News by subject: SRI

Camfil is pleased to announce that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has introduced a new standard that changes existing testing and classification standards for all air commercial air filters used in general ventilation...

NYLIFE Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer, and wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company is facing a claim for damages from the parents of two young children. The claim, filed with FINRA on behalf of the couple by the law...

The Be a Mensch Foundation is proud to announce the selection of OurCrowd and its CEO Jonathan Medved as the Be a Mensch "Organization of the Year." The decision is based on OurCrowd's dedication to invest in Israel's greatest asset, its people....

Hodges Fund has voluntarily reduced its fees for investors. The new net expense ratio, which is the fee an investor pays, is 1.18% for retail shares (HDPMX) and 0.93% for institutional shares (HDPIX). The gross expense ratios are 1.30% and 1.05%...

The Government of Canada values the role of post-secondary institutions as they help equip young Canadians with the education and training they need for future careers that will help them join a strong, healthy middle class. Today's investment of...

On the eve of Earth Day 2017, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) has launched an exhibition on celebrated botanist Francis Hallé at Montréal?Trudeau airport and announced a partnership with Jour de la Terre for the 375,000 Trees planting program developed...

The Government of Canada values the role of post-secondary institutions as they help equip young Canadians with the education and training they need for future careers that will help them join a strong, healthy middle class. Today, the Government of...

Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament (Spadina?Fort York), will make an announcement about creative entrepreneurship and cultural infrastructure funding on Friday. The announcement will be made on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of...

Aspiration, the online financial firm focused on the intersection between making money and making a difference, announced today it is lowering the minimum investment for its innovative Aspiration Redwood Fund (REDWX) from $500 to $100.  Over the past...

Investing in recreational infrastructure helps communities come together and supports active lifestyles. The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia recognize that strategic investments in recreational infrastructure?including funding for local sports...

- Call for entries opens for the 2017 "Airbus Diversity Award" Airbus, the leading aircraft manufacturer, and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), have launched the call for nominations for the 2017 edition of the "Airbus Diversity Award"....

IBM is providing the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) with a grant of the company's time and talent to develop a strategy for using social media to engage at-risk youth suffering from mental health issues....

According to a new study by IBM and the Boston College Center of Work & Family, opportunities for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are driven by inclusion across career environments, empowerment to think freely, and...

Alarm bells sounded when the findings of the General Social Survey: Giving, volunteering and participating (2013) revealed a drop in volunteering among Canadians from 47% of Canadians in 2010 to 44% in 2013. Was this a minor blip or the beginning of...

The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world's largest professional organization for accredited investors, will host investors from around the world at its 2017 ACA Summit, April 26-28 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. ACA Summit speakers will...

Diebold Nixdorf , through its charitable arm, the Diebold Foundation, has pledged to donate $250,000 over the next four years to Operation HOPE, whose mission is to expand economic opportunity to underserved populations both in the U.S. and around...

The Department of Banking and Securities has published a new, one-page guide to help consumers understand the fees brokerage firms charge when servicing and maintaining their clients' money. While brokerage firms are required to disclose all fees...

Today the International Association of Fire Fighters thanked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale for funding a Public Safety Officer Award to support the families of public safety officers who have fallen in the...

Canada's publicly funded health care system is a source of great pride for all Canadians, and an essential foundation for a strong and prosperous nation. The Government of Canada is investing in our health care system, to ensure that it innovates to...

Georgia Power today released its third annual Citizenship Report that highlights some of the ways the company, its employees and retirees give back to the communities they call home.   This year's report follows the...

The law firm of Securities Fraud Attorney Mark A. Tepper has filed claim against National Securities Corporation, a subsidiary of National Holdings Corporation , on behalf of a retired widow. The claim seeks recovery of substantial losses suffered by...

At the end of March, the BetterInvesting Top 100 Index (BIXX), reflecting the portfolios of Main Street investors, increased 12.7 percent annually for the previous five years, versus annual growth of 14 percent for the Standard & Poor's 500...

Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. ("Cerberus") held its final close for Cerberus Institutional Partners VI, L.P. ("CIP VI"), raising $4 billion of commitments for its sixth flagship multi-strategy fund. CIP VI reached its hard cap with commitments...

Canada's leadership in the development of renewable energy and of technologies that emit lower carbon emissions provides an opportunity for more private investors to capture the proceeds of a high-growth market. That was the message delivered by the...

Daymak Inc. is launching a new campaign offering investors the opportunity to buy shares in Daymak as they look to expand coast to coast across Canada in 2017. The campaign, launching April 1st 2017 can be viewed from FrontFundr.com and offers the...

The law firm of Securities Fraud Attorney Mark A. Tepper has filed claim against JP Morgan , on behalf of a retired Wyoming widow. The claim seeks recovery of losses suffered by the widow from a "toxic mix of volatile energy and natural resource...

