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New Report Explores Private Equity's Role in Addressing Climate Threats to the Global Economy

The sustainability nonprofit Ceres and The SustainAbility Institute by ERM (the SustainAbility Institute) today released a new report outlining solutions and recommendations to guide the private equity industry in addressing the systemic risk that climate change poses to the global economy.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Report Explores Private Equity's Role in Addressing Climate Threats to the Global Economy

Ceres

Research, Reports & Publications

Why Pets Could Be a Long-Tail Investment Trend

Morgan Stanley

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Part of Corporate Call to Action That Announced New Commitments to Improve Economic and Racial Equity in Financial Services Industry and the Economy

Franklin Templeton

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bayer Steps Up Its Commitments to Support Smallholder Farmers in Asia

The Better Life Farming Alliance (BLFA), Bayer’s global, multi-stakeholder partnership model that provides holistic and innovative solutions for smallholder farmers in developing economies, has launched in Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Leading Asset Managers Commit to Net Zero Emissions Goal With Launch of Global Initiative

30 founding investor signatories to Net Zero Asset Managers initiative will work in collaboration with clients to achieve target-based net zero goal by 2050 or sooner

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Services, Habitat for Humanity Identify Projects for $1 Million in Small Business Revitalization Grants

Twelve local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International will share $1 million in small business revitalization grants from the Republic Services Charitable Foundation to support locally owned businesses. This is the third round of grants...

Innovation & Technology

The Inclusive Growth Toolkit Helps Erie Rebuild

Natasha Pacley discovered a talent for cooking at a young age at her grandmother’s side. She had her sights set on sharing those recipes with the world, but life would intervene before she could get back to her love. Homeless at age 18, Natasha...

Sustainable Development Goals

Built for All: A Global Framework for Building Inclusive Economies

Our global economic system has enabled billions to lift themselves from poverty. It fueled material success and sustained improvements in health, literacy, and nutrition. As a result, we have seen rising living standards, significant advances...

Environment

Ceres Accelerator Commends U.S. Federal Reserve for Affirming Climate Change As a Risk to Financial Stability

The U.S. Federal Reserve included climate change in a list of key risks to U.S. financial stability today, in what Steven M. Rothstein calls "a dramatic step toward tackling climate change as a systemic financial risk.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

100+ Advocates Join the Poverty is Unnecessary Project 2020

The Poverty Is Unnecessary Project includes Poverty Is Unnecessary Fund members donating $25,000 each to alleviate global poverty and culminates in the Poverty Is Unnecessary Online Auction & Celebration on October 25 that will mark 15 years of this work by Whole Planet Foundation and its many supporters.

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third's Byna Elliott to Moderate Hope Global Forum Session

Fifth Third's Byna Elliott is moderating the panel discussion "The Legacy of Inequality: Redefining Redlining and the Real Estate Wealth Gap" at the Hope Global Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

First-of-its-kind Report Finds U.S. Banking Sector Far More Exposed to Climate Risk Than Previously Understood by Stakeholders, Disclosed by Banks

The U.S. banking sector is far more exposed to the systemic and financial risks of climate change than previously understood by investors or disclosed by banks—according to a major new report released today from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Commentary: How to Impact European Real Estate in a COVID-19 World

The economic implications of COVID-19 are yet to be fully realized, but the expectations of the detrimental impact are sobering. The pandemic has not only shaken up reality but has woken the world up to addressing underlying societal and economic issues that may have previously been dismissed.

Latest Campaigns

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

KeyBank's Community Investment

In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

First Responder Programming

At Motorola Solutions, our customers are everyday heroes, and our philanthropic arm, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is dedicated to paying it...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...