Organizations

Groups: Proposed Federal 'Community Investing' Cuts Increase Need For Institutional, Individual Investors To Focus On Vulnerable Cities, Towns

WASHINGTON, DC - As the federal government looks for ways to scale back its role in supporting America's cities and towns, it will take more and more institutional and individual investors getting involved in "Community Investing" to continue generating some of the sa...

26 Companies of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) Announce Immediate Commitments to Fight AIDS in China

BEIJING - In response to Chinese Vice Premier Madame Wu Yi's call on Chinese and international companies to take action to stem the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) announces definite commitments by 26 companies to tackle HIV/...

The Hispanic Association On Corporate Responsibility Releases Final Rankings and Results of the HACR Corporate Index

WASHINGTON - Today the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility released its final rankings and results of its groundbreaking HACR Corporate Index survey. The Index measured FORTUNE 100 inclusion of the Hispanic community across five distinct areas of their b...

Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) Applauds Merck's New Commitment to HIV/AIDS Prevention in China

NEW YORK and BEIJING - The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) announced today its support for the collaborative plan by the People's Republic of China Ministry of Health and Merck Co., Inc. to establish a public-private partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in China....

U.S. & European Investors Tackle Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

NEW YORK CITY, NY - Two-dozen leading U.S. and European institutional investors managing over $3 trillion in assets today released a 10-point action plan calling on U.S. companies, Wall Street firms and the Securities and Exchange Commission to intensify efforts to pr...

Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) and World Vision Launch impact! HIV/AIDS Campaign

BERMUDA - The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), the pre-eminent organization leading the business response to AIDS and World Vision, an international humanitarian relief organization, are calling on the global financial sector to support the fight against A...

New Group to Galvanize Business Role in Combating AIDS, TB and Malaria

NEW YORK and GENEVA - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, President and CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), the pre-eminent organization leading the business response to AIDS, announced today that GBC has been selected to represent the private sector as ...

Business for Social Responsibility Opens Registration for Annual Conference

SAN FRANCISCO - Representatives from leading global companies working in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) will assemble November 1-4, in San Francisco, California. They will discuss the role and contributions of business when it comes to issues rang...

Pension Fund Heads, CEOs, Wall Street Leaders, Others To Discuss Climate Risks, Opportunities At UN Summit, May 10

NEW YORK, NY - Hundreds of institutional investors from around the world, Wall Street leaders, and state treasurers will be among those meeting Tuesday, May 10, at the United Nations here to discuss how to address the financial risks and realize the opportunities from...

Communities Urge Gold Miner Newmont to Reform

DENVER, CO - Representatives from Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Romania, and Nevada today called on Newmont Mining, the world's largest gold producer, to urgently reform its human rights and environmental practices at its global operations. Speaking at the company's annual ...