Finance
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09-15-20
Fifth Third Foundation Powers $1.2 Million Innovation Meets Main Street Program for Black, Women-Owned Entrepreneurs
Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today announced an exciting new $1.2 million program called Innovation meets Main Street: Boosting Black Women-Owned Businesses, a partnership between AEO and LISC powered by Fifth Third Bank.
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09-11-20
The Road to a Vaccine, Season 2, Ep. 5: What Have We Learned After Eight Months of COVID-19?
In Season 2 of "The Road to a Vaccine," host Lisa Ling interviews scientists, global health leaders and other experts on the COVID-19 front lines to reveal the latest medical advances and collaborations to create a coronavirus vaccine—and hopefully a return to a world without the pandemic.
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09-07-20
How a Dog Daycare Owner Is Getting Back on Her Feet With a PayPal Empowerment Grant
Bridgett Jeffries has dedicated her life to caring for other people’s furry family members as if they were her own.
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08-26-20
Comerica Bank and Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Launch Collaborative Financial Education Programming
Comerica Bank and the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas announced today that they have launched a financial education partnership.
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08-24-20
Northern Trust Enhances ESG Analytics Capabilities With New Environmental Data Categories
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced recently it has further developed its environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposure analytics capabilities to include new reporting for key environmental data categories.
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08-20-20
Investor Organizations and Financial Industry Firms’ Analysis of Public Comments on Department of Labor ESG Proposal Shows Landslide of Opposition
Several investor organizations and financial industry firms today released an analysis of the more than 8,700 public comments on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rulemaking on the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in ERISA-governed retirement plans. T...
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08-19-20
How Financial Empowerment Creates Hope: My Never Stand Still Conversation with John Hope Bryant
I met John Hope Bryant a few years ago, and we had a conversation I’ll never forget. He and I had an opportunity to sit down one-on-one to discuss our passion for financial empowerment, and it was a meeting of the minds, so to speak.
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08-12-20
OMV Again Ranked Top Performer by Sustainability Rating Agencies
OMV has again been confirmed as a sustainability leader in its industry by key global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies.
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08-12-20
Cornerstone Releases New Report “Investing to Advance Racial Equity — Version 2”
Cornerstone Capital Group (“Cornerstone”) today announced the publication of their new edition of Investing to Advance Racial Equity, which the firm first released in 2018.
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08-11-20
American Century Investments First to Launch Active ESG Exchange Traded Funds Through NYSE Structure
To provide additional choices for investors seeking actively-managed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies in a lower-cost ETF vehicle, American Century Investments recently launched two active ESG ETFs utilizing the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) AMSSM (Actively Managed SolutionSM),...
