Award-winning adept announcer David Brancaccio, Stephen Lewis, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations and Barbara J. Krumsiek, Chair, CEO, and President of Calvert Group, Ltd. are a allotment of a able accumulation of speakers and capacity slated for the 19th anniversary SRI in the Rockies Conference, October 26–29, 2008.
Mr. Brancaccio, host of the PBS account annual NOW and columnist of Squandering Aimlessly; will abstinent a roundtable on industry trends at SRI in the Rockies, which will be captivated at The Fairmont Chateau Whistler in the beauteous Canadian Rockies in Whistler, British Columbia. This year’s affair is accepted to draw a almanac 700 acceptable and amenable investment (SRI) industry practitioners and professionals from accompanying fields in the United States, Canada, and about the world—the better acquisition in the conference’s 19-year history.
The 2008 appointment affair is Beyond Borders: Investing & Partnering for a Sustainable World. Sessions will focus on acceptable accounts and investing, ramifications of the acclaim crisis, business belief and transparency, new trends in actor activism, altitude change, assorted arising issues and industries like apple-pie tech, the latest on association investing, and a host of added topics.
In accession to Mr. Brancaccio, absolute speakers include:
•Doug Bauer, Senior Vice President , Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
•Melissa Brown, above Executive Director, Association of Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)
•Timothy "Scott" Case, Technologist, Entrepreneur, Inventor: Co-Founder, priceline.com
•Michelle Chan, Program Manager, Green Investments Project, Friends of the Earth; President of BankTrack
•Dave Chen, Venture Capitalist; Chairman of the Oregon Innovation Council
•Matt Christensen, Executive Director, European Social Investment Forum
•Eugene Ellmen, Executive Director, Social Investment Organization, Canada
•Sarah Forrest, Executive Director, Goldman Sachs Sustain, London
•Reynold Hert, President, CEO and Director, Western Forest Products Inc.
•Jennifer James, Urban Cultural Anthropologist
•Michael Jantzi, President and Founder, Jantzi Research
•Barbara J. Krumsiek, Chair, CEO, and President of Calvert Group, Ltd.
•Valerie Langer, Director, BC Coast Campaigns, ForestEthics
•Kenneth G. Lay, Vice President and Treasurer, The World Bank
•Stephen Lewis, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
•Ross McMillan, President and CEO, Tides Canada Foundation
•Ken Melamed, Mayor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, BC
•Sandra Odendahl, Chair, North American Task Force, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
•Jack Robinson, Founder, Winslow Management Company
•Richard Russell, Board President, The Russell Family Foundation
•Art Sterritt, Executive Director of the Coastal First Nations
•Lisa Woll, CEO of the Social Investment Forum (U.S.)
SRI in the Rockies is a affiliation amid First Affirmative Financial Network and the non-profit Social Investment Forum (SIF). The appointment attracts a advanced ambit of investment professionals—from banking admiral to institutional investors and alternate armamentarium companies—as able-bodied as amusing analysis and proxy voting organizations. Members of religious organizations and amusing change non-profits, and admiral from association development banks, acclaim unions and accompanying organizations aswell will be in attendance.
ABOUT FIRST AFFIRMATIVE
First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (www.FirstAffirmative.com) is an absolute fee-only Registered Investment Advisor (SEC File #801-5687). The company, which manages about $700 actor in applicant portfolios, offers consulting and asset administration casework through a civic arrangement of investment professionals who specialize in confined socially acquainted investors. First Affirmative produces the anniversary SRI in the Rockies Conference (www.SRIintheRockies.com), the arch appointment for the acceptable and amenable investment industry in North America.
ABOUT THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT FORUM
The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is the U.S. associates affiliation committed to advancing the concept, practice, and advance of socially and environmentally amenable investing. SIF associates accommodate economic, environmental, social, and babyminding factors into their investment decisions. SIF associates includes added than 500 amusing investment practitioners and institutions, including banking professionals, analysts, portfolio managers, banks, alternate funds, researchers, foundations, association development organizations, and accessible educators. More advice about the Forum, including the 2007 Report on Socially Responsible Investing Trends in the United States, is accessible at www.socialinvest.org.
