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06-22-09
The 2009 SB20: World’s Top Sustainable Stocks
NEW YORK, NY. - June 23, 2009 - SustainableBusiness.com today announced its 2009 Sustainable Business 20 (SB20) List: The World's Top Sustainable Stocks.
The 8th Annual SB20 List consists of 20 public companies that are leading the way t...
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06-22-09
SoCap09 Announces White House Participation at Conference
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06-16-09
LeapFrog Raises $44 Million for World’s First Microinsurance Fund
Luxembourg - June 17, 2009 -- In a breakthrough for microfinance and alternative investment, the LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund announced today that it has raised US$44 million. It is the world's first investment fund focused on microinsurance. The fund aims to invest in ...
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06-16-09
The Aspen Institute and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research to Hold Conversation on the Financial Crisis
Aspen, CO - June 16, 2009 -- The Aspen Institute and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) are jointly sponsoring a conversation, The Financial Crisis: Failure of Capitalism or Failure of Government Policy? The event will take place on Thursday, June 18 from 8:30 am - 10:0...
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06-16-09
The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security Releases "Child Accounts: The Appropriate Role for the Private Sector"
Washington, DC - June 17, 2009 - The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) will release a report entitled "Child Accounts: The Appropriate Role for the Private Sector" at a discussion sponsored by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) on Capitol Hill today. T...
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06-08-09
Financial & Investment Management Group’s Paul Sutherland Releases new book, The Virtue of Wealth: Creating Life Success the Zenvesting Way
Traverse City, MI "“ June 8, 2009 "“ The recession continues to tighten its grip on individuals in every economic class, including high-powered bankers and investment brokers, auto workers and service providers. Many of today’s political, social and family issues are a resul...
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06-03-09
SRI in the Rockies Conference to Celebrate 20 Years
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-June 3, 2009-SRI in the Rockies, the largest and longest-running sustainable and responsible investing conference in the world, will mark its 20th year and highlight growing opportunities for investors who embrace innovative investment strategies targete...
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06-02-09
Integrating ESG into Portfolios
June 2, 2009 -The US has traditionally been the home of socially responsible investment (SRI) based on the screening out of unfavourable companies or the best-in-class positive weighting approach to investment.
More recently, however, ne...
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05-25-09
Announcing First Close of Renewal2 Investment Fund
Vancouver, BC. - May 25, 2009 - Paul Richardson, President of Renewal2 Investment Fund, is pleased to announce the first close of the Fund at over $16 million. Renewal2 is one of a handful of funds in North America that focus on companies which have positive environmental,...
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05-13-09
Internet Issues Achieve Breakthrough Shareholder Votes; Privacy and Censorship Emerge as Critical Concerns
- May 13, 2009 - Investors in two major U.S. Internet Service Providers "“ CenturyTel, Inc. and EarthLink, Inc. "“ voted in substantial numbers in favor of a first-time shareholder resolution that highlighted the importance of Internet management practices and their impact o...
