Finance

PORTLAND, OR -- (MARKET WIRE) - November 12, 2008 - Today, Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: UMPQ), and Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc., an independent nonprofit organization, unveiled low-interest financing for energy-saving improvements and solar en...

The decline of financial systems around the world results primarily from the fundamental misalignment of economic and political systems with nature and reality. These root causes receive relatively little attention due to high complexity and low public awareness.

TORONTO, ONTARIO "“ November 11, 2008 "“ KLD Indexes and Jantzi Research, Inc. announce the introduction of the Global Environment 60SM Index. KLD and Jantzi developed the GE60 to support investment strategies that help build a more sustainable global economy. Canada’s Clay...

NEW YORK, NY "“ November 11, 2008 - E+Co announced today that The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has agreed to purchase the majority of its carbon offset portfolio. Through the multi-year alliance, Goldman Sachs will help promote E+Co’s goal of providing investment capital a...

ACCRA, GHANA. - October 31, 2008 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today launched its new hub office and training center in Accra, Ghana, underscoring the U.S.-based nonprofit organization’s commitment to expanding financial services for...

- October 30, 2008 - Entrepreneurs are searching for alternative investment capital to begin and maintain their dream of business ownership now that traditional lending institutions and credit card limits have been reduced to all time, modern-day lows. Some entrepreneurs ar...

NEW YORK, NY. - October 27, 2008 - In a powerful endorsement of the UN Global Compact, a group of global investors today announced a collaborative effort urging the Chief Executive Officers of approximately 9000 companies to commit to the UN Global Compact and its ten...

WASHINGTON D.C. - October 23, 2008 - Fourteen of the nation's largest institutional investors called on the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday to require improved corporate climate risk disclosure and-for the first time-address a broader range of environmental, soc...

NAPA, CA. - October 23, 2008 - Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible investment advisory firm, has announced the introduction of a binding amendment to Monsanto's corporate bylaws that would require directors to "support and defend the Constitutio...