http://somo.nl daily 1 2008-05-02T16:39:28Z http://somo.nl/news-en/sustainable-voting-advice-for-investors-2012 This year the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (Vereniging van Beleggers voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling - VBDO) has issued sustainable voting advices which can be used when voting at the annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders of Dutch stock exchange listed companies. Similar to previous years, the voting advice is partly based on research by SOMO. No publisher rene 2012-05-21T09:19:06Z News Item http://somo.nl/news-en/new-somo-report-on-ing-highlights-corporate-social-responsibility-issues SOMO has looked into ING’s holdings of controversial companies and its lobby on financial reform. SOMO concludes amongst others that ING can and should do more to stop its shareholdings in companies involved in the production of cluster ammunition and landmines. No publisher rene 2012-05-10T10:58:13Z News Item http://somo.nl/news-en/sticking-up-for-unctad “The financial sector should serve the public interest again. Regulation of financial services has to be done in conjunction with the reform of trade agreements. UNCTAD, the UN body for trade and development, is the preferred organisation to monitor this process in the interest of developing countries.” In support of UNCTAD, senior researcher Myriam Vander Stichele of SOMO will address the thirteenth UNCTAD conference with similar words in Doha, Qatar on Thursday. No publisher rene 2012-04-19T14:46:02Z News Item http://somo.nl/news-en/new-issue-of-eu-financial-reforms-newsletter WEED and SOMO just issued another edition of the Newsletter on EU financial reforms. It covers many financial reform processes and events, including the draft report by the European Parliament (just released!), which affect people all over Europe and in the world as the editorial explains. No publisher joukje 2012-04-26T11:57:51Z News Item http://somo.nl/news-en/protest-rally-against-free-trade-agreement-in-india On the eve of the EU-India Summit in New Delhi on February 10th, SOMO has contributed to an analysis of the ongoing negotiations between the EU and India on a free trade agreement (FTA). Together with civil society organisations in India and Europe and its partner Madhyam, SOMO has expressed its concern about the negative impact of this FTA on vulnerable communities in India. Negotiators and politicians within the EU and in India have refused to listen to these objections. A protest rally by civil organisations, farmers and trade unions has therefore been held during the summit on February 10th. No publisher rene 2012-02-21T16:13:07Z News Item