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12-03-07
Ethiopian Prime Minister and Starbucks Chairman Discuss Ways to Support Ethiopian Coffee Industry
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA and SEATTLE, WA - December 3, 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. ...
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11-30-07
IFC and Mercer Launch First Sustainability Survey in Emerging Markets
WASHINGTON, DC - November 29, 2007 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Mercer to undertake the first in-depth research on how prevalent environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors are in emerging market investments.
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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...
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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....
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
