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Findings of Chamber Report on Proxy Voting are Challenged
(07/03) Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments analyzes report issued by the US Chamber of Commerce, and finds questionable methodology and political bias. Report Suggests that CDFIs are Weathering the Worst of the Economic Crisis (07/02) With funding for community development financial institutions a central part of the economic stimulus, and with renewed interest from individual investors, CDFIs look forward to improved performance for remainder of 2009. House Passes Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill (06/30) American Clean Energy and Security Act seeks to reduce US dependence on oil, invest in clean energy technologies, and reduce carbon emissions. Book Review: The Truth about Green Business (06/25) Author Gil Friend surveys the current state of sustainable corporations, and provides steps that companies can take to green their business. New Investment Indices Will Track Companies Adapting to Low-Carbon Economy (06/24) Family of indices developed by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Markit join a growing number of investment vehicles that include environmental considerations. More News Articles
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New Sustainable Transportation ETF to be Launched on NASDAQ
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management
LLC plans to list its PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio on the NASDAQ
Stock Market on September 18, 2008.
To be traded under the ticker PTRP, the portfolio is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is based on the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index. An index-based exchange-traded fund seeks to replicate the movements of an index of a financial market. The Wilder Index tracks innovative and energy efficient transportation by focusing on businesses that are engaged in cleaner and improved means of transporting goods and people. It includes a global group of companies engaged in four focus areas: alternative vehicles; rail and subway systems; sea, land, air and intermodal; and transport innovation.
Google Heats Up Next Generation Geothermal Energy
More than $10 million in investments and grants will flow from Google.org into Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology.
Google is also supporting research into governmental policies on geothermal energy and next
generation geothermal resource mapping.
Fixed Income Classes Get Indexes with ESG Performance Factors
The KLD US Corporate Bond (USCB) Index series is the first US index that applies environmental,
social and governance (ESG) factors to fixed income asset classes. Launched by KLD Research & Analytics, Ryan ALM, and
Mergent, the indexes are available as 1-3 years, 1-5 years and 1-10 years bond indexes.
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