Finance

BOSTON, MA "“ February 25, 2008 - Legal counsel for Fidelity Investments has confirmed that shareholders of many Fidelity mutual funds will vote at their March 19 meeting on a shareholder proposal which asks the mutual fund giant to ensure that its investments are genocide-...

NEW YORK, NY - Ceres and the United Nations Foundation will host hundreds of Wall Street leaders and institutional investors at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Participants from around the world will discuss the far-r...

WASHINGTON D.C. - February 7, 2008 - Jordan's Minister of Labor, Basem Khalil Al-Salem, today announced the launch of Better Work Jordan, a project designed by the International Labour Organization and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, that will help improve working co...

PARIS, KUALA LUMPUR "“ February 4, 2008 "“ Vigeo, leading European Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Ratings Agency has teamed-up with OWW Consulting, a specialist in CSR and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) in Asia and the Middle East, to extend its coverage into A...

DUBAI - January 31, 2008 "“ Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, discussed sustainable banking today with the Middle Eastern banking community. He explained how the integration of social, environmental, and corporate govern...

BOSTON, MA - January 24, 2008 "“ Microfinance pioneer ACCION USA today announced that its president and CEO, William Burrus, will retire from the nonprofit organization on June 30th. ACCION USA also announced that its board of directors has designated a committee to oversee...

BOSTON, MA- January 22, 2007 - ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, is pleased to announce the release of Putumayo World Music’s newest CD, Latin Reggae, a collection featuring both trailblazers and newcomers from the rock and reggae scenes of L...

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 22, 2008 - Learning Links Centers, LLC(R) (LLC), a socially responsible Southern California based real estate investment company has expanded its concept of Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship to Dallas, Texas. Real Estate entrepreneurs and LLC c...

Investors Focusing on the Environment:

SILVER SPRING, MD - January 16, 2008 - A new fund operated by CHF International and made possible by American businessman Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of the RLJ Companies, will provide Liberian entrepreneurs and businesses with the financial and technical resources they nee...