News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the finance industry.
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12-24-18
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York City Housing Development Corporation (H...
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12-20-18
The world is inhabited by eight billion people. In the next 30 years, there will be two billion more people who will need to be fed. Today, already 30% of all land globally is considered degraded with 28% of crop land in water-stressed regions, malnutrition is endemic, and climate change is accel...
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12-18-18
Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM) celebrates 10 years of connecting employees, communities and stakeholders with the publication of its annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. Encompassing corporate governance, diversity and inclusion, community engagement, employee benefits, and a multitud...
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12-10-18
OppenheimerFunds, a leading asset manager, was named a Best Place to Work in Money Management for 2018 by Pensions & Investments. The annual program results are based on a two-part survey of both employees on their workplace experience, as well as firms’ policies, practices, philosophy, syste...
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12-06-18
Emblematic of the growing popularity of investment solutions that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, the new Nomura ACI Advanced Medical Impact Fund has attracted more than US$1 billion1 from Japanese investors since the fund’s October 23 launch. A collaborat...
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11-26-18
By Art Steinmetz, Chairman and CEO, and Aniket Shah, Head of Sustainable Investing, at OppenheimerFunds.
Interest in sustainable investing has grown dramatically in the last decade, as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have gained prominence, and investors have come to rec...
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11-15-18
“For us, sustainability is about reflecting deeply on the issues that matter most to our stakeholders and constantly challenging ourselves,” said Brian Hartzer, Westpac Group CEO.
Westpac Group has released its
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11-13-18
OppenheimerFunds, a leading global asset manager, was included on Working Mother’s inaugural list of “Best Companies for Dads,” which recognizes organizations that lead in the areas of paternit...
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11-12-18
As a young man stationed in the Persian Gulf with the United States Army, Doug Comer learned firsthand the significance of receiving a care package from the United Service Organizations (USO).
“The USO extends a piece of the United States to whatever corner of the world you happen to be in...
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11-01-18
Alliance Data, a global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to help create a world where everyone has a decent place to live. The company’s $300,000 contribution for U.S. and global Habitat builds, along with the commitment of associate...