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04-08-10
GoodCompany Ventures: Call for Applications
This Social Impact Incubator is recruiting entrepreneurs who are developing scalable, commercially sustainable innovations for unmet social needs.
Our goal is to provide social entrepreneurs with the resources to implem...
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03-29-10
LeapFrog Poised to Invest $112 Million in Insurance and Microfinance Companies, After Historic Commitments by IFC, KfW, Flagstone and Soros
LeapFrog Investments, the world's first microinsurance fund, announced today that it has surged past its $100 million target capitalization, months ahead of schedule. The fund invests in high-growth, high-impact insurance and financial services companies in countries includi...
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03-24-10
Leading Investors Announce Commitments to Palestinian Technology Venture Fund
At a gathering hosted by the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership at the Harvard Club of New York last week, key leaders from New York's investment community assembled to learn about a new venture capital fund seeking to transform the Palestinian West Bank’s burgeoning technology se...
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03-09-10
Erb Institute Tackles Social Dimensions of Market Investments
(MARKET WIRE) - Although global markets continue to reel from the failure of complex financing instruments gone awry, the use of innovative financial strategies to create social and environmental benefits is gathering steam. Recognizing the importance of this emerging trend,...
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03-08-10
First Investment of Dwight Hall at Yale SRI Fund
The Dwight Hall Socially Responsible Investment Fund has launched the first undergraduate-run socially responsible endowment investment in the country.
Developed by members of Dwight Hall's student-run socially responsible investment (SRI) commi...
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03-04-10
Investors File a Record 95 Climate Change Resolutions: a 40% Increase Over 2009 Proxy Season
Leading U.S. investors today announced that they have filed a record 95 climate change shareholder resolutions with 82 U.S. and Canadian companies that face far-reaching business challenges from climate change. The 40 percent increase in resolutions filed over last year is a...
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03-04-10
ACCION Launches Microfinance Operations in Inner Mongolia
ACCION® International, a pioneer and leader in global microfinance, announced today that it has inaugurated ACCION Microcredit China (AMC) in Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, to deliver financial services to the region's working poor. AMC officially opened its doors in ea...
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02-26-10
Jaqueline Novogratz & Fred Wilson to Lead Panel on Public Service Potential of Private Capital
GoodCompany Ventures will announce its 2010 Venture Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs with a launch event March 4th from 6-8 pm in New York City.
The highlight of this event is ...
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02-25-10
SAM rates Johnson Controls as a Gold Class Sustainability Leader
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) today announced its recognition as a 2009/2010 Gold Class Sustainability Leader by SAM. A leading global asset manager for sustainability investments, SAM annually rates more than 2,000 companies based on their sustainability performance.
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02-25-10
World of Good Inc. Sells Brand and Related Assets to eBay; Wholesale Division Acquired by GreaterGood/Charity USA
World of Good Inc., a five-year-old social venture that connects artisans from developing communities with mainstream retail markets, announced today that eBay has fully acquired its brand and related assets. World of Good Inc. also announced that GreaterGood/Charity USA has...
