Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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12-16-09
Pioneering Carbon Offset Deal Between U.S.-Based Wildlife Conservation Group, Leading South African Bank to Link Africa to Global Green Economy, Protect Precious Resources
Nedbank, a South African Old Mutual group subsidiary and the only African bank to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, has signed a multimillion dollar carbon offset agreement with Wildlife Works Carbon, a new venture of San Francisco-based Wildlife Works Inc.,...
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12-10-09
BRANDAID Project wishes to extend their best wishes for this holiday season!
BRANDAID Project Inc is a solution to global poverty that combines Branding, Modern Marketing and Design Innovation to grow artisan businesses across the developing world. It is a unique social enterprise model th...
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12-10-09
IFC and S&P Launch World's First Carbon Efficient Index for Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Standard & Poor's are launching the world's first carbon efficient index for emerging markets that should mobilize more than $1 billion for carbon-efficient companies over the next three years.
The ...
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12-07-09
IFC, S&P Launch World's First Carbon Efficient Index for Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank group, and Standard and Poor's invite media to the launch of the world's first carbon-efficiency index for emerging markets that aims to mobilize more than $1 billion for carbon-efficient companies over the next three years.
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12-03-09
LeapFrog Invests $6M in AllLife, Innovative African HIV and Diabetes Insurer
LeapFrog Investments has announced a ZAR 50 million (over US$6 million) investment in AllLife, the innovative South African insurer serving people living with HIV and diabetes. The investment brings together LeapFrog, the leading microinsurance investment fund, and AllLife, ...
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12-01-09
ShoreBank "Discovers Possibilities"
ShoreBank, America's first and leading community development and environmental bank, today announced the launch of its new website, "Discover Your Possibilities," www.sbk.com. Designed to offer increased access to responsible...
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11-18-09
BSR Releases First Research into Sustainable Investment in China
BSR has released "Sustainable Investment in China 2009," the first research of its kind on the topic, according the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation, which commissioned the report. Available in a
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11-12-09
ACCION Takes Equity Stake in Saija Finance, a Microfinance Institution Serving India’s Poorest
ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in global microfinance, announced today that it has invested $500,000 for a 49.5 percent equity stake in Saija Finance Private Limited, a microfinance start-up that provides financial services to microentrepreneurs and low- and midd...
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11-05-09
Robert Zevin Receives Prestigious SRI Service Award
Robert Brooke Zevin Associates is pleased to announce that Robert Zevin was awarded the Social Investment Forum's prestigious Service Award, awarded each year to an individual whose work has advanced the understanding and practice of socially responsible investing. The award...
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10-29-09
Martin Eakes, National Leader in Responsible Lending, Receives Prestigious Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Lending
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced today that Martin Eakes, a nationally recognized expert on community development finance serving low-income people and communities, received the third annual Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Lending. Named in...
