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UNEP Finance Initiative chief quits to join private sector in responsible investment role
Will also step down from UN PRI role

Responsible Funds, February 3: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI’s regular look at responsible funds news

RI Governance, Feb. 2: MSCI’s governance earnings slip in fourth quarter
RI’s regular review of governance developments

Ontario Teachers fund writes to 665 companies outlining exec pay expectations
Canada’s Teachers gets specific on remuneration

Australian super funds advised to see ESG as a competitive advantage
New guidance from financial services body Finsia

Aviva Investors names new Chief Responsible Investment Officer
First details of new structure emerge after shake-up

RI Briefing, February 1: Man Group hopes others will follow its lead on UN PRI
RI’s regular review of responsible investing news

Environment, January 31: Institutional investors’ climate change group reacts to EU working paper
RI’s regular round-up of environmental investing developments

Ending Wall Street’s big sleep on sustainability
A recent closed meeting of investors looked at moving from words to action.

Aviva Investors’ SRI team seeks to stay together with new parent
Team leader Michaelis confirms intention

Global Environment Fund beats target for Africa forestry fund
Global Environment Fund (GEF) has raised $160 million into its Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund, exceeding its target of $150 million.

ESG focus to shift to company supply chains – MSCI
Companies in less carbon-intensive industry sectors are set to face growing scrutiny from consumers and policy-makers on the environmental impacts of their supply chains, according to index and investment research provider MSCI.

Thirty-two towns, cities bid to host UK Green Investment Bank
Thirty-two towns and cities have bid to host the UK’s planned Green Investment Bank (GIB), although experts say the ultimate decision is likely to be as much political as practical.

Wermuth reaches €110m first close for Tatarstan-focused clean-tech fund
Wermuth Asset Management has raised €110 million ($144 million) into a fund to invest in clean-tech companies targeting the Russian Federation, with a focus on Tatarstan.

South African renewable energy fund attracts large development banks
A private equity fund investing in renewable energy in southern Africa has attracted investment from development banks including the German Development Finance Institution and Dutch development bank FMO.

US clean-tech VC dips in 2011 – Ernst & Young
The value of clean-tech venture capital investments in the US fell slightly last year after a slower fourth quarter, according to consulting firm Ernst & Young.

Multinationals failing to push emissions reductions down supply chain
Multinational companies are failing to encourage similar levels of emissions reductions in their supply chains as they are managing in their own operations – despite high levels of supply-chain climate risk.

MSCI launches ESG sovereign ratings
Index provider MSCI has launched sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings to complement traditional analysis of the credit worthiness of 90 countries.

US solar tariffs would hammer sector, economy – Brattle Group
The imposition of tariffs on Chinese solar imports by the US would have a “devastating” effect on the sector and the overall economy, which could be worsened if the Chinese retaliate, according to a new report.

Green fillip needed as we enter ‘age of bonds’
We are entering “the age of bonds” as a result of current financial crisis, Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, told a side event at the World Economic Forum in Davos last Thursday.

InterContinental Miami goes 100% Green with Wind Power
Luxury hotel InterContinental Miami today announced that it has partnered with Greenlight Energy to purchase 15,467,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of wind power in 2012.  The purchase is part of a broader corporate-wide sustainability strategy a...

SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Distinctions for Bombardier
(Marketwire) - Following its fifth consecutive listing as an index component on both the Dow Jones Sustainability World and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Indexes, Bombardier (TSX: BBD.A)(TSX: BBD.B) was awarded SAM Sector Mover ...

Pre-Order Your Copy Of The 2012 Who’s Who Of CSR
The Ethical Performance 2012 CSR Professional Services Directory will be published in early February, and you can pre-order your copy for £29.95 ($47, €35). This is the directory’s seventh year and the print version is the only...

TEDxManhattan "Changing the Way We Eat" 2012: Issues, Impacts & Innovation
On a snowy Saturday in January, more than 350 attendees, 60 viewing parties, and 9,000+ online viewers attended and tuned in to watch 17 leaders in the world of sustainable agriculture and food speak about the state of agriculture, challenges t...

