“This is not driven by altruism.” -Paul Morris, Vice President of Sustainable Planning and Development, Cherokee

In a workshop at last week’s Ceres conference, Mr. Morris explained the benefits of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). His private equity firm redevelops brownfields – dormant industrial properties usually marked by significant environmental damage – into new, mixed-use developments.

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National Advisors Trust Conference
Hilton Head, South Carolina
April 24, 2008

SRI’s Moment

I’ve been deeply involved with socially responsible investing – SRI – since 1983. Three times since then I’ve heard, “SRI’s time is here!”

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Last week, Greenleaf Publishing announced the publication of The Difference Makers, a history of the corporate responsibility movement through interviews by Boston College’s Sandra Waddock.

KLD co-founders Peter Kinder and Amy Domini, along with former Research Director Steven Lydenberg, were interviewed for the book.

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Last week’s Ceres conference included a panel on water scarcity and risk. The term “peak water” was mentioned, framing water as a commodity facing a peak in availability (like oil) and a potentially tradable value, similar to carbon.

Panelists identified water scarcity as a human rights and community issue as much as an environmental issue. Chris Williams of the World Wildlife Fund reported that over 1 billion people globally have no access to safe drinking water.

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