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05-21-14
ImpactAssets Hires Chief Growth Officer Elizabeth Stelluto and Managing Director of Distribution Jeff Sheridan
Nonprofit financial services firm ImpactAssets has expanded its leadership team as impact investing gains traction.
Chief Growth Officer Elizabeth (Beth)...
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05-19-14
Investment Watch: Burma/Myanmar Service Examines Conflict Risks
In conjunction with this week’s first anniversary of the U.S. government’s Burma Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements taking effect, EIRIS Conflict ...
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05-19-14
DoubleDividend Becomes a B Corp
DoubleDividend is proud to announce that it has become the first Dutch Investment Company that is now a Certified B Corporation. Leading a global movement to redefine success in business, Certified B Corporations are a new kind of company with a positive vision of a better way to do business. As ...
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05-15-14
Triple Bottom Line Investment (TBLI) CONFERENCE™ USA 2014 in New York City
TBLI CONFERENCE returns to New York City, connecting speakers and attendees from Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Boston Common Asset Management, MSCI, Madeira Global, Halloran Philanthropies, Thomson Reuters, IFC, Moody's Financial Services, IEX and Ceres, to name just a...
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05-14-14
Survey: Financial Professionals Offering Fossil-Free Portfolios Up 50 Percent from 2013 to 2014
The number of investment professionals in the U.S. offering fossil fuel-free portfolios to investors jumped by more than 50 percent over the past year—from 22 percent to 36 percent among those polled—amidst signs of growing retail and institutional investor interest in such choices, according to ...
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05-13-14
BDC Becomes the First Financial Institution in Canada to Receive B Corp Certification
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is pleased to announce that it has become the first Canadian financial institution to receive B Corp certification and the 100th Canadian compa...
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05-06-14
Green America Encourages Justice Department to Bring Criminal Charges Against Credit Suisse Group AG and BNP Paribas SA, and then Prosecute US-Based Banks for Mortgage Fraud
In a letter sent today to US Attorney General Eric Holder, Green America, a national nonprofit organization working to create a green economy, encouraged the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute Credit Suisse for helping American citizens avoid taxes and BNP Paribas for violations of sanct...
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05-02-14
Coca-Cola Invests in WaterHealth International's Model for Sustainable Safe Water and Partners to Bring Safe Drinking Water to 1 Million School Children
The Coca-Cola Company and WaterHealth International (WHI) today announced their plan to bring safe drinking water to 1 million school children through their Child With Water (CWW) program. Together, the partners aim to deliver 500 million liters of safe drinking water a year to 1 million school c...
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04-30-14
"Grand Strategy" for Investors? Sustainable Investing Conference Tackles Foreign Policy Challenges of the 21st Century
Patrick Doherty, senior fellow at the New America Foundation, will outline the groundbreaking work of the “Grand Strategy Project” at The SRI Conference, November 9-11, 2014. The largest annual gathering of sustainable and responsible investors in North America, The SRI Conference on Sustainable,...
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04-29-14
Ascend at the Aspen Institute Launches National Network to Disrupt Poverty for Children and Parents
Ascend at the Aspen Institute announced today the launch of the Aspen Institute Ascend Network, a new network of organizations using two-generat...