Kohl's Cares(R) Scholarship Program Accepting Nominations February 1 - March 15 For Outstanding Young Volunteers
The Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program will award more than $420,000 in s...

The Dannon Company Announces 2012 Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants
Applications for the seventh annual Dannon Next Generation Nutrition® grants are now available on the Dannon website under the ‘Dannon Cares’ section http:/...

Sustainability Roundtable Gives Strong Outlook for the Future of Municipalities, Corporations, and Government
On the evening of January 25th, 2012, the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE), in partnership with CSRwire and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Sustainability Roundtable Discussion and reception at the Hotel Mona...

First Peoples Worldwide Announces Partnership with Trillium Asset Management
First Peoples Worldwide (FPW), a global indigenous nonprofit dedicated to strengthening Indigenous Peoples, today announced a new partnership with Trillium Asset Management.  Under the terms of the partnership, Trillium is undertaking cust...

Solar Electric Light Fund Launches "Energy Is A Human Right” Campaign
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit working to eliminate energy poverty through the use of solar power, today announced that it is launching “Energy is a Human Right,” a campaign to provide a voi...

Couple Makes Multi-Million Dollar Commitment to Screen Every Newborn Baby for "Bubble Boy" Disease
/PRNewswire/ - Frustrated with the slow pace of implementation of newborn screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Vicki and Fred Modell decided to coordinate and fund the effort themselves. Today, they announced a multi-milli...

Change Is In The Air: Preserve Joins The B Corp Ranks
Preserve is proud to have become a Certified B Corporation™, a new framework to evaluate corporations based on their social and environmental policies and performance. Preserve, the leading maker of sustainable household products includin...

Opinion Poll: Small Businesses Say Weak Customer Demand, Not Regulations, Their Problem
Small business owners say their main concern is weak customer demand, not regulations, according to independent opinion polling released today.  In fact, when asked what would do the most to create jobs, small business owners’ top re...

Hershey Will Offer Certified Chocolate Following Consumer-Driven Campaign
The Hershey Company announced yesterday that it will make its first commitment to sourcing independently certified cocoa for its Bliss line by the end of 2012.  The announcement was made days before International labor Right Forum was sche...

Risk, Opportunity, Scarcity - Sustainability Challenge for Oil, Gas and Mining
As energy becomes scarcer innovative forms of extraction have emerged. Most prominent among these due to their controversy are fracking and oil sands. Obama in his State of the Union address backed fracking alongside additional reg...

The VWR Foundation Auction Raises $75,000 for Children's National Medical Center
/PRNewswire/ - Continuing its mission to give back to the science community, the VWR Charitable Foundation raised $75,000 in an auction on January 16, 2012 benefiting Children's National Medical Center of Washington D.C. The VWR Foun...

New Research Finds Kids & Teens More Exposed to Character Education Volunteer More
Results of a new research study released today, “It Starts with Character: Inspiring Kids & Teens to Volunteer” found that kids and teens who have more exposure to character-building skills, such as sharing, being kind and helpi...

The UPS Foundation Donates $6M To Champion Diversity
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced almost 120 grants totaling more than $6 million to non-profit organizations around the world that champion diversity and support diverse communities. For more than 60 years, UPS’s philanthropic arm h...

New Yorker Wins $50,000 In Examiner.com's America Inspired Contest
/PRNewswire/ - Examiner.com, one of the nation's leading online publishers featuring local expertise from over 85,000 contributors (called Examiners), today announced

Hublot Presents amfAR New York Gala
/PRNewswire/ - Hublot, the luxury Swiss brand which brings the "Art of Fusion" to watchmaking, is proud to present the amfAR New York Gala on February 8, 2012 honoring those who have led the global struggle against HIV/AIDS. The black-tie be...

Sainsbury's the Only UK Supermarket Named Among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
Sainsbury’s is the only UK supermarket Retailer to be recognised as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations" by Corporate Knights Inc, an independent media company focused on sustainable development. The list is announce...

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