News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the finance industry.
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11-15-11
In response to the devastating flooding in Thailand and Central America, the Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), today announced a coordinated effort to help meet the immediate needs of the people most affected by these growing natural disasters. The response package includes Western Union Foundatio...
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11-10-11
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, today announced that Western Union Business Solutions will sponsor a webinar hosted by
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11-04-11
Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it was elected to the Steering Committee of the Equator Principles (EP) Association last week.
The Equator Principles are a financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project fin...
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11-03-11
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced it has expanded its three-year-old, signature program to provide pro bono services to nonprofits nationwide, and has signed on to the “A Billion + Change” campaign. As a new signatory to A Billion + Change, Morgan Stanley has pledged to...
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10-28-11
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia today released its Sustainability Report 2011. The report details key sustainability initiatives undertaken in the 12 months to 30 June 2011 across the company’s five sustainability foundations of Customers, People, Community, Governance and Environment. The...
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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...