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Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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12-14-15
Global Sustain Enters the German Market
Global Sustain proudly announced the launch of the Global Sustain GmbH, during the “Sustainable Innovation Forum”, organized in collaboration with CAPITALS Business Circle, on November 30, at Microsoft Digital Eatery Berlin. The launch of the new company is in line with the Globa...
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12-07-15
EDC Recognizes December 9th as the International Anti-Corruption Day
Familiarize yourself with the risks of corruption and bribery in international business transactions. EDC’s Vice-President of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) sits down for a chat with an anti-corruption specialist. Check out the video in English
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12-07-15
What’s the Real Story? Reading Between the ESG Lines
While the triple bottom line is now an established principle in sustainability circles, moving from the platitudes in CSR reports to the hard data investors seek to understand the ROI of these measures involves a far more rigorous approach to disclosure. In a recent presentation to
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12-03-15
ImpactAssets Launches Low Minimum Publicly Offered Debt Securities to Broaden Access to Theme-Specific Impact Investments
ImpactAssets, a non-profit financial services firm that increases the flow of capital into investments that deliver financial, social, and environmental returns, today announced the launch of two low-minimum publicly offered debt securities that are designed to deliver impact and financial return...
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11-30-15
Pioneering Barclays and UNICEF Global Youth Employment Programme Leaves Impressive Ongoing Legacy, Says Independent Evaluation Report
Building Young Futures, a partnership programme between UNICEF UK and Barclays, has reached more than 90,000 young people across six countries. Over three years, the programme has helped to create 11,000 new businesses and has delivered sustainable long term chan...
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11-25-15
Accelerating Pathways Research Finds Cities Can Do More to Enable Youth Economic Progress
A new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research initiative, commissioned by the Citi Foundation, reveals that youth – while optimistic and entrepreneurial – struggle to find employment, access to technology, pay equity and support networks that can help them thrive in cities around the globe.
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11-18-15
Macomb Innovation Fund Awards $300,000 to Five Detroit-area Technology-focused Startups
Five early-stage companies from Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will receive $300,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Innovation Fund is a $2.7 million effort to stimulate economic development an...
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11-18-15
Biking to Improve Livelihoods in Mozambique
Mozambikes, an award-winning Mozambique-based social enterprise, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to improve the lives and livelihoods of 50,000 of the country’s poorest people through the sale of affordable branded bicycles by 2018. The company will also establish ...
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11-02-15
Veteran Jobs Mission: New Name, New Goal for Hiring One Million U.S. Military Veterans
The 100,000 Jobs Mission today announced a new goal and name for the coalition of companies committed to employing U.S. military Veterans. Beginning today, the coalition will be r...
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10-29-15
Shift to Digital Lifestyle to Boost Financial Inclusion - Mynt
The continuing shift to a digital lifestyle presents a unique opportunity to boost financial inclusion in the Philippines with the use of mobile technology.
Taking advantage of such opportunity, Mynt is pioneering initiatives of providing financial services that previously were not availab...
