On September 21, 2016 the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the 2016 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard.
The 2016 edition of the scorecard analyzes 137 major consumer good manufacturers, food service companies and retailers from Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Japan and the United States.
You may read more about and download the scorecard from the news & stories page of the WWF internet site.
On September 15, 2016 CNBC polled three investment strategists – from the Bank of England, an investment management company and a private equity firm – and came to the following conclusion:
“This need for responsible, ethical investing, is part of a wider trend in the financial industry. Several firms are now considering the environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors of a company as part of their investment process.”
You may read the article and watch an interview on the CNBC internet site.