Brave New World: Investors and Nanotechnology (December 2010)

Stephanie LeNguyen, analyst, looks into the increased usage of nanomaterials in consumer goods and the potential regulatory and reputational risks posed by exposure to nanotechnology.

Complicity in the Congo: Investor Risk in the Minerals Supply Chain (August 2010)

Azadeh Sabour, senior sustainability consultant, explores the potential risks associated with the production and trade in high value minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and how technology companies and their investors can mitigate their risk of complicity and improve the situation on the ground. Click here for additional materials related to this issue. 

Bitter Harvest: Child Labour in the Cocoa Supply Chain (June 2010)

Lotte Greik (research manager, Timisoara), Jennifer Penikett (associate analyst) and Esther Hougee (Director, Research Products) analyse the key impacts and risk associated with the cocoa supply chain and explore best practices to achieve sustainability and fair trade. 

BP’s Deepening Horizons (May 2010) 

Dayna Linley and Alberto Serna Martin (analysts) examine the risks faces by investor in oil and gas companies and the industry explores more remote regions and pursues unconventional methods of extraction. The April 20 explosion and subsequent sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico triggered serious questions about the roles of the companies involved. *

 *Please note: This article was originally distributed on May 12, 2010. Some of the information in the article may have changed as the situation continues to develop.

Insurers and Climate Change: Taking Risk Management to the Next Level (April 2010)

Laurence Loubières, associate sustainability analyst, explores the risks and opportunities climate change presents to the insurance industry; why they should move quickly to integrate this issue into their risk management strategies and the role stakeholders play to make companies proactive instead of reactive. Click here to listen to our webinar. 

Cluster Munitions, Public Policy and Investor Risk (March 2010)

Matthew Barg, analyst, explores the issue of dis-investment from controversial weapons, such as cluster munitions. 

Oil Sands Basics (March 2010)

Dayna Linley, Sustainalytics' oil and gas analyst provides an overview of the situation in the Albertan oil sands in this presentation.

Water: The Next Carbon (February 2010)

Kathryn Morrison, advisory services analyst, explores the next enviromental issue to affect busineses.

In the Wake of Copenhagen: What's Next for Investors (January 2010)

Farnam Bidgoli, analyst, questions the implications of COP15 (billled as Hopenhagen) for responsible investors. 

eWaste: Refuse Telecoms Should Reuse (October 2009)

Azadeh Sabour, associate consultant on the Sustainability Services team provides insight into the electronic waste challenge.

Barrick Gold Faces Heightened Risk at Porgera Operation (May 2009 Client Alert) 

The Suncor/Petro-Canada Merger: An ESG Perspective (April 2009 Client Alert)