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BSR Insight Article: Roundtable Advances Sustainable Investment in China

BSR and the UN Principles for Responsible Investment co-hosted the first-ever sustainable investment event in China last week. More than 30 participants from Chinese and international investment institutions and government agencies joined the roundtable, which featured BSR's new report "Sustainable Investment in China 2009." Part of BSR's broader efforts to raise awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, the event provided a forum for participants to exchange perspectives and experiences. Read more →

Posted: November 17, 2009 | Topics: Investor Perspective

BSR Insight Article: Bloomberg Launches ESG Data Service

Bloomberg's new environment, social, and governance (ESG) data service allows investors to search and compare relevant ESG data on 3,000-plus public and private companies. Users have access to a wide range of numerical and qualitative data, ranging from companies' emissions and energy consumption to their human rights policies and the size of their boards of directors. Read more →

Posted: November 17, 2009 | Topics: Investor Perspective, Reporting & Communications

BSR Insight Article: Integrating Financial and Corporate Responsibility Reporting

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

In its 2008 report, United Technologies Corporation included corporate responsibility (CR) topics that have a direct impact on the company’s financial performance, such as energy efficiency, throughout the report. The company also devoted a separate section of its report to its overall CR strategy and performance. Read more →

Posted: November 10, 2009 | Topics: Investor Perspective, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration

Blog: ESG in the Mainstream

Laura Gitman, Managing Director, Advisory Services

With Bloomberg launching a new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data service for its stock data service subscribers, ESG data are becoming increasingly visible and available to mainstream investors and analysts, even if they're not specifically looking for it.  Read more →

Posted: October 12, 2009 | Topics: Economic Development, Investor Perspective

BSR Insight Article: Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices in Large Emerging Markets

According to a recent review by the Ethical Investment Research Service, Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network, and the Social Investment Forum, corporate responsibility practices—especially those related to board practice, bribery, human rights, supply chain labor standards, health and safety, environment, climate change, and biodiversity—are gaining traction in companies based in emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, and Taiwan. Read more →

Posted: September 15, 2009 | Topics: Financial Services, Investor Perspective