Finance
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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 (
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02-14-12
On Valentine's Day, Consumers Encouraged To "Break Up" With Banks That Are Using Them And Abusing Them
Feeling unhappy in your relationship with your mega-bank? Maybe it is time to break up.
This Valentine’s Day, the nonprofit Green America is highlighting the ethical abuses perpetrated by many mega-banks and urging fed-up consumers to “dump” bad banks. From questionable lending practices t...
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02-09-12
Investors Challenge 10 Electric Power Companies on Climate Change and Air Pollution Risks
Leading U.S. investors today announced they have filed shareholder resolutions with Southern Company, FirstEnergy, Ameren and seven other electric power providers, pressing them to disclose their plans for managing the risks associated with climate change and pending clean air regulations.
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02-08-12
Investors Challenge 18 Oil and Gas Companies On Climate Change, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Sustainability Risks
Leading U.S. investors today announced they have filed shareholder resolutions with Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, Chesapeake Energy, ConocoPhillips and 14 other oil and gas companies, pressing them to disclose their plans for managing environmental and workplace challenges such as hydrau...
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02-01-12
First Peoples Worldwide Announces Partnership with Trillium Asset Management
First Peoples Worldwide (FPW), a global indigenous nonprofit dedicated to strengthening Indigenous Peoples, today announced a new partnership with Trillium Asset Management. Under the terms of the partnership, Trillium is undertaking custom research and shareholder advocacy focused on how corpor...
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01-20-12
Mohegan Tribe To Host Largest Annual U.S. Sustainable And Responsible Investing Conference
The Mohegan Tribe joined First Affirmative Financial Network today in announcing that the sovereign Indian nation will host the 23rd annual SRI Conference for Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing (The SRI Conference) at the Mohegan Sun Conference Center in Connecticut, October 2–4, 2012.
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01-17-12
World's Top Companies Gathering in Vancouver; Business and Action Top Items on the Agenda at Globe 2012
The international business community is shifting its focus to Vancouver this March as GLOBE 2012, one of the world’s largest and longest-running events dedicated to business and the environment, takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Generating more than $20 million in economic sp...
