Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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01-23-02
Procter & Gamble to Provide $1.5 Million to TechnoServe
Michael J. Griffith, Procter & Gamble's President of Global Beverages, announced today that P&G was entering into a long-term alliance with TechnoServe, the international non-profit organization, to help small-scale coffee growers in Latin America. P&G's commitme...
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01-18-02
Agilent Technologies Releases 2001 Environment and Social Responsibility Report
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today released its second Environment and Social Responsibility Report providing detailed information about the company's environmental and social impact in 2001, and how it manages its worldwide operations.
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01-09-02
Social Mutual Funds Beat Critics’ Predictions in 2001
Brattleboro, VT - SRI World Group, Inc. announced through its website, SocialFunds.com, the top social investing stories of 2001. They were: 1) Competitive social mutual fund performance; 2) Social and environmental issue shareowner proposals surged to a 9-year high; 3) ...
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01-04-02
eBay's "Auction for America'' Comes to an End; 100,000 Users Raise $10 Million
"Auction for America," eBay's online charity effort designed to help the victims and families of those affected by the events of September 11, reached its 100th and final day on December 25. More than 100,000 users, ranging from individuals, political leaders and celebrities...
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12-12-01
Domini Social Investments Urges Sec to Mandate Proxy Disclosure
Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX), the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index fund, has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging adoption of a rule requiring all mutual funds to adop...
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11-28-01
LAPFF Reveals New Shareholder Engagement on Labour Standards
The £40 billion Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has unveiled a new phase in its three year long campaign to raise overseas labour standards in the supply chains of UK retailers. The Forum has analysed the codes of conduct adopted by the nine retail groups in the FTSE100 ...
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11-28-01
Socially Screened Assets Grew 1.5 Times Faster Than all U.S.Managed Portfolio Assets Since 1999
The market may be in a slump, but socially responsible investing is growing at a strong rate. Assets in socially screened investment portfolios under professional management rose by more than a third from 1999 to 2001 to top the $2 trillion mark for the first time ever, acc...
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11-26-01
Business as a Global Force for Good
Many leading firms want to be a force for good, both at home and overseas. The antiglobalization movement, as well as the events of September 11, have given added cause for businesses to look closely at the impression they make in foreign markets. But few of them know how to...
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10-22-01
BSR’s Annual Conference Examines How Responsible Business Practices Address Global Challenges
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) invites business leaders everywhere to attend the BSR 2001 Annual Conference and actively advance shared values in the face of both immediate and long-term economic, social and environmental challenges. To be held November 7-9 in Seat...
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10-22-01
New Guide Helps Institutional Investors Pursue Sustainable and Responsible Investment Strategies
Institutional investors can achieve competitive financial returns when implementing sustainable and responsible investment strategies, while at the same time meeting their fiduciary responsibilities. This is the major finding of a new guide for institutional investors entitl...
