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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 ...
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09-20-12
In Its 5th Year SOCAP12 Convenes Social Enterprise & Impact Investing Community in San Francisco as Sector Estimates at $650 Billion
Social Capital Markets Conference 2012 (SOCAP12), THE convener of the social entrepreneur and impact investing community in the U.S., will host its annual gathering October 1-4 in San Francisco. The sector was recentl...
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09-17-12
Johnson Controls Globally Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, today announced its inclusion on both the World and North America Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for 2012.
This is the eighth consecutive year Johnson Controls has been named to both DJSI ind...
