News by subject: SRI

The Mark Tepper Law firm has issued a reminder to investors and especially to those caring for aging parents, to help identify warning signs: Unusual Activity in Brokerage Accounts can be a Red Flag. Are you caring for aging parents? Have you seen...

At AT&T1, we've invested nearly $275 million in our Memphis area wireless and wired networks during 2015-2017. These investments boost reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. They also improve critical...

Accelerator for America announced today a $250,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to support inclusionary job creation efforts in local communities. "As a mayor, I know first-hand that our economy has to work for everyone," said Accelerator...

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and Mayor Mike Duggan will kick off Detroit Homecoming V on Wednesday, Sept. 12, with an on-stage conversation about Ford's plans for its Corktown investment and opportunities for Detroit to play a role in growing...

The Frontrunners League of Social Impact Innovation announced its launch today with 60 founding members from 13 countries gathered to help corporations, foundations, and organizations solve their toughest impact-related problems by pooling the...

Sound West Group, a leading property developer and asset manager in Seattle, Washington, announced today the launch of Sound West Realty Capital, an investment firm primarily focused on the sponsorship of project-specific qualified opportunity zone...

The Global Online Casino Market is projected to display a robust growth represented by a CAGR of 8.02 % during 2018 - 2023. The report has covered and analysed the potential of Global Online Casino market provides statistics and information on...

The Mark Tepper law firm which helps investors recover losses after brokers recommend unsuitable investments, announced today that it is investigating alleged claims against brokerage firms, for recommending Fortress companies Avenue Therapeutics,...

With race and income gaps in higher education wider by some measures than they were 40 years ago, the Joyce Foundation is increasing support for policies to expand opportunities for African American and Latino students to earn a college degree. Ten...

The challenge of fixing America's deteriorating infrastructure and making it more resilient to the effects of extreme weather and climate change underscores the need for a more robust green bond market, according to a report released today by the...

Calvert Impact Capital (formerly Calvert Foundation), the mission-driven investor dedicated to creating a more equitable and sustainable world, announced today the closing of a $5 million loan to One Acre Fund, a non-profit social enterprise that...

Sierra Nevada College has received five new Teach Nevada Scholarships from the Nevada Department of Education. Students who enrolled in SNC's Master of Arts in Teaching ? Alternative Route to Licensure program (MAT-ARL) are eligible for this generous...

Mallinckrodt plc , a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced it has formed a collaborative research partnership with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, a leader in medical research, teaching and patient...

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today presented sustainable greenhouse grower, SunSelect Produce, Inc., with a $500,000 check to offset the cost of two newly installed energy-efficient cogeneration engines at the grower's facility in...

Brandless, the community-driven, direct-to-consumer company offering a curated, proprietary assortment of high-quality, fairly priced products, today announced it has raised $240 million in Series C funding, led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. Existing...

A group of seven prominent Michigan credit unions have announced today they have formally applied with the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services to establish a new limited purpose financial institution that will provide trust...

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. ("Hannon Armstrong," "we," "our" or the "Company") , a capital and services provider focused on sustainable infrastructure markets that address climate change, today announced that the Company...

Today, Elemental Excelerator, a global infrastructure innovation growth accelerator, announced plans to expand to the U.S. mainland market. Elemental Excelerator's Bay Area operations will support the accelerator's strategic growth into California...

58,500 smallholders in Ghana, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia will benefit from outgrower programmes backed by AgDevCo's Smallholder Development Unit (SDU), with farmer incomes set to collectively increase by US$8.8 million per year following the support....

Founder Amy Seidman among experts who will present blockchain solutions to support UN SDGs during meeting of United Nations environmental agencies July 23-24 in Paris. Noble Profit is taking sustainable business and...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails and National Wild & Scenic Rivers systems in 2018, the National Park Foundation today announced 20 grants that will enhance the country's national trails and wild and scenic rivers and...

Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) is pleased to announce that Chad Spitler, CEO of Third Economy, has been appointed a Senior Adviser for the company.  In this capacity, Spitler will provide strategic guidance and help represent the...

Responding to the urgent need for infrastructure investment and reform  The Africa Infrastructure Fellowship Program (AIFP)-a joint initiative between the Global Infrastructure Hub (a G20 initiative), private investment firm Meridiam, and the World...

BBVA Compass has selected 16 social entrepreneurs from across the country to participate in its BBVA Momentum accelerator program, designed to help participants enhance their operations to impact the lives of more people....

CDP Investissements Inc. ("CDPI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ"), announced today in the context of the IPL Plastics Inc. ("IPLP") IPO, that it indirectly holds 14,683,023 Class B common shares of IPLP....

The Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) of Montgomery County, Maryland hosted a groundbreaking ceremony, on June 18th, for 124 units of mixed-income housing to be developed at 900 Thayer Ave in Silver Spring, MD.  The development, scheduled to be...

Charter Advisory Group, a privately held, tax advisory, wealth management, business consulting and financial oversight firm headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, is marking its 4th anniversary.  Charter Advisory's multi-disciplined advisory platform...

Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, announced changes to introduce the Neuberger Berman Municipal Impact Fund (ticker: NMIIX, NIMAX, NIMCX) ("Fund"). Neuberger Berman is excited about the municipal impact...

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its sixth Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2018 totaling $535.3 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMStm) program on June 20, 2018. The M8 marks the third Green GeMS issuance of 2018 and...

Highlighting the importance of transparency in investing, impact investing platform Swell Investing today invites investors to vote on the final security in the Impact 400, a portfolio with the goal of offering investors 400 companies poised for...

Actress Chéri Ballinger has invested in LifeStory Health, Inc. (LSH), a bio-science start-up developing novel diagnostics and potential therapeutic targets for early detection and treatment of female prevalent diseases. Ballinger, who survived a...

At a time when Americans are voicing a desire to magnify the greatest aspects of our country to the world, Earth Friendly Products® (EFP), the maker of ECOStm laundry detergent and over 200 other environmentally friendly products, is creating jobs...

Today, Centraide of Greater Montreal announced that it is investing $44M in Montreal, in Laval, and on the South Shore. The goal of this major funding is to fight poverty, which affects one in six people in the Greater Montreal region....

Duke Energy is empowering students, educators and the workforce of the future by investing $2.5 million in 67 education and training initiatives across North Carolina. The 2018 grants, from the Duke Energy Foundation,...

Mid-Atlantic Angels (MAA), Frederick's own version of "Shark Tank," is pleased to announce that one of their investor members has made an equity investment in Goefer. Goefer has been incubating at the Root in the Frederick Innovative Technology...

The theme of WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 on 31 May is: "Tobacco breaks hearts, choose health and not tobacco" Smoking is associated with around 7 million global deaths per year and is an independent, major risk factor for myocardial infarction,...

CIT Bank N.A. and its California branch division OneWest Bank today announced a significant increase in its support for working families and underserved communities.  The $6 million investment to Self-Help, a national community development financial...

BOSTON, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MassRobotics has renewed partnerships with global robotics and technology companies, and added new annual partners. These corporate partners provide strategic guidance and help fund MassRobotics programming;...

Independence Bank awarded $128,550 to upcoming graduates within their service area at a scholarship reception held Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Independence Bank has been hosting the annual reception since 2001 where they have awarded $941,250 in college...

The Mark Tepper Law firm today alerted investors that Barclays is retiring or replacing about half of its US Exchange Traded Note offerings.  "Exchange traded notes (ETNs) are exotic debt offerings keyed to baskets of stocks or...

More than two thousand rental units of housing, including over 1,000 affordable units and 400 shelter-rate units, will be created in Victoria's Capital Regional District with the goal to finally put an end to chronic homelessness. A mixed-market...

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade released its Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard 2018 today, which ranks 20 metropolitan regions around the world on 38 different economic and social issues. The other metropolitan regions analyzed in Scorecard...

Stanley Black & Decker announced that its long-term environmental sustainability goals have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and...

Mom Bomb ? a local luxury bath bomb brand that supports MomBomb.org, a giving organization dedicated to helping mothers in need ? has been selected to be included in this year's annual "Mother's Day in Hollywood" Gift Bags. Through this program, 25...

Marie-Josée Lamothe, Managing Director of Branding at Google Canada and Managing Director of Google Quebec, and Stephen Bronfman, Executive Chairman of Claridge, will serve as co-chairs of Centraide of Greater Montreal's Campaign 2018. They will be...

When it comes to investing, a growing share of Americans think strong financial returns are not enough. They want to make a social impact, too. According to US SIF, sustainable, responsible and impact investing grew by more than a third from 2014...

To provide a comprehensive and systematic overview of its commitments regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, la Caisse today published its first annual Stewardship Investing Report. This report provides an overview of...

Investors today want their portfolio aligned with their values, and advisors and wealth managers are scrambling to meet this demand. The SRI Conference, the longest-running and premier gathering of investment professionals who are engaged in...

Today, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti, joined officials from Quicken Loans and Bedrock to announce their $1 million investment in the Breithaupt Career and Technical...

The precarious future of the planet affects everyone, and we often hear about the immediate human impact of natural disasters stemming from climate change. But what happens when an entire generation grows up listening to and watching negative news...