News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the finance industry.
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10-27-11
To help the victims of the most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey in more than a decade, The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, in cooperation with its Agents, has activated a limited-time "No Transfer Fee"* program for money-transfers sent to Turkey Earthqua...
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09-27-11
WestLB today publishes its Sustainability Report 2011. The report supplements the information already provided in the current Annual Report and includes relevant information and ratios on the current status of developments in sustainability management as well as related products and financial...
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09-14-11
Trillium Asset Management, LLC, a Boston-based pioneer in the field of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, reported out today on the results of its 2011 proxy season engagements with nearly two dozen major U.S. corpora...
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09-14-11
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that it has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 551 institutional investors with $71 trillion in assets, for the action it is taking to reduce emissions and mitigate the risks of climate change.
CDP has included...
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09-14-11
Northern Trust, a leading provider of financial services for institutions, affluent individuals and families, announced today that it was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the North America Index for 2011/2012. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) ranks companies based on...
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09-01-11
/PRNewswire/ - KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, announced today that it has launched a nationwide employee volunteer campaign, titled "Service in Remembrance," to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
As part of the "Service in Remembrance" camp...
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08-29-11
Under the umbrella of its signature initiative, Our World, Our Family®, The Western Union Company today announced a multi-faceted package of support to respond to the current humanitarian crisis in East Africa. Over the next few weeks, together with its Agents, consumers and g...
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08-23-11
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada's Export Credit Agency, has issued its seventh Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This year the report is integrated with the EDC Annual Report - a new development in CSR reporting that presents information on CSR in both places.
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08-23-11
/PRNewswire/ - In keeping with its efforts to protect the environment and operate as a good citizen of the world, United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) today announced that its headquarters received the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ...
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08-23-11
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada's Export Credit Agency, today issued its seventh Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
“This year, greater integration between our CSR and corporate Annual Reports is a reflection that CSR is not only firmly embedded in EDC’s busin...