http://www.hipinvestor.com Human Impact + Profit = HIP Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:19:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The magazine INSEAD Knowledge, published by the leading global business school, interviewed HIP's CEO R. Paul Herman at the Net Impact conference in Philadelphia.  Rahilla Zafar explores how large corporations like Walmart and Coca-Cola Enterprises are pushing forward in sustainability.   Read the full INSEAD Knowledge feature at this link: http://knowledge.insead.edu/GlobalCrisisSustainability081125.cfmShareThis http://www.hipinvestor.com/uncategorized/in-the-news-hip-ceo-interviewed-by-insead-knowledge/ IN THE NEWS:  HIP CEO'S CLEANTECH MEMO TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA BusinessGreen.com, November 7, 2008 issue What should U.S. President-elect Barack Obama do about clean technology, renewable energy and the environment? Danny Bradbury, of online cleantech publisher BusinessGreen.com: "We tracked down several of the leading players in the US cleantech and environmental movement to ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-hip-ceo-memo-to-president-elect-obama/ Since HIP's March 2008 Investor Roundtable on Banking, we have new information to share with you - and highlight a sustainable bank's HIP commitments: First, two financial institutions featured in HIP's 10 HIP Places to Park Your Cash list have since received recognition as leaders in sustainable banking: New Resource Bank was ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/update-how-hip-is-your-bank-awards-for-sustainable-financial-services/ The world is changing - and HIP Investors would be wise to remember the adage that the past is not the best predictor of the future. HIP companies (companies that are focused on sustainable, profitable growth), are best positioned to not only survive these changes, but to take advantage ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/the-future-of-oil-how-will-you-invest/ We asked "How HIP is Your Bank?" and our HIP network replied. Read the email reply from Wainwright Bank and learn more: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: How HIP is your Bank? From: "Steve Young" Date: Mon, November 26, 2007 11:04 am Dear Jessica: A loyal customer of ours sent us a link to ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/boston-based-wainwright-bank-looks-hip/ IS YOUR BANK HIP ENOUGH FOR YOU? While BusinessWeek's Oct. 29 online extra on "green banking" called out how Big Banks are setting goals for investments in "green" energy, retail banking customers have limited choices of HIP products - unless you live in Europe. Does your bank improve the lives of customers, ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/how-hip-is-your-bank/ With Toyota (TM) having sold 1 million hybrids worldwide (half in the US alone); California Governor Arnold Shwarzenegger converting his Hummers to run on biodiesel and hydrodgen; the muscle-car design chief at General Motors (GM) inspired to create a post-peak-oil vehicle; and Tesla's sold-out 2006 model year, electric cars are ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/whose-resurrecting-the-electric-car/ Free drugs? Paid for by employers? Is "health care for all" the new business mantra? Today's front-page New York Times coverage outlines this emerging revolution: In the most radical of various moves, a number of employers are now giving away drugs to help workers manage chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/just-say-yes-free-drugs-for-employees-from-new-wellness-initiatives/ In Japan, Toyota's (TM) models now rate your driving with an eco-sensor. Whether coasting in a Zen-like manner, or properly generating RPMs that are not wasteful, the Toyota sensor helps to re-train us as drivers. How can drivers value MPG over MPH? The need for speed definitely gets your juices flowing ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/hey-leadfoots-your-eco-meter-is-watching-you-in-toyotas-in-japan/ A December 2 New York Times Business article reported that being overweight or obese - as classified by your body-mass index - can lead to lower financial net worth, as well as increased long-term health costs. As shown in the chart, the median net worthy of younger Baby Boomers is correlated ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/supersize-me-in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound-of-your-weight-your-wallet/