More than $2 trillion is invested today in the United States in a socially responsible manner, up a strong 82 percent from 1997 levels, according to a study released today by the nonprofit Social Investment Forum. The $2.16 trillion includes >>> read more

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has received a grant totaling $3 million over two years from the United Nations Foundation (UNF) to support the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international effort designed to develop guidelines for measuring the social, >>> read more

A recent study by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a New York-based financial advisory firm, found that utilities with above average environmental performance outperformed those with below-average performance by over 600 basis points during the previous year. The study confirms nearly >>> read more

A recent study by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a New York-based financial advisory firm, found that utilities with above average environmental performance outperformed those with below-average performance by over 600 basis points during the previous year. The study confirms nearly >>> read more

The European Union study report about environmental accounting and reporting has been published and is available online. The study has been carried out by the University of Sunderland (UK), by great suprise in the field of experts of environmental reporting >>> read more

De draft guidelines voor een sustainability report van het Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) komen binnenkort in het Nederlands beschikbaar. Het adviesbureau DHV, actief op het gebied van duurzaam ondernemen en milieuverslaggeving, en de Vereniging van Beleggers in Duurzame Ontwikkeling (VBDO) >>> read more

Again there a recent two-year study adds to the growing literature that shows a positive relationship between environmental performance and company shareholder value. Results indicate that going beyond compliance and developing environmental products enhance earnings per share and profitability. Deutsche >>> read more

Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes GmbH (DJSGI GmbH) announced the launch of the world’s first global indexes that track the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies world-wide. The Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes (DJSGI) family consists of one global and >>> read more