Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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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...
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05-13-09
Eli Lilly and Company Responds to U.S. Economic Challenges, Donating Millions of Dollars, Volunteer Hours, and Life-Saving Medicines
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/13/09 -- In some of the darkest economic times our country has seen, companies and their employees are stepping up to give and volunteer more to help strengthen local communities. To recognize those efforts, United Way today presented t...
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05-13-09
The Coca-Cola System Advances New Solutions For Economic Development
ATLANTA, GA - May 13, 2009 -- In a panel discussion today at the Brookings Institution, President Bill Clinton, Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Pat Woertz, Chairman, CEO and President of Archer Daniels Midland Company, discussed ways business can ...
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05-13-09
Obama Administration Nominates Microfinance Leader as U.S. Under Secretary of Global Affairs, Department of State
BOSTON, Mass. - May 13, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that MarÃa Otero, president and CEO, has been nominated by the White House as Under Secretary of Global Affairs at the Department of State. Ms. Otero has ex...
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05-12-09
Enda Inter-Arabe Goes Live on Mifos Information Management Platform
BEIRUT, LEBANON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/12/09 -- Sanabel Microfinance Conference -- Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Limited and Grameen Foundation today announced the first Arab microfinance institution (MFI) to go live on the Mifos open source Management Information Sy...
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05-11-09
GoodCompany Ventures Offers Peer Advisory Program for Incubator Class of 2009
Philadelphia, PA - May 11, 2009 - GoodCompany Ventures, a pioneering incubator in the social sector, is proud to partner with Wharton School of Business to offer strategic advisement to the incubator class of 2009. Wharton students will play an integral role in offering fres...
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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...
