http://www.hipinvestor.com Human Impact + Profit = HIP Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:14:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CNBC's Trevor Curwin on eco-improvements in railroad cars - and quotes HIP CEO R. Paul Herman: EXCERPT: "With more efficient construction of next-generation railway cars, there is more room for larger customer loads and cutting rail operators' operational costs. "There continues to be pressure on companies to reduce their cost structures," says R. Paul Herman, ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-new-way-to-run-a-railroad-cnbcs-trevor-curwin-quotes-hip-ceo/ THE NEWS: The SEC voted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010, to issue "interpretive guidance" to corporations -- essentially requesting that firms include risks pertaining to climate change in their public filings. The Securities and Exchange Commission - and federal law -   has long required the corporate disclosure of "material ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/sec-requires-regulatory-disclosure-for-climate-change-risk/ CNBC.com's Trevor Curwin interviews HIP about managing the pollution associated with carbon and greenhouse gasses, upcoming carbon legislation and competitive positioning across industries - and how it will affect investor portfolios. "With carbon cap-and-trade legislation before Congress and increasing pressure from shareholders, US companies know they'll have to deal with their ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-cnbc-interviews-hip-on-carbon/ HIP Commentary: "The New Fundamentals of Investing" What are 10 indicators to evaluate for your portfolio when seeking Human Impact + Profit? Read HIP CEO R. Paul Herman's commentary in Sustainable Industries' Money Issue. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FEATURE http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/in-the-news-the-new-fundamentals-of-investing/ HIP Commentary in Sustainable Industries "Cleantech Grows In the Investor Community" Where are the opportunities for an investor seeking "clean-tech" innovations? They may already be in an investor's portfolio today - including GE, Honeywell, and Caterpillar.   These and other S&P 500 companies are generating top-line revenue from products that are more ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-hip-commentary-cleantech-innovators-exist-in-sp-500/ How does LifeCycle Analysis (LCA) benefit corporations and investors? Read Rahilla Zafar's feature in INSEAD Knowledge, the magazine of the leading European business school. HIP's CEO R. Paul Herman explains how LCA thinking and analysis could have helped General Motors and AIG avoid some of the gripping issues both face today. CLICK ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-insead-interviews-hip-on-life-cycle-analysis-lca/    Danny Bradbury of BusinessGreen.com summarizes the slowdown among smaller solar ventures - and quotes HIP CEO R. Paul Herman on the solar stimulus and a  sunnier future outlook. READ THE FULL STORY http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-solar-stumbles-but-hip-ceo-sees-sunny-future/ Forbes staff writer Lisa LaMotta features the latest scoring of "corporate social responsibility" at large corporations - including environmental sustainaiblity and social impact - and how leading firms outperform on shareholder value. In this Forbes feature, HIP CEO R. Paul Herman encourages companies to engage employees at the "grassroots" for their ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-hip-ceo-quoted-in-forbes-empowering-employees-for-csr-at-large-corporations/ CLEANTECH FUNDING BOOM - OR M&A TIME? Danny Bradbury of BusinessGreen.com highlights the cleantech investment boom likely to result from Obama's stimulus - and quotes HIP CEO R. Paul Herman on cleantech investing trends. READ THE FEATURE http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-cleantech-funding-boom-or-ma-time/ Former Wall Street Journal reporter David Bank profiles a leading innovator in banking "green" - both environmentally and financially - with his feature on Peter Liu of New Resources Bank for Ode magazine.   HIP's CEO R. Paul Herman is quoted on how green banking is spreading with investors, depositors ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/blogroll/in-the-news-green-banking-innovators-enable-eco-impact-and-profit/