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Cybersecurity is a topic of discussion at most board meetings, according to a new survey of 200 corporate directors.
The survey, conducted jointly by NYSE Governance Services and security vendor Veracode, revealed that more than 80 percent of board members say that cybersecurity is discussed at most or all board meetings.
(Press release) – Rockville, MD (June 17, 2015) – Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, today announced findings from an analysis of Japanese corporate filings for the 2015 annual meeting season, which show marked growth in the prevalence of outside directors.
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This year’s RI Asia conference, which took place in Tokyo on April 21/22, at the Tokyo Stock Exchange came at a fascinating juncture.
There is also clear connectivity between Utilities and Cars and their footprint, as Electric Cars will only be as 'green' as the electricity input is.
Tesla can and will design and sell electric cars, and consumers can buy them as a badge of honor of sorts, but if the car is being charged with electricity sourced from a utility that is mostly burning coal, then electric cars are likely worse for the environment than driving a car, and filling up at your local gas station.
Toyota Motor Corp. has won approval to sell a new class of stock to long-term shareholders, a proposal that divided proxy advisers and drew criticism from foreign investors.
As seen years back when GM didn't act fast enough to change with the times while Toyota became dominant through its Prius success and focus on quality, sustainability is in many ways now the most important trend to consider in the Auto sector. GM used to be one of the largest companies in the world, and they faded in value while Toyota became dominant. The performance of this sector has arguably directly been tied to sustainability focus and success over the last 20 years, and this is likely to reoccur in future. At minimum, sustainability considerations need to be directly in the mix of investor considerations. Watch for future pieces across all sectors where sustainability has become increasingly critical to ongoing investment success.
Full article:
http://socialinvesting.about.com/od/Sustainable-Investing-Strategy/fl/The-Future-of-Cars.htm
BDTI's June 2ndEnglish Director Boot Camp was a greatsuccess,withactive participation by a diverse group of Europeans,Americans, Japanese, ….not to mention,our first Australian!
On January 20 in Davos, Switzerland, US-based consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers released the findings of its 18th annual global CEO survey, A marketplace without boundaries? Responding to disruption, which surveyed 1,322 CEOs in 77 countries. In the survey, the percentage of CEOs who expressed concern over cyber threats showed a considerable increase, from 48 percent in 2014 to 61 percent in 2015.
Norway’s $890 billion government pension fund, considered the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, will sell off many of its investments related to coal, making it the biggest institution yet to join a growing international movement to abandon at least some fossil fuel stocks.