance and business value;
    • broad experience with different sectors and corporate cultures;
    • flexibility and responsiveness; and
    • ability to raise awareness and influence organizational change.

    In addition to providing strategic counsel, Framework produces, and advises clients in the development of responsive, balanced, award-winning sustainability communications. Our deep understanding of the interrelationship between sustainability and financial performance enables us to help clients navigate complex standards, identify and apply best practices, and accelerate progress toward fully integrated strategic planning, risk management, and reporting.

    Framework is an organizational stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative and a woman-owned business certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.

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