Finance
Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
POSTED
11-17-17
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and SCORE Announce Pioneering Partnership to Provide Critical Mentoring Services to Inner-City Businesses
POSTED
11-17-17
Nearly DKK 10bn for the Green Transformation in 10 Hours
Investor demand was massive when Ørsted yesterday launched its first green bonds. In just 10 hours, the bonds were sold for EUR 1.25 billion, almost DKK 10 billion. The money will be invested in new and existing offshore wind power projects, the conversion of CHP plants from coal...
POSTED
11-16-17
Ray C. Anderson Foundation Divests From Fossil Fuel Investments
November 16, 2017 /3BL Media/ - The trustees of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have announced that the Foundation’s investment portfolio is now fossil fuel free and divested of investments in oil, coal and gas companies. The Ray...
POSTED
11-16-17
JPMorgan Chase Announces $900,000 in Sustainable Infrastructure Investments and Branch Enhancements to Support Detroit’s Economic Recovery
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a $900,000 investment to support sustainable infrastructure projects in Detroit. In addition, the firm is retrofitting over 70 percent of Chase branches in the city with LED lights and new Building Management Systems. As part of the firm’s
POSTED
10-10-17
B Lab Honors 28 Best for the World Funds
This week B Lab released the 2017 Best for the World Fund list, which recognizes private debt and equity funds that are setting the measurement and management bar in impact investing. A fu...
POSTED
10-06-17
Republic Services Announces $99 Million Economic Impact in Oregon
Republic Services of Oregon announced today the results of a study of its annual economic impact in the state. The study measures the direct and indirect economic impact of the Company’s subsidiaries and operations statewide in 2016, including tax revenues, payroll expenditures and supplier purch...
POSTED
09-20-17
Consumers Energy Helps 10,000 Small Businesses Through Program that Rewards Energy Efficiency
Consumers Energy has helped 10,000 small businesses across Michigan lower their costs through an eight-year-old program that rewards them financially for taking steps to use less energy.
“Michigan is powered by its small businesses, and we are pleased to help so many of them realize saving...
POSTED
09-20-17
Walmart and the Coalition for Veteran Owned Business Host VetSource Event to Boost Business Opportunities for Veteran Entrepreneurs
Today, Walmart and the Coalition for Veteran Owned Business (CVOB) are hosting a first-of-its-kind event, VetSource, to support the success of veteran, military and military spouse-owned businesses by connecting them to several Fortune 500 companies in one day for procurement opportunities.
POSTED
09-15-17
UPS/Greenbiz Survey Finds Businesses Are Concerned About Impacts of Urbanization
A new study from UPS (NYSE:UPS) and
POSTED
09-11-17
For First Time, 10,000 Ghana Cocoa Farmers Able to Receive Premium Payments by Mobile Phone
Cargill has made its first ever sustainable premium payment by electronic transfer to cocoa farmers in Ghana. Just over 10,000 farmers are benefiting from the 2 million GHS mobile payments made by Cargill in partnership with its customers through the
