Finance
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the finance industry.
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09-14-12
Building the Relationship Between Home and School for Student Success Takes a 'Whole Village': The Second-Place Innovative Idea In The ING Unsung Heroes® Awards Program
ING U.S., a financial services company and leading provider of retirement plans and programs for educators, announced today that Tosha Rooks, a curriculum facilitator at Clara J. Peck Elementary School in Greensboro, N.C., has received the second-p...
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09-12-12
Western Union Foundation Contributes More Than $2.7 Million To 63 Charitable Organizations Globally
The Western Union Foundation today announced that it gave more than $2.7 million to 63 charitable organizations in 21 countries during the first six months of 2012. The grants advance the Western Union Foundation’s key giving priorities, with the overall goal of creating economic opportunity arou...
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09-12-12
America's Promise Alliance and ING U.S. Announce the 100 Best Communities for Young People
America’s Promise Alliance (America’s Promise) today announced the 2012 winners of the 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING. The competition spotlights communities that demonstrate a lasting commitment to, an...
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08-20-12
State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) publishes 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report
To better define State Street’s commitment to CR and reflect the company’s values, the company changed the structure of its reporting. In addition to statements from top State Street executives, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph L. Hooley, the report has five ma...
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08-14-12
Integrating Transit, Jobs and Affordable Housing Reduces Unemployment and Fosters Thriving Communities, According to New Paper from LIIF and Morgan Stanley
Community development planning with public transportation as a central consideration can spur economic growth and create new economic opportunities, according to a new paper by the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) and Morgan Stanley.
This focus on equitable transit-oriented development c...
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08-13-12
Blackstone Charitable Foundation Seeks Out Innovative Ideas for Fostering Entrepreneurship
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced today that it is releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP) targeting organizations that focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. Eligible organizations will be considered to participate in The Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s $1 million organizationa...
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07-31-12
Investec (LON:INVP) publishes 2012 Sustainability Report
Investec released its sustainability report for 2012 detailing the group’s commitment to building a sustainable business that makes a valuable contribution to society, macro-economic stability and to the environment. The contents of this report are evidence of the group’s collective efforts a...
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07-30-12
Morgan Stanley and National Equity Fund Expand Rebuilding Local Economies Fund to $125 Million
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and National Equity Fund Inc. (NEF) are extending their capacity to support disaster area recovery with an additional $25 million in capital and a broader geographic reach for the Rebuilding Local Economies fund they launched in 2011.
The $125 million fund support...
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07-11-12
Export Development Canada (EDC) publishes eighth Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility
Canada’s Export Credit Agency Releases CSR Report
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada's Export Credit Agency, has issued its eighth Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This year’s report uses an increasing number of
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07-10-12
EDC's CSR Annual Report
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada's Export Credit Agency, today issued its Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The report outlines EDC’s key achievements in the areas of business ethics, transparency, the environment, community investment and employee engagement....
