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JPMorgan Chase And 100,000 Jobs Mission Host Military Hiring Event In Dallas On April 11

Posted: Apr 09, 2013 – 10:36 AM EST

DALLAS, Apr. 09 /CSRwire/ - JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and the 100,000 Jobs Mission will host a major hiring event in Dallas for U.S. military veterans, transitioning service members, Guard and Reserve members and military spouses on April 11 at the Dallas Convention...

Danish Firm Aims to Improve Health, Environment in Mozambique

Posted: Apr 04, 2013 – 03:56 PM EST

NEW YORK, COPENHAGEN and MAPUTO, Apr. 04 /CSRwire/ - Some 400,000 residents of Mozambique will gain access to clean, locally produced cooking fuel following a commitment by Danish company Novozymes to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). This new venture will also save...

Brazilian Dental Company Commits to Expand Quality Care for Low-income Communities

Posted: Mar 28, 2013 – 05:42 PM EST

NEW YORK and SAO PAULO, Mar. 28 /CSRwire/ - Some 1 million people are expected to gain access to high-quality dental care in low-income areas of Brazil following a commitment by the Brazilian dental franchise Sorridents to the Business Call to Action (BCtA),...

Social Enterprises Scale Up To Fight Poverty in Africa, Asia-Pacific

Posted: Mar 27, 2013 – 05:33 PM EST

NEW YORK, Mar. 27 /CSRwire/ - Hundreds of thousands of low-income people will benefit from expanded access to financial services as a result of new commitments to the Business Call to Action (BCtA), an anti-poverty initiative backed by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)....

Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Joins Business Call to Action (BCtA) with Commitment to Extend Housing Finance Access to Rural India

Posted: Mar 20, 2013 – 12:30 PM EST

NEW YORK and MUMBAI, Mar. 20 /CSRwire/ - Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd. (MRHFL), a subsidiary of Mahindra Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (MMFSL), renewed its commitment to extend housing finance to customers in rural India, as it joined Business Call to Action (BCtA),...

Leader in Financial Youth Programming for Aflatoun Celebrates Global Money Week -- Children International

Posted: Mar 15, 2013 – 08:48 AM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Mar. 15 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwire) - Children International is celebrating Children and Youth Finance International's (CYFI) Global Money Week on March 15-21 and Aflatoun Day on March 17. CYFI strives to increase financial education and inclusion for children and youth....

Natura Cosmeticos Empowers Women in Mexico

Posted: Mar 08, 2013 – 12:09 PM EST

NEW YORK and CAJAMAR, Brazil, Mar. 08 /CSRwire/ - Natura Cosmticos of Brazil, one of Latin America's largest cosmetics firms, has pledged to provide new skills training to low-income sales representatives in Mexico as part of its commitment to the Business Call to...

Mills College Conference Assembles Country’s Foremost Experts in Social Enterprise

Posted: Mar 07, 2013 – 08:00 AM EST

OAKLAND, Calif., Mar. 07 /CSRwire/ - On Friday, March 15, 2013, Mills College will present Creating Shared Value and Evaluating Social Impact. The daylong event will showcase how companies can develop and implement profitable business strategies while having a positive social impact in...

Internal Partners Play Key Role in Bringing Corporate Citizenship Vision to Life

Posted: Mar 05, 2013 – 03:00 PM EST

BOSTON, Mar. 05 /CSRwire/ - Corporate citizenship professionals must approach their work with a vision for tomorrow. The theme of our 2013 International Corporate Citizenship Conference Designing Opportunity recognizes that corporate citizenship has the potential to improve company performance and create value. Linking...

Brazil's Itaú Bank to Expand Access to Loans for Low-Income Entrepreneurs

Posted: Feb 28, 2013 – 03:50 PM EST

NEW YORK and SAO PAULO, Feb. 28 /CSRwire/ - Some 100,000 small-scale entrepreneurs in Brazil will gain access to US$167 million in business loans following a commitment by Ita Unibanco to the Business Call to Action (BCtA), a global initiative aimed at encouraging...