REGISTRATION AND SPONSORSHIPS
To annals to appear the conference, go to www.sriintherockies.com/register.jsp. For abetment with allotment and sponsorships, amuse acquaintance Krystala Kalil at 303-442-4463 / krystala@SRIintheRockies.com.
MEDIA QUESTIONS
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Christie Leads Corzine 46% To 38%
Strategic Vision, LLC, an Atlanta-headquartered accessible relations and accessible address agency, appear the after-effects of a three-day poll of 800 acceptable voters in New Jersey. The poll has a allowance of absurdity of ±3 allotment points. In the poll, 320 respondents articular themselves as Democrats (40%); 224 respondents articular themselves as Republicans (28%); and 256 articular themselves as independents or added affair amalgamation (32%).
The after-effects of the poll showed that 48% of those polled accustomed of President Barack Obama’s all-embracing job performance; with 43% disapproving; and 9% undecided. When asked if they accustomed of the President’s administration of the economy, 47% approved; 48% disapproved; and 5% were undecided. When asked if they accustomed or banned of how President Obama is administration bloom care, 43% approved; 49% disapproved; and 8% were undecided. On the affair of Iraq, the poll begin 48% accustomed of the President’s administration of the war; with 40% disapproving; and 12% undecided. On the affair of Afghanistan, the poll begin 42% accustomed of the President’s administration of the war; with 43% disapproving; and 15% undecided. When asked if they accustomed of the President’s all-embracing adopted policy, 45% approved; 41% disapproved; and 14% were undecided.
“This is the aboriginal time back we began polling on President Obama that his abutment has been below the 50% mark,” said David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC. “What is active these numbers is the abridgement and bloom care. The better movement a allotment of voters is a allotment of Independents who now blame of the President.”
When asked if they anticipation New Jersey was headed in the appropriate administration or the amiss direction, 23% said right; 65% said wrong; and 12% were undecided.
“The amount of New Jersey association who accept the accompaniment is headed in the amiss administration cuts above Party curve and has added back our July poll,” said Johnson. “This amount does not augur able-bodied for Governor Corzine as he seeks re-election. This amount aswell explains the connected bead in President Obama’s job approval number.”
When asked if voters accustomed or banned of the way Congress is administration its job, 20% approved; 69% disapproved; and 11% were undecided.
“Congress continues to poll at some of the everyman numbers in contempo memory,” said Johnson. “This disapproval is accomplished a allotment of Independents and Republicans.”
When asked if they agreed with contempo animadversion of above President Jimmy Carter that action to President Obama is based aloft racism, 21% agreed; 67% disagreed; and 12% were undecided.
When asked if they abutment or oppose, Congress casual bloom affliction ameliorate afore the end of the year, 47% supported; 49% opposed; and 4% were undecided.
When asked if they accept that all Americans should be appropriate to accept bloom insurance, 48% said yes; 45% said no; and 7% were undecided.
“Despite the acute media assault over the accomplished few weeks, action to the proposed bloom affliction has increased, decidedly a allotment of Independent voters,” said Johnson.
When asked if they accustomed or banned of Governor Jon Corzine’s job performance, 37% approved; 54% disapproved; and 9% were undecided. Fifty percent of respondents accustomed of Senator Robert Menendez’s job performance; 39% disapproved; and 11% were undecided. Senator Frank Lautenberg had 47% approving of his job performance; 44% disapproving; and 9% undecided.
“Governor Corzine’s approval numbers are at a akin that is usually apocalyptic for an incumbent,” said Johnson. “Particularly alarming for the Governor should be the ample amount of Democrats and Independents who blame of his job performance. This able disapproval has remained connected in our polling.”
In a accepted acclamation match-up amid Republican Christopher Christie, Governor Corzine, and Independent Christopher Daggett, Christie led Corzine with 46% to 38% with 8% for Daggett; and 8% undecided.
“Christie’s abutment beneath hardly back our July poll,” said Johnson. “But what is cogent is that Corzine’s abutment did not increase, rather abutment for Daggett and undecideds increased. This indicates that admitting the aggression of abrogating columnist and Democratic attacks that Corzine is clumsy to move the needle. His alone achievement is that Daggett acclamation amid 15% to 20% on Election day.”
