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    ESG & Sustainability Highlights

    Contaminants in water are legal but still pose big health risks, environmental group says       
    (Thursday - July 27, 2017)
    Source: USA Today
    Boeing shares jump nearly 10% to record high       
    (Thursday - July 27, 2017)
    Source: CNN Money
    Diesel and petrol car ban: Clean air strategy 'not enough'       
    (Thursday - July 27, 2017)
    Source: BBC

    Sovereign Wealth Fund Highlights

    Najib admits lapses in 1MDB governance       
    (Wednesday - July 26, 2017) Associated Profiles : 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB, formerly known as Terengganu Investment Authority)
    Source: theSundaily
    Azerbaijan: The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Nothing       
    (Wednesday - July 26, 2017) Associated Profiles : State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ)
    Source: emerging-europe.com
    Permanent Fund’s special investments do right by Alaskans       
    (Wednesday - July 26, 2017) Associated Profiles : Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
    Source: Anchorage Daily News

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    RESEARCH RESULTS: Using The GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework Improves The Quality of ESG Disclosures – Joint Research From G&A Institute and Baruch College Shows
    19. July 2017 Business Case
    (July 18, 2017 – New York, NY) — Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. is the data partner for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the United States, United Kingdom, and The Republic of Ireland. In this role the Institute monitors, … Continue reading →
    Conversation with Professor Baruch Lev at NYU: Is Accounting Outmoded?
    18. July 2017 Business & Society
    July 17, 2017 by Hank Boerner – Chairman and Chief Strategist – G&A Institute Questions:  Is Accounting as we know it now outmoded … beyond Its usefulness to investors? We share with you today the views of a global thought … Continue reading →
    Where Are We Now With Climate Change Solutions After the G20 Meeting and the Trump White House Abandonment of COP 21/Paris Agreement?
    17. July 2017 Climate Change
    All eyes were on Hamburg, Germany last week as the leaders of the “G20″ nations** gathered. High on the agenda was climate change and sustainable development.  Mixed messages came out of the gathering, but as Jens-Peter Saul explains in our … Continue reading →

    Asset MGR Highlights

    Boeing shares jump nearly 10% to record high       
    (Thursday - July 27, 2017)
    Source: CNN Money
    GE, Invenergy build wind farm in Oklahoma, biggest in the U.S.       
    (Thursday - July 27, 2017)
    Source: Reuters
    Bitcoin Exchange Was a Nexus of Crime, Indictment Says       
    (Thursday - July 27, 2017)
    Source: NY Times

    United States Public Pension Fund Highlights
     

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