Finance
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the finance industry.
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10-16-08
IFC and AccountAbility to Help Emerging Market Companies Become CSR Leaders
WASHINGTON D.C. - October 16, 2008 "“ IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a partnership with AccountAbility to develop a unique corporate management system that will help companies based in emerging markets strengthen their businesses through corpor...
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10-10-08
KPMG Joins The Millennium Villages Project to Help Address Extreme Poverty in Africa
NEW YORK,NY. - Oct 10, 2008 "“ KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, has announced a $1.5 million contribution over the next five years to Millennium Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, to help suppor...
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10-08-08
Vancity publishes 2006-07 Accountability Report
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In an age when consumers are increasingly scrutinous of corporate behaviour, Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) continues to lead the way in corporate transparency with its sixth Acc...
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10-07-08
IFC and ILO to Improve Labor Standards and Competitiveness in Vietnam’s Apparel Industry
HANOI,VIETNAM. - October 7, 2008 "“ IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the Better Work Vietnam program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in the Vietnamese apparel industry and boost...
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10-02-08
IFC and MI-BOSPO Report Shows Women Entrepreneurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Face Challenges
Washington, D.C. - October 2, 2008 - A new report from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and MI-BOSPO, a leading micro-credit organization in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has found that the number of women entrepreneurs in that country is growing despite challenges involving...
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09-30-08
Bank of America Helps Customers Unite. Give. Cure.(TM)
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America is proud to announce the launch of Unite. Give. Cure. now available in all its banking centers nationwide. Unite. Give. Cure. is a unique checking program that benefits the American Cancer Society(R), American Diabete...
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09-25-08
IFC Appoints New Director for Environment and Social Development
WASHINGTON, DC. - September 25, 2008 "“ IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today appointed Greg Radford as its new Director for Environment and Social Development. Radford is a Canadian national who currently works as Chief Environmental Advisor for Export Develo...
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09-17-08
IFC Partners with Global Reporting Initiative to Improve
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 17, 2008 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to launch a 12-month research and consultation project to help private enterprises worldwide create new opportunities fo...
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09-16-08
IFC Partners with the Global Reporting Initiative to Promote Sustainability Reporting in Emerging Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 16, 2008 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a joint project with the Global Reporting Initiative to help companies in emerging markets improve relationships with stakeholders and attract investors by better measuring,...
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09-12-08
ING Awards over $240,000 to Innovative Educators across The United States
September 12, 2008 - Every day, teachers are asked to engage our children in science, math and language arts to cultivate their intellectual readiness to become future presidents, small-town doctors and global business leaders. Previous generations of educators have answered...
