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	GreenBiz.com's GreenBuzz - "Socially Responsible Investing" Special Edition	October 10, 2005

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	Taking Care of Business Goldman Sachs is just the latest in a string of old-money investment firms to embrace social responsibility as a viable -- indeed necessary -- yardstick for assessing companies’ overall performance. As the concept of socially responsible investment moves from the margins to the mainstream, market-savvy companies are reporting more social and environmental data than ever before. Meanwhile, investors are demanding increasing and demonstrable gains in social and environmental performance among publicly traded companies. That’s the good news. The not-so-bad news? Sustainability reporting is all over the map, and often too much information can be as confounding as too little. (Thankfully, new guidelines are on the way.) This Greenbuzz Special Edition on Socially Responsible Investing has a little something for everyone -- for conscious investors, for corporate reporters, and for trend-watchers looking around the corner for the next big thing. Read on! Next month’s Special Edition: The Greening of Retail. This Issue's Sponsor: Bruce M. Kahn, Ph.D. fc.smithbarney.com/bkahn Want to be a GreenBuzz sponsor? Click here. Headlines The Latest News on Business and the Environment Goldman Sachs Adds Own Twist to Social and Environmental Assessment Socially responsible investing is showing signs of being memetic -- in other words, spreading like a cultural virus. Survey: Sustainability Gaining Prominence in Annual Reports A new survey of 160 annual reports has found that 36% of North American annual reports surveyed published a separate section on sustainability or corporate responsibility. Boiler Modifications Cut Mercury Emissions 70%, Researchers Find Researchers at Lehigh University's Energy Research Center have developed and successfully tested a cost-effective technique for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. Third-Generation GRI Guidelines Shine a Beacon for Sustainability Reporters The Global Reporting Initiative dubbed its guidelines overhaul and update "G3," in which it is defining metrics for the Indicators and integrating the Principles with the Indicators. Furniture Maker Spurs Industry to Sustainable Forest Management The CEO of South Cone, a sustainable furniture maker, has issued a plea to some 50 raw materials suppliers, retailers, and other furniture manufacturers urging environmentally and socially responsible business practices. Put GreenBiz news on your site for free! Learn more... More Headlines... Resources and Tools A Wealth of Hands-On Help Socially Responsible Investing: An Evolving Concept in a Changing World This September 2005 analysis suggests that there now are three distinct approaches to SRI: value-based, value-seeking, and value-enhanced. Courting Conscientious Investors Five ways to make your corporate reporting more attractive to socially responsible investors. Calvert Social Index A broad-based benchmark of large, socially responsible U.S. companies. More Tools... | More Web Sites... Columns and Features Insight and Inspiration from the Experts Avoiding Survey Fatigue Addressing the reporting challenges of socially responsible investing. By Phil Storey Responsible Investment Forum with Steve Schueth Guest columnist Richard Barr, investment advisory representative of First Affirmative Financial Network, explores the challenges and opportunities of climate-conscious investment. Improving the Credibility of Environmental Reporting Can investors, government and companies work together to improve the usefulness of environmental measurement and reporting? By Andy Gouldson and Rory Sullivan Wanna write for GreenBiz?Let us know if you'd like to write a guest column or feature reflecting your experiences or opinions in the environmental business world. Send a brief query to Editor@greenbiz.com | Read our editorial guidelines More Columns... | More Features... Ask the Experts! Your Questions Answered What is "biomimicry" and what can it do for my business? Experts! Archive... Ask a Question: Your Name: (Optional) Your E-mail: (Optional) Send This Newsletter to Colleagues Spread the Word! Amaze Your Friends! Win Our Gratitude! Your Name: Your E-mail: Colleague's E-mail(s): Separate each address with a comma (,) View Our Privacy Policy
	Books You Can Use Profitable Socially Responsible Investing?: An Institutional Investor's Guide An invaluable tool for fiduciaries considering SRI, the book advances original research finding competitive financial performance for positive screening. The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially Socially responsible investing no longer means taking a financial hit for the sake of a better world. Socially Responsible Investing: Making a Difference and Making Money The way we invest matters, and Domini, one of the leading experts on the topic, provides a roadmap to choosing worthy companies and relatively reliable investment vehicles. More Books . . . Featured Event Triple Bottom Line Investing 2005 Host: Brooklyn Bridge Date: Nov. 2-4, 2005 Location: Frankfurt, Germany The largest international networking and learning event on sustainable finance. Submit Your Event Our Sponsors Founding Sponsor: Major Sponsors: SUPPORT GREENBIZ! Become a sponsor or advertiser, reaching tens of thousands of businesses every week. Contact John Refo at 917-441-3955 for more information. Please e-mail content queries to the GreenBiz Editor.

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