News by subject: SRI

Stand Together today announced a series of social change investments to be made throughout January, National Poverty Awareness Month, and expected to total between $10-15 million. Investments will be made in each of Stand Together's six social change...

Today AngelMD announced that it completed a syndicate investment comprised of its members into Noninvasix. This represents the second investment AngelMD has made into Noninvasix in the past year. To reduce the incidence of neonatal mortality and...

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate issued a call to artists across the country to design a chair for inclusion in the Institute's dynamic A Seat at the Table exhibit. The exhibit is inspired by Congresswoman Shirley...

8 Southern Florida Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC) service centers will be match every donation made in their stores, $0.50 for every $1 donated, up to $10,000! Stores will be offering the purchase of iconic paper pinups with every oil change in...

TechSoup, the leading nonprofit facilitator of technology solutions to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) globally, today announced that it has secured a $4-million loan from Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) to support expansion of its global...

Today, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) unanimously approved an order accepting the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) filed by PNM, the New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources' . The IRP, filed with the NMPRC in July 2017,...

Ally Financial is on a mission to increase diversity of thought in the workplace and find the best and brightest young entrepreneurs across the country. The company is launching Moguls in the Making together with fellow Detroit native, entertainer...

In its third ? and most successful ? year, the Chase Plastics Giving Card Campaign concluded on December 10th resulting in $1,000 gifts to multiple winning charities. The Company had originally planned to award only one winning organization, but due...

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita Inc. , a leading provider of kidney care services in the United States, continued to show its longstanding commitment to being a community first, company second throughout 2018 with acts of service and various...

The power, passion and energy of California Latino nonprofit leaders were out in full force in San Francisco this week when the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) held the first-of-its-kind Latino Nonprofit Accelerator to fund efforts to lift and...

InnerVoice has been awarded an AI for Accessibility grant from Microsoft to help further our efforts in improving the quality of life for people who struggle with communication challenges by utilizing the familiar technology of mobile devices in...

"Utilizing the desertified land on earth to increase the carbon sequestration will help close the emissions gap", said Wang Wenbiao, Chairman of Chinese Eco-company Elion Resource Group on Wednesday at a high level forum on South-South Cooperation on...

The Jim Ellis Automotive Group teams up with clients to raise money for the Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Jim Ellis Automotive dealerships recently donated $10,600 to the Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (GBCCF) from money raised during...

The Gilbert Family Foundation, a private foundation established by Jennifer and Dan Gilbert, today announced its first major initiative around gene therapy research. The Gilbert Family Foundation's goal is to accelerate...

Central Parts Warehouse (CPW), a leading distributor of Snow & Ice removal equipment, located in Tinley Park, IL announced that a portion of all their sales for the month of December 2018 shall be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In...

New research from Tideline, an impact investing consulting firm, in partnership with Impact Capital Managers (ICM), a network of private fund managers committed to impact investing, shows that a social and environmental focus on investment management...

Monday, 10 December 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On this day, "The Hague Principles for a Universal Declaration on Responsibilities for Human Rights and Earth Trusteeship" will be made public in the...

Artists, collectors, museum professionals, patrons, philanthropists, as well as business, government and community leaders from across Canada are gathering this evening at the National Gallery of Canada to salute Director and CEO Marc Mayer for his...

CreditEase Wealth Management received the Best Social Impact Project in Wealth and Society in China award at The Global Wealth and Society Awards 2018....

On the heels of new data showing an alarming decline in U.S. life expectancy over the past three years, Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a $50 million investment in combatting the nation's opioid epidemic. The initiative?a first-of-its-kind...

Located along I-76, 80 miles east of Denver, Fort Morgan, Colorado, is a special place. Founded in the 1880s as a military outpost on the Overland Trail, it has recently become one of the State's most diverse communities. Its current residents,...

kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®) and Molecular Testing Labs® (MOLECULAR) are collaborating to make at-home HIV testing available for $25 in support of World AIDS Day 2018. From December 1st through December 7th, individuals can purchase self-collect...

People Serving People, Minnesota's most comprehensive emergency shelter for families and a dedicated leader in homelessness prevention, announced today its continued collaboration with Blue Plate Restaurant Company and the results of their fifth...

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. , the largest dedicated owner and operator of medical office buildings in the United States is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of Boston Children's Hospital's (BCH) twenty-first annual Champions for Children's Gala....

Measurability and comparability of non-financial performance remain the biggest hurdles to ESG investment growth, according to a report from BNY Mellon. In a new whitepaper, ESG Investing: Setting a Course for a Sustainable Future, BNY Mellon says...

CanAm Enterprises ("CanAm"), a leader in job-creating EB-5 Visa financing, has repaid its 2,000th investor-family ? pushing the amount of fully-repaid investment capital over the $1 billion mark. The successful project that propelled CanAm past the...

