Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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02-05-09
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - February 5, 2009 - Business was good for Social(k) in 2008. The number of companies and organizations adopting the company's socially responsible retirement platform for their 401(k) or 403(b) plans inc...
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02-05-09
CAMBRIDGE, MA. - February 5, 2009 - cMarket Network, the leader in online auction fundraising for nonprofit organizations, announced the results of auctions hosted on it's platform in 2008, noting a 44% increase in the number of auctions run, bringing the total to over $53 m...
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02-03-09
SAN JOSE, CA. - February 3, 2009 - This Valentine's Day, MicroPlace (www.MicroPlace.com), a website that enables everyday people to make investments in the world's working poor, is offering a different way for people to...
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01-30-09
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND. - 30 January, 2009 - With an agenda focused almost exclusively on the global financial crisis, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting program today will feature its first-ever plenary session focused on adolescent girls.
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01-28-09
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND. - January 28, 2009 - A new report by IFC, the United Nations Global Compact, and the Swiss government finds that although the financial industry understands the necessity of developing methodologies and tools that examine environmental issues in the inves...
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01-28-09
BOSTON, MA. - January 28, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today formally announced that its 'Lend to End Poverty' campaign and petition, calling on economic leaders to promote and prioritize microfinance at the World Economic Forum (WEF)...
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01-28-09
NEW YORK, NY - January 27, 2009 - Members of a coalition of investors have filed shareholder resolutions with 10 publicly-held U.S. providers of Internet access, urging corporate boards to report on the impact of the companies' Internet network management practices on public...
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01-26-09
Shifting Political Landscape Provides Fertile Ground for Investment
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01-14-09
PHOENIX, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Windstone Capital Partners, (Windstone) announced today the first close of a $25.4 million financing round for Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook), a pioneering technology company dedicated to improving the performance and flexibility of ...
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01-13-09
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - January 13, 2008 - Investors' Circle (www.investorscircle.net), a network of more than 200 investors with a single vision for a sustainable economy, announced today the last call for entries f...