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    Renewal2 Announces its First Exit from Portfolio Company Horizon Distributors Image

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    12-06-11

    Renewal2 Announces its First Exit from Portfolio Company Horizon Distributors

    Renewal2 Investment Fund is pleased to announce the fund’s first exit with the sale of its stake in portfolio company, Horizon Distributors.

    Horizon Distributors is one of Canada's leading organic, natural and gourmet foods distributors, serving retailers and providing the best natural, or...

    Western Union and The Chronicle of Philanthropy Offer Free Webinar for Non-Profits on Managing Global Money Movement Image

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    11-10-11

    Western Union and The Chronicle of Philanthropy Offer Free Webinar for Non-Profits on Managing Global Money Movement

    The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, today announced that Western Union Business Solutions will sponsor a webinar hosted by

    Renewal2 Investment Fund Completes The Acquisition Of Sensibility Soaps Image

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    11-09-11

    Renewal2 Investment Fund Completes The Acquisition Of Sensibility Soaps

    Early last month Renewal2 Investment Fund announced the completion of the acquisition of Sensibility Soaps, the leading private label/contract manufacturer of certified natural and organic personal care products. The new company, renamed “Sensible Organics,” will continue to be headquartered in B...

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    11-07-11

    Top Auto Finance Company Ally Financial Expands Its Financial Literacy Program

    /PRNewswire/ - Ally Financial Inc., the No. 1 overall retail automotive finance company in the U.S.(1), has expanded its financial literacy program, Ally Wallet Wise, to include a course on Auto Finance. This new curriculum is in addition to the courses on Budget, Credit and Banking & Investi...

    Export Development Canada Elected to Steering Committee of Equator Principles Image

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    11-04-11

    Export Development Canada Elected to Steering Committee of Equator Principles

    Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it was elected to the Steering Committee of the Equator Principles (EP) Association last week.

    The Equator Principles are a financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project fin...

    Ready for Bank Transfer Day? Everything You Need to Break Up With Your Mega-bank Covered in Green America Tools Image

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    11-04-11

    Ready for Bank Transfer Day? Everything You Need to Break Up With Your Mega-bank Covered in Green America Tools

    Energized by the Occupy Wall Street movement? Planning to participate in Bank Transfer Day? Green America’s new Break Up With Your Mega-Bank Kit (available for free at: www.GreenAmerica.org/go/toolkit)...

    B Lab Announces Key Milestones for GIIRS Ratings & Analytics:   15 Commitments from New GIIRS Pioneer Funds; Release of the first GIIRS Company and Fund Ratings Image

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    10-27-11

    B Lab Announces Key Milestones for GIIRS Ratings & Analytics: 15 Commitments from New GIIRS Pioneer Funds; Release of the first GIIRS Company and Fund Ratings

    B Lab announced today two important milestones for GIIRS Ratings & Analytics at the Investors Circle Fall Venture Fair (GIIRS, pronounced "gears," stands for Global Impact Investing Rating System). Fifteen investment funds have committed to GIIRS ratings, representing over $550 million in new...

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    10-25-11

    International Banks Support Guidance on Financing New Coal-Fired Power Plants

    The Climate Group today issued a Guidance Note on financing new coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), which was developed by The Clima...

    World's Largest Investors, Worth $20 Trillion, Step Up Call for Urgent Policy Action on Climate Change Image

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    10-20-11

    World's Largest Investors, Worth $20 Trillion, Step Up Call for Urgent Policy Action on Climate Change

    Despite the global economic crisis, and increased market volatility, the world’s largest investors today urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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