Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) refers to the integration of personal values and societal concerns with investment decisions, while considering both the investor's financial needs and an investment's impact on society.
NEW YORK, NY. - June 23, 2009 - SustainableBusiness.com today announced its 2009 Sustainable Business 20 (SB20) List: The World's Top Sustainable Stocks. The 8th Annual SB20 List consists of 20 public companies that are leading the way to a sustainable economy. The...
San Francisco, CA - June 17, 2009 - The Social Capital Markets Conference, which will hold its highly anticipated second annual SoCap conference September 1-3 in San Francisco, confirms today the participation of White House officials in the event's full three-day program -...
Luxembourg - June 17, 2009 -- In a breakthrough for microfinance and alternative investment, the LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund announced today that it has raised US$44 million. It is the world's first investment fund focused on microinsurance. The fund aims to invest in...
Zug, Switzerland, June 4, 2009 - ASSET4 AG today announced that Nestlé is now using ASSET4 to benchmark its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Nestlé’s investor relations department relies on the ASSET4 ESG database and analysis tools to evaluate Nestlé against its...
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—June 3, 2009—SRI in the Rockies, the largest and longest-running sustainable and responsible investing conference in the world, will mark its 20th year and highlight growing opportunities for investors who embrace innovative investment strategies targeted on environmental, social, and governance factors....
The Social Capital Markets Conference will hold its highly anticipated second annual SoCap conference September 1-3 in San Francisco. High-profile funds and VCs, government players, foundations and socially responsible entrepreneurs will gather to explore the growing marketplace for “impact investing.”
June 2, 2009 -The US has traditionally been the home of socially responsible investment (SRI) based on the screening out of unfavourable companies or the best-in-class positive weighting approach to investment. More recently, however, new SRI terminology has entered the lexicon: ESG integration,...
The US has traditionally been the home of socially responsible investment (SRI) based on the screening out of unfavourable companies or the best-in-class positive weighting approach to investment. More recently, however, new SRI terminology has entered the lexicon: ESG integration, a holistic look...
Vancouver, BC. - May 25, 2009 - Paul Richardson, President of Renewal2 Investment Fund, is pleased to announce the first close of the Fund at over $16 million. Renewal2 is one of a handful of funds in North America that focus on companies...
Conference Call We invite you to join Paul Richardson, President and Joel Solomon, Chairman on a call to learn more about Renewal2, a fund which is designed to achieve excellent returns by providing early and growth capital, as well as guidance, to businesses...