Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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10-25-12
B lab Announces UBS AG as a GIIRS Pioneer Investor
Today, UBS AG committed to GIIRS as a Pioneer Investor, selecting GIIRS as its impact metrics partner for its Value Based Investing Unit. UBS is a global firm providing financial services to private, corporate, and institutional clients in more than 50 countries.
Andreas Ernst, Hea...
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10-16-12
Microbusiness Leadership Program To Be Launched By The Aspen Institute And Capital One
The Aspen Institute announced today the launch of ELM², its Emerging Leaders in Microbusiness Squared Program. ELM² is aimed at exponentially increasing the quality of talent focused on catalyzing opportunity for aspiring and disadvantaged entrepreneurs. The program, made possible by a $...
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10-15-12
Partners for a New Beginning Leads Investor Delegation on Tour of West Bank
The Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) Entrepreneurship Delegation to the West Bank announced commitments aimed at improving the entrepreneurial ecosystem and creating jobs in the Palestinian Territories. The delegation of a dozen US investors, led by the PNB Secretariat at the Aspen Institute an...
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10-09-12
Environmentally and Socially Conscious Seafood Distributor Lands Loan to Expand Sales of Sustainable Fish to College Campuses Nationwide
Future of Fish, a business incubator for ocean-stewarding entrepreneurs, announces the placement of a $250,000 working capital loan with one of its cohort members, Sea to Table, a Brooklyn-based seafood distributor that provides sustainably harvested fish to restaurants and institutions nationwid...
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10-09-12
Willow Impact Investors Announces Investment in Kenya
In line with its objective of investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa and the Middle East that generate positive social and environmental impact, Willow Impact Investors is pleased to announce an investment in Kenya.
Willow has acquired a 35% stake in Bio Food...
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10-04-12
CITRIS Berkeley Foundry and Hub Ventures Announce Collaboration to Accelerate UC Innovations for a Better World
Today CITRIS Berkeley Foundry and Hub Ventures (www.hub-ventures.com) announced an innovative collaboration to accelerate startups using information technology to address our most pressing social, environmental, and health care problems.
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10-03-12
Hub Ventures and Lakeland Ventures Development Renew Collaboration to Accelerate Human Safety Innovation
Hub Ventures (www.hub-ventures.com), a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs building a better world, and Lakeland Ventures Development (LVD) (www.lakelandventuresdevelop...
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09-28-12
Impact Accelerator @ SOCAP Convenes Promising Social Entrepreneurs From Around The World And Top Impact Accelerators For Catalytic Weekend
On October first San Francisco will turn into a hot bed of social good when entrepreneurs, investors, and others engaged in the sector convene for the annual Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP).
New this year, the...
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09-26-12
Financial Institutions are the Engines of a Green Economy
The pillars of a Green Economy can only be established if willing donors are available and a suitable funding strategy is in place. According to the “Green Economy Report” of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), an investment of 2% of the annual global GDP is necessary in order ...
