From the New York Times: “In the last two years, China’s corporations have become much more aware of philanthropy and social responsibility and are putting a much higher priority on it,†said Zhihua Yan of Z. H. Studio, a media and marketing consultancy in Beijing. “They are striving to innovate ways they can give back… Continue reading “In the last two years, China’s corporations have become much more aware of philanthropy and social responsibility and are putting a much higher priority on it”
Category: Socially Responsible Investing
Non-profits test out new analytics software for social investing
Interesting article on social investing– The application, which is based on Salesforce, comes out this fall and is being tested by more than 50 non-profits and charities. It tracks what a more conventional investor might look for — revenue, return-on-equity and assets and liabilities. But it also follows less traditional metrics that a non-profit user can design, like… Continue reading Non-profits test out new analytics software for social investing
Renewal2 closes first fund, to focus on companies which have positive environmental, social and financial returns
Richardson, President of Renewal2 Investment Fund, is pleased to announce the first close of the Fund at over $16 million. Renewal2 is one of a handful of funds in North America that focus on companies which have positive environmental, social and financial returns. The Fund builds on 15 years’ experience of high-impact social investing at… Continue reading Renewal2 closes first fund, to focus on companies which have positive environmental, social and financial returns
WSJ: Economic downturn hasn’t hurt interest in socially responsible investing
Investors, it seems, still have a proclivity toward good. So notes Ingrid Saukaitis Dyott, co-manager of Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund (symbol: NBSRX), who says that the economic downturn hasn’t hurt interest in socially responsible investing. The Socially Responsive Fund is still seeing investor inflows despite the global economic downturn, Ms. Dyott says. Hard times… Continue reading WSJ: Economic downturn hasn’t hurt interest in socially responsible investing
Socially Responsible Investing Holds Up Well Relative To Other Fund Types
According to this marketwatch article: The market’s meltdown has left every category of stock mutual funds in the red this year, but one area that has held up better than most is socially responsible investing. “It used to be thought that you had to give up returns to get those [ethical] screens,” said TIAA-CREF’s O’Brien.… Continue reading Socially Responsible Investing Holds Up Well Relative To Other Fund Types
The Portfolio Data Management System- A way to track and measure performance of social entrepreneurs
The Portfolio Data Management System (PDMS) will focus on so-called social entrepreneurs, or groups trying to bring about social change while also functioning like a business—in some cases even trying to make money. Some social enterprises are nonprofits, while others seek a return on investment. The PDMS is to be unveiled at the Clinton Global… Continue reading The Portfolio Data Management System- A way to track and measure performance of social entrepreneurs
Weekend Reading: Businesses Try to Make Money and Save the World
Here’s this weekend’s article which comes from the New York Times. I haven’t finished reading it but wanted to link to it since it’s pretty long. Here’s a great quote that gives you some flavor: “You run into fundamental problems in trying to grow good because neither for-profit nor nonprofit is set up to do… Continue reading Weekend Reading: Businesses Try to Make Money and Save the World
Socially Responsible Investing- Funds and ETFs
I haven’t written about socially responsible investing in a while so I thought I’d link to two recent articles that I read: First is this article written by David Kathman on Morningstar about socially responsible investing, (SRI) funds. This column does a really good job of summarizing the broad landscape of SRI funds. Most secular… Continue reading Socially Responsible Investing- Funds and ETFs
Socially Responsible Business Models
Another excellent piece for this weekend’s reading– Venturebeat, a blog about new technology ventures, publishes a piece on social capitalism, its two basic models, and why some companies are likely to succeed while others are not. The post is written by Jay Parkhill, who is an attorney that works in the technology sector. Keep in… Continue reading Socially Responsible Business Models
A U.N. initiative to promote business ethics could change the way B-schools operate
This week’s reading comes from Business Week and is about social responsibility— the article discusses a U.N. initiative that was launched in 2000, called UN Global Impact, to promote socially responsibly business practices in the world. The program looked at social responsibility from a financial perspective and adopted principles for responsible investment. It currently has… Continue reading A U.N. initiative to promote business ethics could change the way B-schools operate