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    ESG & Sustainability Highlights

    Facebook's cryptocurrency could be more widely adopted than bitcoin, says analyst - video only       
    (Wednesday - June 19, 2019)
    Source: You Tube/CNBC
    Why The American Shoe Disappeared And Why It's So Hard To Bring It Back       
    (Wednesday - June 19, 2019)
    Source: NPR
    How Robots Can Assist - Not Replace - Humans In Factories - video       
    (Wednesday - June 19, 2019)
    Source: You Tube/CNBC

    USA Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Reporting

    Dow releases annual Sustainability Report       
    (Tuesday - June 18, 2019)
    Source: Yahoo Finance
    Smithfield Foods Showcases Continued Leadership and Transparency in New Sustainability Report, Launches Unique Tool for Today’s Conscious Consumer       
    (Wednesday - May 22, 2019)
    Source: Yahoo Finance
    Hershey Highlights Progress in Key Areas of Deforestation, Sustainable Cocoa and Human Rights in 2018 Sustainability Report       
    (Wednesday - May 15, 2019)
    Source: Globe Newswire

    Sovereign Wealth Fund Highlights

    Sustainability Update Recent Post

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    Insights...
    For the Board Room and C-Suite, Questions and Advice From the Harvard Business Review and ESG and Sustainability
    14. June 2019 Uncategorized
    Corporate managers & executives: is your board “sustainability/ESG fluent”? And if not – why not? Attorney Silda Wall Spitzer and John Mandyck, CEO of Urban Green Council, writing in Harvard Business Review explain that while “some” board members have become increasingly “sustainability/ESG … Continue reading →
    NASDAQ Exchange Publishes the “ESG Reporting Guide” for Corporate Managements and Boards
    04. June 2019 Uncategorized
    There is encouraging news for sustainability professionals coming from the world of stock exchanges this month.  The NASDAQ Exchange just published its guide for listed companies – as well for privately-owned firms as perhaps future IPOs for NASDAQ listing – … Continue reading →
    S&P 500® Index Companies’ ESG/Sustainability, Responsibility Reporting Hits 86% For Year 2018 – Latest G&A Institute Research Results…
    22. May 2019 Uncategorized
    For the eighth year, the G&A Institute research team has examined the ESG, Sustainability, Responsibility & Citizenship disclosure and reporting practices of the S&P 500® Index companies and determined for year 2018 that 86 percent of the almost 500 public … Continue reading →

    Asset MGR Highlights

    A Fed rate cut would ‘kick-start’ economic growth and lead to new market highs, Wall Street bull Tony Dwyer says       
    (Wednesday - June 19, 2019)
    Source: CNBC
    Goldman Sachs is sounding the alarm: Technology stocks are overvalued       
    (Tuesday - June 18, 2019)
    Source: CNBC
    Why it's too early to hunker down for a recession       
    (Tuesday - June 18, 2019)
    Source: CNN

    United States Public Pension Fund Highlights

    Activists in the Boardroom       
    (Thursday - June 13, 2019) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
    Source: City Journal
    New York Comptroller Plans to Expand Pension Plan’s ESG Funding       
    (Thursday - June 13, 2019) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
    Source: Fox Business Network
    Louisiana State Employees Retirement System taps Mellon       
    (Thursday - June 13, 2019) Associated Profiles : Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS)
    Source: MarketWatch
     

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