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11-19-08
KPMG LLP Wins Corporate Citizenship Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 19, 2008 - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) announced today that KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, received a Corporate Citizenship Award at BCLC's 9th annual dinner and celebration last night at ...
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10-28-08
ING Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award
ATLANTA. - October 28, 2008 - ING announced today that it has received a 2008 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize the country’s leading green power purchasers for their commitment and contributi...
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10-27-08
KPMG Analysis Shows Number of U.S. Companies Reporting Sustainability Data Has Doubled Since 2005
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Twice as many top U.S. companies publicly released sustainability data on their environmental, social and governance information in 2008 compared with three years earlier, and ethics outweighed economics for the first time as the primary rea...
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10-22-08
EDC Establishes Global Community Investment Partnership with CARE Canada
OTTAWA. - October 22, 2008 "“ Export Development Canada today announced that it has committed to a 4-year community investment partnership with CARE Canada for small business enterprise development and micro-financing related projects in emerging markets.
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10-21-08
IFC and Bank of Scotland Host Summit to Promote Access to Finance
WASHINGTON,DC. - October 21, 2008 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Bank of Scotland, part of the HBOS Group, are hosting a global summit to discuss innovative ways to increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs. The 8th Summit of Global Banking ...
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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...
