Finance

BOSTON,MASS, - May 22,2008 - ACCION(R) Investments, a for-profit company providing equity for microfinance institutions, and ACCION International, a leading nonprofit microfinance organization, today announced that they will invest in, and provide technical assistance to, ...

SAN JOSE, CA - May 15, 2008 - MicroPlace (www.MicroPlace.com), an online brokerage specializing in socially responsible investments that address poverty, today launched microfinance investment opportunities in the Unite...

MELVILLE, N.Y., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- World Alliance Financial Corp. (dba Lender Lead Solutions), an industry leader in reverse mortgages, and its education division, the Senior Lending Network, have established May 15th through June 15th as Senior Independent Living Month....

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - May 14, 2008 - The 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference is expected to draw a record 700 sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry practitioners and professionals from related fields in the United States, Canada, and around the world O...

SAUSALITO, CA AND PETALUMA, CA - May 13, 2008 - TBL Capital announced today that it has invested $750,000 in a Series A equity financing round in Laloo's, Inc., the nation's leading goat's milk frozen dessert company. The financing provides growth capital to expand the Comp...

May 13, 2008 - CSRwire: Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has upgraded its Intangible Value Assessment of Kraft based on the company's relative performance of social, environmental, and strategic governance (ESG) issues relative to sector peers.

BOSTON, MA - May 9, 2008 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that its president and CEO, María Otero, will be awarded the 'Ellis Island Medal of Honor' on Saturday, May 10th, by the National Ethnic Coalition (NECO). NECO annually...

May 7, 2008 - Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has confirmed its Intangible Value Assessment of Groupe Danone based on the company's relative performance of social, environmental, and strategic governance (ESG) issues relative to sector peers.

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OTTAWA - May 6, 2008 - Export Development Canada (EDC) today issued its fourth Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The report summarizes EDC's performance in meeting its CSR commitments in five key areas: the environment, business ethics, transparency, c...

The International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference 2008 will be the meeting place of local and international companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and fund managers.

Jointly organised by EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commer...