Finance

BOGOTA,COLOMBIA. - September 5, 2008 "“ The ACCION Network today recognized and congratulated long-time partner Compartamos (BMV: COMPART) in its quest to build inclusive financial systems for Mexico's working poor. Compartamos announced on August 28th that it had rea...

RADCLIFF, KY. - August 29, 2008 - USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $85,000 over five years to service members living in Pennsylvania. The grants were used for getting treatment for wounded soldie...

SAN FRANCISCO - August 20, 2008 - For more than 20 years, the use of environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) has gained traction among socially responsible investors, but multiple hurdles have kept this movement from fully entering the mainstream.

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- North American Technologies Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NAMC), world leader in engineered composite railroad ties, today announced a $272,802 quarterly profit for the third quarter of the Company's fiscal year that ends S...

NEW YORK, NY. - August 11, 2008 - Intertek, the leading global provider of certification, CSR, quality and safety services has announced that OpenSRI launched in June the very first collaborative web platform on Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) and Corporate Social Res...

Did you know that by 2020 twice as much people as today will be over 60 years old? Or that a steak dinner produces 40 times more CO2 than a vegetable dish? Allianz SE new Corporate Responsibility Magazine "edition three" now offers insight not only in interesting facts on cl...

PHILADELPHIA,PA. - August 4, 2008 - One of the nation's largest and most prestigious awards programs in the financial services industry today announced that 10 U.S. community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are semifinalists for $8.25 million to scale up their suc...

July 22, 2008 - The U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a Resolution of Support for the Sustainable Investment Initiative of the Capital Markets Partnership at the June 2008, 76th annual meeting. It was sponsored by Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, Richard Daley, Mayor o...

SAN FRANCISO,CA. - July 15, 2008 - Investors' Circle, a premier source of funding for early-stage social entrepreneurs, seeks to feature the next generation of mission-driven ventures at its 2008 Fall Venture Fair. Its 225 members and 400 active affiliates are high net worth...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - July 15, 2008 - Physic Ventures (www.physicventures.com) today announced the closing of Physic Ventures, LP, a $159 million venture capital fund that invests in science-based, consumer-directed ...