A recent study by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a New York-based financial advisory firm, found that utilities with above average environmental performance outperformed those with below-average performance by over 600 basis points during the previous year. The study confirms nearly 100 other studies which found a positive correlation between environmental and stock market performance, largely because environmental performance is an excellent proxy for management quality, a key determinate of stock returns.
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A recent study by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a New York-based financial advisory firm, found that utilities with above average environmental performance outperformed those with below-average performance by over 600 basis points during the previous year. The study confirms nearly 100 other studies which found a positive correlation between environmental and stock market performance, largely because environmental performance is an excellent proxy for management quality, a key determinate of stock returns.
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The European Union study report about environmental accounting and reporting has been published and is available online. The study has been carried out by the University of Sunderland (UK), by great suprise in the field of experts of environmental reporting and accounting.
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Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes GmbH (DJSGI GmbH) announced the launch of the world’s first global indexes that track the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies world-wide. The Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes (DJSGI) family consists of one global and three regional (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific) indexes, as well as a United States index. […]
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Again there a recent two-year study adds to the growing literature that shows a positive relationship between environmental performance and company shareholder value. Results indicate that going beyond compliance and developing environmental products enhance earnings per share and profitability. Deutsche Bank, Electrolux, Gerling, ICI, Monsanto, Unilever, and Volvo participated in the study as part of a consortium researching the topic.
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