Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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10-30-08
- 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...
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10-27-08
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...
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10-24-08
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10-23-08
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...
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10-23-08
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...
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10-22-08
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- Marketwire - October 22, 2008 - A new Research Brief from Fund Votes finds that 8 out of the 9 financial firms named in the US government bailout plan had been targeted by shareholder activists with a 'say-on-pay' resolution in 2008. A number of...
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10-22-08
OTTAWA. - October 22, 2008 "“ Export Development Canada today announced that it has committed to a 4-year community investment partnership with CARE Canada for small business enterprise development and micro-financing related projects in emerging markets.
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10-21-08
- October 21, 2008 -
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Wal-Mart will convene more than 1,000 senior executives of leading global suppliers, Chinese officials and NGOs in Beijing, China to outline a series of aggressive goals and expec...
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10-21-08
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - October 21, 2008 "“ One of the nation's largest and most prestigious awards programs for responsible lending in the financial services industry today announced that four leading U.S. community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are finalists for $...
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10-21-08
WASHINGTON,DC. - October 21, 2008 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Bank of Scotland, part of the HBOS Group, are hosting a global summit to discuss innovative ways to increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs. The 8th Summit of Global Banking ...