WINSLOW PUBLICATIONS

Winslow publishes an occasional series of "white paper" studies on topics that are of interest to our investors and to us. These studies can be found below.

Winslow Studies:

Riding The Green Wave: Green Transportation
4/1/2008
For many people, driving – and transportation, broadly – may be the activity with the most visible and easily understood environmental consequences. That white vapor trailing from an automobile, bus, train or jet engine consists mostly of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most prevalent greenhouse gas (GHG) in the Earth’s atmosphere - these visible emissions seen everywhere in America serve as evidence of the fact that transportation and cargo vehicles are one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions in the United States.

In fact, transportation is such a large contributor to the climate burden of the U.S. that it will need to tackle transportation emissions as one of the first steps in any comprehensive plan to reduce our national carbon emissions. Some changes will be relatively easy, but others may be extremely difficult and complex, and some solutions will definitely require new technology. As the transportation system changes, interesting opportunities for green investors will emerge.

This white paper explores the carbon emission impacts of various modes of transportation, and some alternatives and innovations that could help reduce those impacts.
Riding The Green Wave

The Green Solutions Ecosystem
1/1/2008

Suddenly, green is everywhere. Every magazine or newspaper has some advice on how to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Every home improvement show seems to tout the benefits of green construction. Every cooking and gardening show expresses reverence for organic foods. Practically every company seems to be publicizing its fuel-efficient products, its green corporate headquarters or its sweeping new sustainability initiatives.

But where is all of this new talk about the environment leading? What technologies are helping to improve the environment now? Which ideas represent the growth industries of the future? These questions become harder to answer with each new press release, each new technology development and each new launch of a green product or service. Winslow has been analyzing the field and arranging our own thoughts about the many new green products and services available — what we call Green Solutions™. This white paper explores Winslow’s framework for organizing this very important but often confusing new world.
The Green Solutions Ecosystem

Buildings For A Greener Planet
6/1/2006
The possible climate change and energy solutions that are currently receiving the most attention involve replacing oil with other fuel sources, such as ethanol, natural gas, hydrogen or wind. Although these alternatives are important considerations for our country’s future energy independence, the less discussed and more readily available option is conservation. Buildings are responsible for as much as 42% of the energy used in the United States, not to mention 40% of the air pollution, and 25% of the solid waste produced (US EPA). That means a 10% improvement in energy efficiency in buildings countrywide could offset the pollution of every SUV on the road. This paper discusses what makes a building green, drivers for the increase in green building, and the economic potential of the green building market for socially responsible investors.
Buildings For A Greener Planet

The New Playing Field: The Emerging Carbon Market
1/1/2006
The rules of the game have changed: grappling with the new reality of carbon emission restrictions is transforming the way that businesses and governments around the world operate. Compelled by regulations, common sense and their own profit motive, businesses and governments are adapting to the new rules of the carbon-constrained world by modifying their activities and creating new strategies. The rapidly developing world of carbon emissions trading created by this new game is a complicated one, but has great implications for the development of new industries and businesses worldwide.
Emerging Carbon Market

Corporate Governance 101: An Introduction For Investors
5/1/2005
Enron. WorldCom. Qwest. Tyco. Adelphia. Global Crossing. Vivendi. Hollinger. Marsh & McLennan. The beginning of this decade saw a disappointing number of corporate scandals, with negative results for everyone involved — executives serving jail time, employees losing their jobs and shareholders losing their investment.
These failures have called the investment community's attention to corporate governance practices, with a growing body of research suggesting that improved governance, despite its potential drain on executives' time and resources, can actually enhance the performance of a company's stock...
Corporate Governance 101