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Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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04-17-12
Business Leaders Encourage Senate to Try Again to Pass Buffet Rule
The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) and Business for Shared Prosperity (BSP) released the following statement in response to the failure today by the U.S. Senate to secure the 60 votes needed to advance the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 (S. 2230). The bill would have legislated a “...
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04-12-12
GoodCompany Group Merger
GoodCompany Group is pleased to announce the launch of the nation’s most comprehensive resource for social entrepreneurs.
GoodCompany Group Merger. GoodCompany Group, a 501(c)(3), is the result of the recent merger of two non-profit organizations dedicated to serving soci...
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03-21-12
B Lab Announces 53 GIIRS Pioneer Funds and 17 GIIRS Pioneer Investors
B Lab is pleased to announce the final group of GIIRS Pioneer Funds. Eleven new funds have joined the Pioneer Funds since October, bringing the total number of funds to 53. These new funds represent $366 million in invested capital, with a combined total assets under management for the 53 Pioneer...
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03-15-12
Renewal2 Launches Elevation Brands, LLC, a Company Using Mission-Driven Foods to Solve Health and Environmental Challenges
Renewal2 is pleased to announce the launch of Elevation Brands, LLC, a company formed to meet the demand for new kinds of mission-driven food brands that more and more consumers must trust before they taste.
The first two charter brands of Elevation Brands are Blue Horizon Wild ...
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03-07-12
First Affirmative Financial Network One Of Three U.S. Financial Services Companies Recognized As "Best For The World" In Worker Impact
First Affirmative Financial Network (First Affirmative), the leading U.S. fee-only Registered Investment Advisor that focuses on sustainable, responsible, impact (SRI) investing, is being recognized today as one of the “Best for the World” companies in terms of creating the most positive worker i...
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02-29-12
Western Union Offers New Service for Non-Profits to Move Money Efficiently and Conveniently Around the Globe
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payments, today announced a suite of services specifically for non-profit organizations. The new options, available worldwide, will simplify how these organizations collect and move money, cutting their costs and enabling them to focus fewer...
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02-27-12
Angel-Backed Start-Up Challenges Venture Firms to Invest in Their First B-Corp
There are close to 30 million companies in the U.S. – of those, only 500 are certified B-Corps. Earlier this year, Ethical Ocean (www.ethicalocean.com) joined the ranks of this exclusive group, becoming one of the first angel-backed start-...
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02-21-12
Institutional Investors, with Total Assets of Over $20 Trillion, Demonstrate that Investing for Positive Social Impact Can Align with Generating Financial Returns
A new report released today by InSight at Pacific Community Ventures and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University, and funded by
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02-15-12
Anthrotect Delivers a Validated Carbon Offset Project in Colombia by Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Degradation (REDD) Using Climate, Community, & Biodiversity Project Standards
Anthrotect delivers on validation by the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Standards (CCB) for their business model designed to produce carbon offsets through reducing deforestation and degradation in Northwestern Colombia. The project was awarded CCB Gold Level status in recognition for its e...
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02-14-12
Hub Ventures Announces Unique Collaboration to Accelerate Human Safety Innovation
Hub Ventures (www.hub-ventures.com), a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs building a better world, today announced an innovative collaboration with Lakeland Ventures Development (LVD) of Grosse Pointe, MI (