Strategic Vision, LLC is an Atlanta-headquartered accessible relations and accessible address agency. Results are based on blast interviews with 800 acceptable voters in New Jersey, age-old 18+, and conducted September 18-20, 2009 by telephone. The allowance of sampling absurdity is ±3 allotment points. Additional advice on Strategic Vision, LLC may be acquired at www.strategicvision.biz
The after-effects of the poll showed that 48% of those polled accustomed of President Barack Obama’s all-embracing job performance; with 43% disapproving; and 9% undecided. When asked if they accustomed of the President’s administration of the economy, 47% approved; 48% disapproved; and 5% were undecided. When asked if they accustomed or banned of how President Obama is administration bloom care, 43% approved; 49% disapproved; and 8% were undecided. On the affair of Iraq, the poll begin 48% accustomed of the President’s administration of the war; with 40% disapproving; and 12% undecided. On the affair of Afghanistan, the poll begin 42% accustomed of the President’s administration of the war; with 43% disapproving; and 15% undecided. When asked if they accustomed of the President’s all-embracing adopted policy, 45% approved; 41% disapproved; and 14% were undecided.
“This is the aboriginal time back we began polling on President Obama that his abutment has been below the 50% mark,” said David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC. “What is active these numbers is the abridgement and bloom care. The better movement a allotment of voters is a allotment of Independents who now blame of the President.”
When asked if they anticipation New Jersey was headed in the appropriate administration or the amiss direction, 23% said right; 65% said wrong; and 12% were undecided.
“The amount of New Jersey association who accept the accompaniment is headed in the amiss administration cuts above Party curve and has added back our July poll,” said Johnson. “This amount does not augur able-bodied for Governor Corzine as he seeks re-election. This amount aswell explains the connected bead in President Obama’s job approval number.”
When asked if voters accustomed or banned of the way Congress is administration its job, 20% approved; 69% disapproved; and 11% were undecided.
“Congress continues to poll at some of the everyman numbers in contempo memory,” said Johnson. “This disapproval is accomplished a allotment of Independents and Republicans.”
When asked if they agreed with contempo animadversion of above President Jimmy Carter that action to President Obama is based aloft racism, 21% agreed; 67% disagreed; and 12% were undecided.
When asked if they abutment or oppose, Congress casual bloom affliction ameliorate afore the end of the year, 47% supported; 49% opposed; and 4% were undecided.
When asked if they accept that all Americans should be appropriate to accept bloom insurance, 48% said yes; 45% said no; and 7% were undecided.
“Despite the acute media assault over the accomplished few weeks, action to the proposed bloom affliction has increased, decidedly a allotment of Independent voters,” said Johnson.
When asked if they accustomed or banned of Governor Jon Corzine’s job performance, 37% approved; 54% disapproved; and 9% were undecided. Fifty percent of respondents accustomed of Senator Robert Menendez’s job performance; 39% disapproved; and 11% were undecided. Senator Frank Lautenberg had 47% approving of his job performance; 44% disapproving; and 9% undecided.
“Governor Corzine’s approval numbers are at a akin that is usually apocalyptic for an incumbent,” said Johnson. “Particularly alarming for the Governor should be the ample amount of Democrats and Independents who blame of his job performance. This able disapproval has remained connected in our polling.”
In a accepted acclamation match-up amid Republican Christopher Christie, Governor Corzine, and Independent Christopher Daggett, Christie led Corzine with 46% to 38% with 8% for Daggett; and 8% undecided.
“Christie’s abutment beneath hardly back our July poll,” said Johnson. “But what is cogent is that Corzine’s abutment did not increase, rather abutment for Daggett and undecideds increased. This indicates that admitting the aggression of abrogating columnist and Democratic attacks that Corzine is clumsy to move the needle. His alone achievement is that Daggett acclamation amid 15% to 20% on Election day.”
Strategic Vision, LLC is an Atlanta-headquartered accessible relations and accessible address agency. Results are based on blast interviews with 800 acceptable voters in New Jersey, age-old 18+, and conducted September 18-20, 2009 by telephone. The allowance of sampling absurdity is ±3 allotment points. Additional advice on Strategic Vision, LLC may be acquired at www.strategicvision.biz
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