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08-20-19
National Financial Awareness Day Survey: Cash is Still King with Teens When it Comes to Purchases
Teens may love technology, but most still rely on cash when it comes to purchases and getting money from mom and dad. In fact, 80 percent of teens who receive money from parents or caregivers say it is in the form of cash and 75 percent of teens say they have made purchases in cash. Despite this,...
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08-13-19
Eileen Fitzgerald to Lead Wells Fargo’s Housing Affordability Philanthropy
Wells Fargo today announced that Eileen Fitzgerald will join the company as head of its housing affordability philanthropy. She...
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08-13-19
Alaska Homeownership to Get $3.3 Million Boost
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), NeighborWorks® America and its network member NeighborWorks Alaska HomeOwnership Center today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program will launch for Alaska with a $3.3 million philanthro...
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08-05-19
GreenBiz Group Appoints ESG Veteran Mark Tulay As Part of Growing Focus on Sustainable Finance
GreenBiz Group announced today the appointment of Mark Tulay to support the company’s growing focus on finance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Tulay, who brings 25 years experience advancing ESG metrics, measurement and sustainable investing, will provide valuable in...
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08-02-19
Wells Fargo Donates $500,000 for Chicago Housing, Education and Neighborhood Revitalization
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $500,000 in donations to four local nonprofits to support housing, educat...
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07-19-19
Scotiabank Boosting Sustainability Commitment with Closing of Inaugural Green Bond Offering
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS or the Bank) announced today the closing of its inaugural USD 500 million 3.5-year Green Bond offering (the Green Bonds), boosting its commitment to Sustainable Business and creating a better future for all.
The net proceeds from the Green Bond offering will be...
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07-18-19
Business and Inclusive Growth: Lessons From Israel
All over the world, the exclusion of large segments of society from the fruits of economic growth is driving political and social disruption. Inclusive growth – economic growth that enables all segments of society to enjoy its fruits and opportunities – unearths a balance between economic and sus...
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06-27-19
ImpactAssets Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary as Assets Top $1 Billion
ImpactAssets, a nonprofit financial services firm that increases the flow of capital into investments delivering financial, social and environmental returns, celebrated its ten-year anniversary by announcing today that assets under managemen...
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06-27-19
CSRHub Launches on the Open:FactSet Marketplace
CSRHub, one of the world’s broadest and most consistent sets of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings, is pleased to offer ESG Business Intelligence data via the Open:FactSet Marketplace. It will be available for evaluation via
