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Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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05-06-09
Union Bank Inducted into California Housing Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES, CA. - May 6, 2009 - The California Housing Consortium (CHC), the state's premier housing advocacy organization, today inducted Union Bank, N.A., into the California Housing Hall of Fame. The CHC presents the Hall of Fame award to individuals or organizations tha...
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05-05-09
TD Asset Management Enhances Sustainable Investment Research with ASSET4 Data
Toronto, Canada and Zug, Switzerland. - May 5, 2009 - TD Asset Management Inc., one of Canada's largest investment management firms, and ASSET4 AG (ASSET4), a leading provider of verifiable environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) information, announced today tha...
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05-05-09
ASSET4 Strengthens Sales and Client Services
Zug, Switzerland. - May 5, 2009 - ASSET4 AG today announced that Andrew White, the former UK Managing Director for Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, has joined ASSET4 as Senior Sales Director in the United Kingdom, and Dr. James Murphy and Andre Chanavat have joined ...
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05-04-09
Healthy Eating Top Priority for Boar's Head
SARASOTA, FL - May 4, 2009 -- Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., the manufacturer of premium deli meats and cheeses, has teamed up with two major health organizations, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association, in an effort to encourage Americans t...
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04-30-09
Microfinance Leader Awarded Prestigious IDB Prize for Latin American Development
Boston, MA. - April 30, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it has been awarded the Inter-American Development Bank's "Juscelino Kubitschek Award" for its contributions to economic and financial development in Lat...
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04-30-09
Help for Shareholders: Green America Launches Proxy Education Center On Climate Change, CEO Pay, Human Rights and Credit Card Industry Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 30, 2009 - In the wake of financial scandals and a major market downturn Green America (formerly known as "Co-op America") is mounting a major effort to get direct shareholders in publicly traded companies to learn more about key issues "“ climate ch...
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04-29-09
Leading Socially Responsible Investment Firm Joins Advocates in Urging Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders to Back Proposal for Reporting on Social and Environmental Risks
Boston, MA - April 27, 2009 - Leading socially responsible investment firm Trillium Asset Management Corporation ("Trillium"), a shareholder in Warren's Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, is joining two nonprofit advocacy organizations, the International Labor R...
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04-28-09
eBay Encourages Consumers to Make a Statement When Shopping for a Mother's Day Gift
SAN JOSE, CA. - April 28, 2009 - eBay Inc. today unveiled a collection of new and affordable gift ideas that ensure a memorable and meaningful Mother's Day for your mom. With three unique and budget-friendly ways to shop this season, consumers can purchase gifts that ...
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04-23-09
Social(k)'s Q1 '09 401(k) Retirement Business is Up Over Q1 '08
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - April 23, 2009 - More organizations and companies signed up with Social(k), the nation's most diverse socially responsible retirement platform, in the first quarter of 2009 than in the same period...
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04-23-09
Public Trust in Business Shrivels in Recession - but Consumers Hold Steady on Ethical Commitments.
April, 23, 2009 - As the UK officially falls into recession, a new report 'What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn: Reviewing the agenda in the global economic crisis' from the think-tank AccountAbility investigates what enables consumers to trust in a business's inte...
