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09-05-07
World Bank Group Launches New Initiative to Light Africa
JOHANNESBURG - September 5, 2007 - The World Bank Group today launches an initiative to provide modern lighting to the 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa who have no access to electricity. Jointly managed by the World Bank and IFC, Lighting Africa aims to develop marke...
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09-04-07
IFC Congratulates Societe Generale on Adopting Equator Principles
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 4, 2007 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has welcomed the announcement by Societe Generale that it has signed on to the Equator Principles. Adoption of the principles confirms the bank's commitment to sustainability and leadership in corp...
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08-27-07
ING Advances Dialogue about Corporate Social Responsibility During Symposium in Atlanta
August 27, 2007- ING Advances Dialogue about Corporate Social Responsibility During ING, a global financial services leader, is hosting the ING Corporate Citizenship Symposium August 28-29 at the InterContinental Hotel in Atlanta. The symposium will create a stimulating envi...
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08-17-07
ING Americas Contributes $250,000 to Peru Earthquake Relief Efforts
August 17, 2007 - ING Americas today announced a $250,000 contribution to UNICEF and the International Red Cross to be used for relief efforts in the aftermath of the August 16th earthquake in Peru.
"The devastation in the affected areas is over...
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08-15-07
New World Bank Group Studies Celebrate Tanzania's Success in Promoting Gender Equality, Recommend Further Changes
DAR ES SALAAM - August 15, 2007 - Two new World Bank Group studies commissioned by Tanzania's Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Marketing, commend the government for progress in addressing gender inequalities in policy and legislation and for recognizing the economic contribu...
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08-07-07
IFC and UN Cooperate on Study of Investment Contracts and Human Rights
WASHINGTON, DC - August 07, 2007 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie of Harvard University, launched today a joint study on foreign direct investments a...
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08-01-07
ING Hammers Commitment Through Community Build Day
August 1, 2007- ING is proud to announce its participation in the sixth annual financial services industry's Community Build Day. It joins 75 other companies of The Financial Services Roundtable that have committed to building a home in more than 202 cities across the United...
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07-31-07
HBOS plc (LON:HBOS) publishes 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report
The Way We Do Business: HBOS CR Report 2006
In its 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report www.hbosplc.com/community/includes/HBOS_CR_Report_2006.pdf, HBOS sets out how key issues such as responsible le...
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07-17-07
IFC to Launch Initiative to Protect Biodiversity in Agricultural Commodities Production
WASHINGTON, D.C.- July 17, 2007 "“ The expansion of agriculture is the leading cause of habitat loss around the world and one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. IFC and the Global Environment Facility, with other donors and partners, will launch an initiative in...
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07-12-07
Collaboration with Stakeholders Needed to Improve Working Conditions in Shenzhen’s Information and Communication Technology Industry
BEIJING- July 12, 2007 "“ A new report published today determines that collaboration between suppliers, international customers, local government, and NGOs is key to improving social and environmental conditions in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry ...
