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/ The October issue cover story of Treasury and Risk magazine, written by Anne R. Field, profiles the opportunity to "green" your organization's supply chain - and implement supplier scorecards. HIP's CEO R. Paul Herman is interviewed: "Mandating changes in supplier practices can deliver 90% or more of your greenhouse-gas reductions" In addition, ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/uncategorized/in-the-news-hip-ceo-on-green-strategy-for-supply-chains/ Fallout from the Lehman Brothers' collapse will result in tighter credit conditions and falling share prices for cleantech firms, but experts are confident that the longer-term outlook still looks solid, Danny Bradbury of BusinessGreen reports.   Learn more and read HIP CEO R. Paul Herman's expert analysis on what to expect ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/financial-slumps-to-hit-late-stage-cleantech-firms/ Wharton Professor Uncovers Link between Employee Satisfaction and Shareholder Value Dr. Alex Edmans, an assistant professor at the Wharton School at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, just released a new analysis demonstrating that companies with high employee satisfaction and recognized by Fortune magazine's "Best Companies to Work For" list, tend to have ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/proving-hip-approaches-work/ In October of 2007, the Rockefeller Foundation convened investors who were seeking financial as well as social and environmental returns on their investments, to determine how to effectively bring more capital into sector. The group, later named the Rockefeller Impact Investing Collaborative (RIIC), identified a lack of clear, consistent, 'credible ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/hip-scorecard-and-framework-recognized-as-a-leading-methodology/ Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate for "creating the conditions under which peace can occur: economic independence and self-sufficiency." Professor Yunus is famous for his work at Grameen Bank and several other Grameen ventures, most famously in microcredit (small loans to low-income citizens around the world) and is aptly known as the "banker ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/muhammad-yunus-calls-out-hip-investor/ Prachachart Thurakit, Thailand’s second largest business newspaper interviewed R. Paul Herman (CEO, HIP Investor) and Sara Olsen (Founding Partner, SVT Group) in January 2008. CLICK HERE to read the February article on the innovative HIP methodology and how businesses are maximizing Human Impact AND Profit. **Please note the coverage is in ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/prachachart-thurakit-hip-svt-in-thailand/ Paul Herman (www.HIPinvestor.com) and Sara Olsen (www.SVTgroup.net) presented at the Thailand Stock Exchange in Bangkok on January 24, 2008, on how corporations can capture the full value of its human, social and environmental value - as well as its financial returns. Thammasat University, the leading business school in Thailand, organized the first formal ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/hip-svt-present-for-kaos-capital/ Check out HIP + SVT on CNBC (link below: original run date, Monday, January 28th at 10:50AM EST). Squawk on the Street interviewed Amy Feldman (contributing writer, Fast Company magazine) and Brett Galimidi, SVT Partner, about the HIP analysis of global energy firms -- focused on integrated oil companies -- and how investors ... http://www.hipinvestor.com/news/hip-svt-on-cnbc/