News Highlights
22 Major Institutional Investors Comment on Proposed EPA Rules for Coal Ash Disposal: 09-22-2010 Watch the CSR Minute video.
Responsible Sourcing Network Launched as a Project of As You Sow: This new project of As You Sow fosters accountable value chains, at the raw commodity level. RSN is presently working to end forced child labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry and addressing the conflict mineral trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Learn more at sourcingnetwork.org.
Major Investors Call on EPA to Regulate Coal Ash: 09-16-2010 Institutional investors representing $240B in assets under management delivered a letter to the EPA calling for the EPA to regulate coal ash under Subtitle C.
Investors with Combined $240B Portfolio Ask EPA to Adopt Tough Coal Ash Ruling: 09-16-2010 As You Sow continues to push for safe coal ash disposal methods and filed a joint investor letter with the EPA in support of Subtitle C.
U.S. Investors with $240 Bln in Assets Urge Strict Federal Regs on Coal Ash: 09-15-2010 A coalition of investors urges the EPA to require that utilities provide financial assurance for safety upgrades on coal ash waste storage.
Starbucks Deserves Credit for Progress on Recycling But There’s Room for Improvement:08-20-2010 Where do Starbucks’ 3 billion paper cups go every year? Our own Conrad MacKerron discusses his engagement with Starbucks on Triple Pudit.
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