Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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03-29-13
Piraeus Bank’s pioneering Climate Risk Management Model
Piraeus Bank is the 2nd largest bank in Greece, with particular know-how in the areas of medium-sized and small enterprises, consumer and mortgage credit, green banking, agricultural banking (following the recent acquisition of ATEbank), capital markets investment banking, and leasing....
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03-28-13
Private Sector Should be Protecting the Natural Environment, Say Accountants in ACCA Natural Capital Survey
The private sector has a responsibility to protect the natural environment is a key finding of a new paper called Natural Capital – what do accountants think?
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03-26-13
GoodCompany Announces Seed Fund for Social Entrepreneurs Led by Investors' Circle Philadelphia
GoodCompany Funding is pleased to announce that the Philadelphia chapter of Investors’ Circle (ICP) has committed $500,000 for investment in graduates of the 2013 GoodCompany Ventures program. The Investors’ Circle Philadelphia GCV2013 Seed Fund reflects the long-standing collaboration between I...
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03-22-13
Verizon Provides Powerful Answers to Address Challenges in Healthcare, Education and Sustainability
Verizon has released its 2012 annual report of financial and corporate responsibility performance, showcasing solid progress in delivering powerful answers in the areas of
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03-20-13
Capital Link’s "CSR & IR Forum" Attracts 375+ Delegates
Capital Link’s Annual “CSR & IR-Maximizing Shareholder Value” Forum took place on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Metropolitan Club in New York. The event was organized in cooperation with NYSE Euronext. It attracted 375+ influential C-level Corporate, finan...
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03-15-13
Leader in Financial Youth Programming for Aflatoun Celebrates Global Money Week -- Children International
(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. The global movement has the support of the UN Se...
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03-14-13
Impact Investor Invested Development Joins the Growing B Corporation Movement
Impact investor Invested Development (ID) is now a Certified B Corp. Certified B Corps are companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. ID proudly joins a growing community of over 700 companies across more than 60 industries.
ID embodies the B Corp ...
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03-04-13
New Guide Helps Investors Address Human Rights Risks
The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) in collaboration with Calvert Investments and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility...
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03-01-13
After Investor Pressure, Continental Resources Sets Strong Goal to Reduce Natural Gas Flaring
Continental Resources, Inc., the largest oil producers in North Dakota’s Bakken region, has committed to reduce natural gas flaring from its operated well sites to “as close to zero percent flaring as possible.”
This goal announced in
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02-27-13
New York State Pension Fund and Other Investors Urge Utilities to Ramp Up Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Major U.S. investors and pension funds have filed shareholder resolutions with five electric power utilities—Ameren, Cleco, DTE Energy, FirstEnergy, SCANA—urging them to increase deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency in order to mitigate climate-related risks and m...
