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05-13-20
Vancity Returns $18.3 Million – 30 Per Cent of 2019 Net Income – to Members and Communities
May 13, 2020 - Ever since Vancity was formed in 1946, it has used the tools of finance to do right by the world. More than 70 years later, Vancity’s 2019 annual report celebrates the credit union’s long-term authenticity as a financial co-operative. Vancity in 2019: Supporting members and com...
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05-11-20
Northern Trust Provides $100 Million in Small Business Support
Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced today it is providing $100 million in low-cost funding to assist Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) as they provide loans to small businesses and non-profit organizations under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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05-11-20
ESG Disclosure #1 Topic of Engagements in 2019 Between T. Rowe Price and Company Managements
In an era of rising concerns about climate change, T. Rowe Price reported today that environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure issues became the number one topic in its voluminous engagements with the managements of companies around the world in 2019. Looking to the future, the $1.01...
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05-11-20
Citi Releases First Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report
May 11, 2020 - Citi today released its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report builds upon Citi’s Global Citizenship Report, which Citi had been publishing since 2001. ...
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05-05-20
Expanding Our COVID-19 Relief Response for #GivingTuesdayNow
The Coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on people, businesses, and charities around the world, from individuals caring for sick family members, to hospital workers on the front lines, to local small businesses struggling to stay afloat. We’re experiencing unprecedented disruption to every face...
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05-05-20
Northern Trust Launches Enhanced ESG Analytics
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has enhanced its analytical capabilities to provide pension funds and other global institutional investors with heightened insights and transparency over their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposures.
The ESG Analytics Summary, prepared by No...
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05-05-20
Moody’s CSR Report Highlights 2019 Milestones, COVID-19 Efforts
May 5, 2020 - Moody’s Corporation’s newly published annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report highlights the company’s global partnerships and programs that ex...
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05-04-20
All the Ways to Support COVID-19 Relief on #GivingTuesdayNow
Extending its long-standing relationship with GivingTuesday, PayPal has today announced it is supporting #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity as an urgent response to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. On #GivingTuesdayNow, PayPal is coming together with companies and organizat...
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05-01-20
Marine Stewardship Council Report Shows Sustainable Tuna Success as Global Consumer Demand for Tuna Increases
Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new, “Sustainable Tuna Handbook,” published today by the
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04-30-20
Morgan Stanley Increases COVID-19 Charitable Commitment to $25 Million
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) today announced an additional $15 million in grants to support the ongoing relief efforts to the global COVID-19 crisis. Building upon the Firm’s previously announced COVID-19 relief commitment of $10 million, this new grant will support organizations that are fighting hu...
