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    French Institutional Investor Buy-In on SRI Continues to Increase, But Shareholder Engagement Lags Behind Image

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    11-30-07

    French Institutional Investor Buy-In on SRI Continues to Increase, But Shareholder Engagement Lags Behind

    PARIS, FRANCE - November 30, 2007 "“ Novethic, Amadeis and BNP Paribas AM today present the findings of the sixth annual Socially Responsible Investment survey and outlook for the French institutional market. Queried by Novethic and Amadeis, 50 French institutional invest...

    Ethiopian Prime Minister and Starbucks Chairman Discuss Ways to Support Ethiopian Coffee Industry Image

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    11-28-07

    Ethiopian Prime Minister and Starbucks Chairman Discuss Ways to Support Ethiopian Coffee Industry

    ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA AND SEATTLE WA - November 28, 2007 "“ Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) chairman Howard Schultz today reaffirmed their commitment to making Ethiopia a leading force in the global specialty coffee marketplace....

    ACCION Debuts New Film about Microfinance Image

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    11-26-07

    ACCION Debuts New Film about Microfinance

    BOSTON, MA - November 26, 2007 - ACCION International today announced the debut of a new film about its work in microfinance, the practice of providing small loans, business training and other financial services to help poor entrepreneurs around the world.

    Food Companies Take Responsibility for Improved Sustainability Reporting Image

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    11-20-07

    Food Companies Take Responsibility for Improved Sustainability Reporting

    November 20, 2007 - Amsterdam. Following the global trend in environmental awareness, paired with heightened consumer consciousness, food companies are increasingly facing new expectations and seeking to proactively communicate the economic, social and environmental perform...

    UPS Awards Centennial Grant to ACCION for Work in Microfinance Image

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    11-19-07

    UPS Awards Centennial Grant to ACCION for Work in Microfinance

    BOSTON, MA - November 19, 2007 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it has received a $400,000 Centennial Grant from UPS to support its work in delivering financial services and training to the world's entrepreneurial poor.

    ACCION Backs Microfinance Equity Funds in India and Africa Image

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    11-14-07

    ACCION Backs Microfinance Equity Funds in India and Africa

    BOSTON, MA - November 14, 2007 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in global microfinance, today announced that its Gateway Microfinance Investment Vehicles Fund (GMIV) has invested in Lok Capital, LLC and has participated in the recapitalization of AfriCap Micro...

    U.S.News & World Report and Harvard's Center for Public Leadership Announce ShoreBank's Ronald Grzywinski and Mary Houghton Image

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    11-12-07

    U.S.News & World Report and Harvard's Center for Public Leadership Announce ShoreBank's Ronald Grzywinski and Mary Houghton

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 12, 2007 - U.S.News & World Report, the nation's leading source of news analysis and service journalism, today unveiled the 2007 issue of America's Best Leaders(www.usnews.com/leaders...

    Enterprise Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Community Conference in Cleveland Image

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    11-08-07

    Enterprise Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Community Conference in Cleveland

    COLUMBIA, MD. - November 8, 2007 - Nearly 1,000 community development practitioners are expected to attend the Enterprise Community Conference on November 14-16, 2007, at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland. Enterprise is a leading provider of the investment capital and techn...

    Novethic Launches www.novethic.com, its SRI Website for the English-Speaking Community Image

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    11-07-07

    Novethic Launches www.novethic.com, its SRI Website for the English-Speaking Community

    PARIS, FRANCE - November 7, 2007 - Novethic is celebrating its sixth anniversary with the launch of novethic.com, a website for the English-speaking community that offers selected news on SRI and access to Novethic's research and survey work.

    I...

    Seminar for Investor Relations Officers focuses on Communicating Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance to Investors Image

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    11-07-07

    Seminar for Investor Relations Officers focuses on Communicating Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance to Investors

    WILTON,CT - November 6, 2007 - Framework:CR, a leading corporate responsibility and financial communications firm, is co-hosting a seminar for investor relations officers (IROs) with KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., a respected authority on social research and indexes for...

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