LionGuard Capital Management Inc. ("LionGuard") is pleased to announce that, in the interests of abiding by the industry's best practices and ensuring that we fulfill our duty to all stakeholders, we have become a signatory to the United...

Better Future Forward (BFF) announced a new multi-state social impact ISA fund aimed at increasing college access and affordability for low-income students. The fund will provide broadly-accessible, low-risk financing through income share agreements...

Today, Canadian-based Social Venture Connexion (SVX) officially launched its investment platform in the U.S. SVX is a platform offering debt and equity investment opportunities in high impact companies, organizations and funds that can deliver...

American Century Investments continues to build out investment solutions that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with the launch of the Nomura ACI Advanced Medical Impact Fund, which is exclusively available to Japanese...

Cornerstone Capital Group ("Cornerstone"), an SEC registered investment adviser that pursues financial returns alongside social impact by incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analysis into portfolio design, today announced the...

Bright Harbor Advisors, LLC (Bright Harbor) today released the 2018 Bright Harbor Global Limited Partner Sustainable Investing Report (Report), which looks at the current perspective of global institutional investors on sustainable investing and...

On November 10, 2018, Mr. Thomas Zhai, Managing Director of CITICPE and Head of Portfolio Management, attended the 4th China M&A Annual Conference. Jointly organized by the Asset Management Association of China and the Chinese Museum of Funds, the...

The "The Global Genetic Testing Market By Direct to Consumer, Prenatal, Predictive and Pharmacogenomic including Test Price and Volume Forecasts with Executive and Consultant Guides 2018 to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's...

"Talkin' Money Minutes" is a new TV series, featuring true-life stories about valuable money choices, to be seen on Public Television Stations nationwide beginning in early 2019 distributed through American Public Television (APT) and WUCF, Orlando,...

In a partnership aimed at turning high tech ideas into lifesaving products, Israel's national hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, joined twenty promising Israeli startups at the Chicago-Israel HealthTech Summit this past week. Chicago...

Organizers of Credit Union Trust announced today they have received approval from the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, Office of Banking to proceed with plans to establish the new, limited purpose financial institution....

Today, Questrade (www.questrade.com) is launching Questwealth Portfoliostm, lower fee, actively managed portfolios to meet the needs of Canadian investors who are looking for an alternative to traditional investments....

Creating a technology company is a demanding process. As is often the case, young entrepreneurs are faced with a mountain of challenges: Protecting intellectual property, devising a marketing strategy, and planning for international expansion, among...

The SRI Conference & Community has announced the lineup of speakers that will address attendees at its 29th Annual Conference. Social Responsible Investing (SRI), Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) and sustainability will be the themes that...

Local construction business leader and member of the FIU Foundation Board of Directors Agustín R. Arellano, Sr. and his family have donated $1 million to CasaCuba. "Cuba is close to the hearts of so many of us at our FIU and in this community. This...

Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") has launched the Horizons Global Sustainability Leaders Index ETF ("ETHI"). Units of the exchange traded fund (the "ETF") will begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") under...

During October's All-Staff meeting, CASE Credit Union staff presented a check of $4,605.44 to Tracy Mulvany, Executive Director at SIREN/Eaton Shelter, Inc. ? a local non-profit organization that helps domestic violence survivors and homeless...

Earlier today, at the GIIN Investor Forum 2018, Omidyar Network launched Beyond Trade-offs, a curated series of perspectives from leading impact investors on how they balance risk, returns, and impact in their portfolios. As the impact investing...

OPTrust, one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, has invested alongside UK-based private equity firm Three Hills Capital Partners collectively over ?60.0 million into ACT Commodities. This is a Netherlands based firm that specializes...

OpenInvest, the first digital investment advisor for socially responsible investing, announced today that it launched, "Divest from Dark Money," the first one-click way to invest in companies that prioritize political transparency. The Divest from...

After a decadelong partnership including one of the nation's most robust competitions promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), Science City and Burns & McDonnell are making a vow for the future: Science City Powered by Burns &...

The Leichtag Foundation has awarded a $10 million challenge impact investment to JLens' Jewish Advocacy Strategy, a Jewish values-aligned investment offering that advocates with companies on Jewish communal concerns - religious tolerance and...

Generation Z currently make up 24 percent of the global population and are set to have significant spending power. This "digitally native" population cohort, born between 1993 and 2007, will be an important customer base in the future. This research...

Terms like ESG, values-based, and responsible investing are increasing in conversation and so is misunderstanding as to what these strategies actually mean. Crossmark Global Investments ("Crossmark"), a leading provider of responsible investment...