Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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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
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12-09-08
Investors Focus on "Liquidity" - Companies Urged to Embrace Water Sustainability
LONDON. - 9 December 2008 - A US$1.5 trillion alliance of investors, all signatories to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, is asking 100 of the world's biggest companies to join an initiative that will improve their policies and practices around use of wate...
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12-09-08
Everybody Wins! To Pilot New Reading And Literacy Programs
NEW YORK, NY. - December 9, 2008 - The nonprofit literacy and mentoring organization called EVERYBODY WINS! is introducing new reading and literacy programs designed to reach the most disadvantaged children in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville area of Brooklyn.
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12-08-08
Novethic and BNP Paribas Investment Partners' Survey
Paris - December 5th, 2008 - In collaboration with BNP Paribas Investment Partners, today Novethic releases the results of its survey "Institutional investors' perspective on their responsibility for corporate ESG policies". Carried out on a sample audience of major Frenc...
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12-08-08
SustainLane Media's Green Ad Network Doubles Audience in 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - December 8, 2008 - Proving that green business is good business, SustainLane Media (SLM) more than doubled its audience reach in 2008. SLM's Green Ad Network (www.sustainlanegreenadnetwo...
