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Last week, the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies index was released at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Although down two places from last year in the overall ranking. Novo Nordisk was recognised for its strong and consistent performance throughout the past decade.

Export Development Canada (EDC) today priced its first Green Bond in the principal amount of USD 300 million, reflecting EDC’s commitment to the environmental aspects of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles.

EDC’s current portfolio of green assets includes loans made to com...

On Wednesday, January 15, 2014, more than 500 global financial leaders will gather at the United Nations to discuss the growing urgency of climate change and investor actions that are needed to mitigate escalating economic risks. The all-day gathering will include key players in the climate debat...

A consortium of investment banks today announced their support of the Green Bond Principles – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Banking, JPMorgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Daiwa, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Mizuho Securities, Morgan Stanley, Rabobank ...

With sky-high fees, nose-bleed interest rates, outlandish CEO salaries, questionable environmental practices, and a host of other flaws, megabanks offering credit cards used to be a necessary evil for most consumers.

But the growth in the number and features of “green” credits cards now me...

GoodCompany Ventures is pleased to announce that applications are now open for FastFWD. FastFWD, an urban innovation refinery, is an unique private-public collaboration among The City of Philadelphia, GoodCompany Ventures and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, with funding from Bloomberg Phila...

Progressive Asset Management (PAM), one of the nation’s largest full-service retail investment firms specializing in socially responsible investing (SRI), celebrates the completion of its 25th year in business serving individuals, families and institutions who want their investments to be in harm...

Impact investing in early-stage enterprises, although challenging, can be extremely rewarding and potentially provide both financial and social or environmental returns. It allows investors to improve the lives of the poor or vulnerable—locally and globally—while providing a return on capital. Ye...

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Durable green lifestyle products company BlueAvocado® announced today it closed on over $1.7 million of Series B capital to help the company meet the growing demand for stylish green goods with impact. Bruce Barshop, president of Barshop V...