Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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06-25-19
PNC Supports ABLE Accounts: Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts for People with Disabilities
PNC, in the role of custodian, proudly supports the ABLEnow Program offered by the Virginia College Savings Program; the largest independent ABLE Program in the country. ABLEnow is a fast-growing national program available to eligible individuals residing in any state in the country.
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06-25-19
Pact-led Consortium, USAID Partner to Reach HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women, Children and Adolescents
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Pact and a consortium of leading global HIV/AIDS partners a five-year, $195 million grant, Adolescents and Children HIV Incidence Reduction, Empowerment and Virus Elimination (ACHIEVE). ACHIEVE will focus on priority PEPFAR countri...
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06-25-19
Sustainable Insight Capital Management and Auriel Investors Announce Strategic Alliance
Sustainable Insight Capital Management (SICM) and Auriel Investors are pleased to announce a partnership to integrate each manager’s unique alpha capabilities and sustainable expertise to offer bespoke, impact-heavy strategies. The portfolios will be managed against a benchmark (custom or otherwi...
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06-05-19
Pact Invests in LeapFrog Fund to Broaden Access to Healthcare and Financial Services for Emerging Consumers
Pact, an international NGO, has completed an investment as a limited partner in LeapFrog Emerging Consumer Fund III—the only NGO to invest in the Fund. LeapFrog Investments is a global private equity firm focused on impact investing, using its “Profit with Purpose...
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06-04-19
Charity Charge Unveils a Custom Credit Card for Nonprofits That Earns Cash Back With Every Purchase
Charity Charge, a public benefit corporation, announced today a new credit card designed to specifically address the needs of nonprofits. The Charity Charge Nonprofit Business Mastercard, issued by Commerce Bank, is the ...
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05-31-19
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist Joins DTE and Consumers Energy as Companies Announce $15 Billion Commitment to Grow Michigan Businesses
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, DTE and Consumers Energy today announced a $15 billion commitment to spend with Michigan-based companies over the next five years through Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) initiative.
The announcement, made at t...
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05-31-19
Whole Planet Foundation Annual Prosperity Campaign Surpasses $4 Million for Microentrepreneurs
With the tremendous support of Whole Foods Market shoppers, team members and volunteers, donors, and corporate partners, the Whole Planet Foundation Annual Prosperity Campaign raised $4,249,706 during the month of March. These efforts will support more than 128,000 people with the chance to lift...
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05-29-19
Private Green Investing Tops $10 Trillion, Expanding Clean Energy, Meatless Plant Food Sector Worldwide
Ethical Markets Media Certified B. corporation releases its annual Green Transition Scoreboard for 2019-2020, tracking private gre...
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05-24-19
Piedmont Natural Gas Completes Its Largest Debt Issuance Aided by Disabled-Veteran-Owned Banks
Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), has successfully closed a $600 million debt offering – its largest debt issuance in the history of the company and its first since it merged with Duke Energy.
This transaction, which involved three disabled-...
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04-19-19
Morgan Stanley Launches Broad-Based Commitment to Develop Systemic Solutions to Reduce Global Plastic Waste
Today, the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (the Institute) announced the Morgan Stanley Plastic Waste Resolution to develop and scale systemic solutions to tackle the global challenge of growing amounts of plastic waste.
Since plastic came into widespread u...
