By Paul Hodgson – CCO and Senior Research Associate New winner in our "CEO Quotation of the Week" Competition Events Team Leader Mark Magee tracked this beauty down in a November 15th article in the Wall Street Journal. J.C. Penney Co.'s new chief executive, Ronald Johnson, said Monday that he is out to "re-imagine" the [...]
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SLIDESHOW: Ten High-Tech Companies Redefining What it Means to be “Green”
April 27, 2011 in Daily Viewpoint
In an article I wrote today for Forbes.com, I asked, "should it come as a surprise that in the 21st Century many of the world’s “greenest” companies operate in dirty industries like mining, manufacturing and energy?" After all, sustainability experts are now saying that the companies that can do the most to support environmental causes [...]
Proxy Voting Guide: Labor Standards
April 15, 2010 in Proxy Voting
A new proxy voting guide from The Corporate Library suggests poor labor standards can give rise to potential investment risk, so investors should consider carefully how to vote on labor standards resolutions. The guide was released to assist investors, especially signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), in evaluating labor standards [...]