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the Boston Red Sox are taking science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to the baseball diamond this year. CITGO and the Red Sox have announced that they will host two STEM Days this year for...

It has been 7 years, since Romanian born refugee Samuel Bistrian left Neiman Marcus, with big dreams of changing the world.  Though money was scarce, his passion was abundant as was his desire to create a socially conscious brand, that could help...

Sasol Petroleum Temane (SPT) received the award for Best Corporate Taxpayer for 2016 at the Mozambique's Tax Authority's annual event held on 22 March 2017. The event acknowledged various corporate companies who received certificates of recognition...

The Mikey Czech Foundation, Inc. (the "Foundation", www.mikeyczech.org) a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation established by Stephen J. and Jennifer L. Czech to finance medical research for pediatric brain tumors, announced a $1,000,000 gift to Pediatric...

Harmony Health Plan, Inc., a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. company, announced today that it was recognized with a "Pearls of Wisdom" award by Praize Productions, Inc. (PPI) in recognition of Harmony's contributions to the health and well-being of...

Alto, America's first advantage club for people with disabilities and their families announces its launch today. Alto is designed to be the essential consumer destination for the 57 million Americans living with disability. It offers exclusive...

Alto, America's first advantage club for people with disabilities and their families announces its launch today. Alto is designed to be the essential consumer destination for the 57 million Americans living with disability. It offers exclusive...

CVS Health , University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the Pittsburgh Public Schools today announced a unique public-private partnership that will bring CVS Health's prescription drug abuse prevention program, Pharmacists Teach, to students in...

HUB Montréal, International Rendez-vous of the Creative Industries, was proudly unveiled today at the Forum Culture + numérique, a think tank hosted by the Regroupement des producteurs multimédia (RPM) at Shawinigan's Digihub. HUB Montréal's first...

Fish & Richardson today announced that six first-year law school students ? Adam Pan, Tracea Rice, James Riddle, Ismael Sarmiento, Veena Tripathi, and Ka-Lo Yeh ? were selected from over 400 applicants as the firm's 2017 1L Diversity Fellows.  Fish's...

A Linn Energy investor said today that he considered attorney Mark A. Tepper "a true protector of investors" by fighting for recovery in an arbitration claim against Raymond James . Army veteran, Jim Struble, was speaking after learning that a FINRA...

Tourism, culture and entertainment start-ups have a powerful new ally: MT Lab, an incubator established by the Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and its School of Management (ESG UQAM), Tourisme Montréal and the City of Montréal. A model of...

The Graça Machel Trust (GMT) announced today the launch a Pan-African initiative to 'Multiply the Faces and Amplify the Voices' of African women as a force for economic and social transformation. The Women Advancing...

Today Gazprom, official partner of FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cuptm, announced the opening of the fifth season of the Football for Friendship (F4F) international children's social project. The event will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from June...

Love Grown, a pioneering natural foods company based in Denver, Colorado, today announces a new strategic partnership with Cimbria Capital. Cimbria Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Texas with a focus on companies solving the...

Voya Financial, Inc. wants K-12 educators across the country to know that they still have time to apply for a Voya Unsung Heroes grant for the 2017 calendar year. Any eligible teacher with an innovative program idea is invited to apply by visiting...

Five members of the Los Angeles Catholic community who have extensive and distinguished records of service received the 2017 Cardinal's Awards on Saturday, March 11, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. "The Cardinal's Awards Dinner is a...

Investment firm Brown Advisory will host the "Investing to Change the World" panel at the 2017 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. Two of the firm's partners will be joined by leaders from the venture industry on a panel to offer practical and...

The Securities Law Firm of Attorney Mark A. Tepper announced today that a FINRA Arbitrator has awarded compensatory damages, interest, and filing fee reimbursement,  to an army veteran in a claim against Raymond James , following investment losses in...

Topping its successful first-year campaign by $100,000, Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes guests, team members, farmers and business partners have raised $400,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® to help kids battling cancer and other...

A survey of more than 200 leading thinkers and decision-makers in the alternative investment industry in attendance at the 2017 Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS) revealed that 44% believe the Trump administration represents the biggest...

Cascadian Farm, a pioneer in the organic food movement, and parent company General Mills today announced their work with The Land Institute (TLI) to help commercialize organic Kernza®, a perennial grain (intermediate wheatgrass) and wild relative of...

USC Gould School of Law is establishing its first named clinical law professorship at USC with a generous $1.5 million gift from longtime supporter Audrey M. Irmas, whose philanthropic commitment to women and children is well-known throughout...

Crédit Agricole CIB is pleased to announce the completion of Premium Green 2017-2, a $3 billion synthetic risk transfer related to the bank's portfolio of project finance and object finance loans. This transaction is a first-of-its-kind Green...