Finance & Investing
From Socially Responsible Investing to Sustainable Investing
If the SRI world is to reach its full potential, it is critically important to make the shift to sustainable investing, which has the potential to be a transformative investment strategy that revolutionizes the very nature of investing. Read More
A User's Guide to Implementing Virtualization
One of the most compelling technologies for consolidating servers has a surprising aspect: there are many available options, some of which are free. That's good news; now, but how do you put this technology to work? Read More
Middle Management as Environmental Change Agent
Groups trying to influence the environmental performance of large companies often focus -- with mixed results -- on the top executives. But to understand the mind of the middle manager, who can influence both upper management and lower-level workers, is to understand how to make change happen. Read More
HSBC Goes Carbon Neutral Three Months Early
HSBC has become the first major bank to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to zero by reducing energy use, buying green electricity, and then offsetting the remaining CO2 emissions by investing in carbon projects. Read More
JP Morgan's Green-Lending Policy: Point of No Return?
JP Morgan Chase has agreed to adopt new lending policies designed to protect the environment. But conservatives say the bank caved in to pressure from activist groups, setting a dangerous precedent for other businesses. By Lisa Roner Read More
Guide to Financial Resources for Eco-Industrial Parks
Lists funding sources for eco-industrial development projects. Read More
Banking and Sustainability: Slow Starters are Gaining Pace
The banking sector has responded far more slowly than other sectors to the new challenges that sustainability presents. The role of banks in contributing toward sustainable development is, however, potentially enormous. By Marcel Jeucken Read More
NYC to Offer Socially Responsible Deferred Compensation Plan
Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund, the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index fund, has been selected to manage the socially responsible account within the City of New York Deferred Compensation Plan, containing assets in excess of $190 million. Read More
Gold and Green 2000
Demonstrates that U.S. states with the highest environmental standards also perform the best economically. Read More
Healthy Hospitals: Environmental Improvements through Environmental Accounting
A detailed explanation of how hospitals can use environmental accounting to minimize waste. Read More