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01-28-09
Investor Coalition Seeks Reports From Internet Service Providers Regarding Impact of Network Practices on Freedom of Expression and Privacy
NEW YORK, NY - January 27, 2009 - Members of a coalition of investors have filed shareholder resolutions with 10 publicly-held U.S. providers of Internet access, urging corporate boards to report on the impact of the companies' Internet network management practices on public...
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01-26-09
Americans See Watershed Era for Environmental Investing
Shifting Political Landscape Provides Fertile Ground for Investment
- 78% of investors believe we are likely to see more policies to promote business investment in the environment in the first year of the Obama Administration than we did during the entire Bus...
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01-14-09
Windstone Capital Partners Facilitates $25.4 Million Investment in Fallbrook Technologies Inc.
PHOENIX, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Windstone Capital Partners, (Windstone) announced today the first close of a $25.4 million financing round for Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook), a pioneering technology company dedicated to improving the performance and flexibility of ...
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01-13-09
Investors' Circle Issues Final Call for Entries for 2009 Spring Venture Fair
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - January 13, 2008 - Investors' Circle (www.investorscircle.net), a network of more than 200 investors with a single vision for a sustainable economy, announced today the last call for entries f...
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01-12-09
Investors Give New Twist to "Good COP/Bad COP"
LONDON. - 12 January 2009 - A coalition of investors worth over USD 3 trillion has today launched an initiative to help police the corporate responsibility reporting of companies as diverse as Air France, GAP Inc and LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy).
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01-06-09
Learning Links Centers, a Socially Responsible Real Estate Investment Company, Purchases its Second Dallas-Based Apartment Building
LOS ANGELES, CA. - January 6, 2009 - Learning Links Centers, LLC(R) (LLC), a socially responsible Southern California based real estate investment company purchased its second building in Dallas, Texas. Real Estate entrepreneurs and LLC co-founders Joe Killinger and George...
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12-24-08
Bank of American and Citigroup Oppose U.S. Economic Security Resolution
Napa, California - Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible investment advisory firm, has announced that Bank of America and Citigroup, two of the biggest recipients of taxpayer bailout funds, oppose HII's proposal that would institute a board committee on ...
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12-23-08
Microfinance Leader Makes Multi-million Dollar Investment in Microinsurance Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 23, 2008 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in global microfinance, today announced that it plans to expand its investments to support the development and marketing of microinsurance services to the poor.
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12-11-08
Investment Index Benchmarks Affirm Johnson Controls'Financial and Sustainability Strengths
MILWAUKEE, WI. - Dec. 11, 2008 "“ Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) has again been named to 10 global and domestic indexes which provide investment managers with the criteria they need to make "buy" decisions, underscoring the company's success at strengthening its commitment to ...
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12-10-08
Opportunity Finance Network Honors Senator Jack Reed with Congressional Champion Award for Creating the Capital Magnet Fund
NEW YORK, NY. "“ December 10, 2008 - Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the leading national network of high performance community development financial institutions (CDFIs), today announced Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island is the recipient of its
