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    ESG & Sustainability Highlights

    Don't Miss The Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit       
    (Tuesday - May 08, 2018)
    Source: Plastics Techno;ogy
    Dead Carcasses and Rodents Found at Farm Behind Massive Salmonella Egg Recall       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018)
    Source: Fortune
    Americans are filling far fewer opioid prescriptions, new data shows       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018)
    Source: Chicago Tribune

    USA Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Reporting

    How To: the PGA Crafts Its First Sustainability Report, Solves Unique Challenges       
    (Thursday - January 25, 2018)
    Source: Environmental Leader
    Crown Demonstrates Significant Progress Toward Sustainability Goals In New Digital Report       
    (Thursday - January 04, 2018)
    Source: PR NewsWire
    Monsanto Announces Significant Progress on Commitments in 2017 Sustainability Report       
    (Friday - December 22, 2017)
    Source: Triple Pundit

    Sovereign Wealth Fund Highlights

    1MDB says it's going to monetize assets and meet debt obligations       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018) Associated Profiles : 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB, formerly known as Terengganu Investment Authority)
    Source: CNBC
    Caisse’s Stake in Kinder Brings Quebec Fund Into Pipeline Feud       
    (Thursday - April 19, 2018) Associated Profiles : Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
    Source: Bloomberg L.P.
    LIA Files Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Chase       
    (Thursday - April 19, 2018) Associated Profiles : Libyan Investment Authority
    Source: Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute

    Sustainability Update Recent Post

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    It’s ESG Survey & Query Time — Public Companies Are In Response Mode
    19. April 2018 Business & Society
    by Hank Boerner & Louis Coppola Barrage… Avalanche… Tidal wave… Tsunami…“Survey Fatigue…” These are terms we hear all year ‘round but especially in the spring of the year as corporate managers describe for us what they often feel as the inevitable … Continue reading →
    Dispatch From London and The Economist Sustainability Summit 2018
    16. April 2018 Business & Society
    Guest Post By Juliet Russell – Sustainability Reporting Analyst, G&A Institute The Economist’s third annual Sustainability Summit was convened in London on March 22nd, 2018. I attended as a representative of G&A Institute. The discussions focused on how to shift … Continue reading →
    Feeding 9 Billion People in 2050? Challenging!  – A Leading U.S. CEO in the Food & Agriculture Business Has Important Perspectives to Share
    16. April 2018 Business & Society
    by Hank Boerner -Chair, G&A Institute The CEO of one of the nation’s leading food and agriculture companies has important messages for us:  “To move the planet forward, farmers must lead the charge. But they cannot do it alone. Coordinated … Continue reading →

    Asset MGR Highlights

    Are Cigarettes Finally Dead? Phillip Morris Plunges       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018)
    Source: Yahoo Finance
    Exclusive: Wells Fargo loses teachers union AFT over ties to NRA, guns       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018)
    Source: USA Today
    Why delivering social and economic value is good for business       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018) Associated Profiles : Thomson Reuters
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

    United States Public Pension Fund Highlights

    Editorial: Find a solution to Missouri's pension problem now       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018) Associated Profiles : Missouri State Employees Retirement System
    Source: The Business Journals
    California Pension Bills Are Sensible Fixes, but They Have Little Chance of Passing       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
    Source: Reason
    A super future: Are we on track to pay for our pensions'       
    (Friday - April 20, 2018) Associated Profiles : New Zealand Superannuation Fund
    Source: The New Zealand Herald
     

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