Environment

World Water Day 2019: Addressing Water Scarcity and the Need for Sanitation and Access to Clean Water Globally

783 million (1 in 9) people do not have access to clean water, and it is projected that two thirds of humanity will live in water-stressed areas by 2025. Nearly 1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease. Gaining a better understanding of how water impacts political and social stability around the globe and knowing how to solve these problems is vital to addressing the growing water crisis.

Socially Responsible Investing

Video | Chobani is #FundingHerFuture through Whole Planet Foundation

Chobani joined the Foundation’s mission to alleviate poverty last year, and they have pledged $50,000 as a 2019 Supplier Alliance for Microcredit member to alleviate global poverty.

Socially Responsible Investing

Infographic | Whole Planet Foundation and Partners Alleviating Global Poverty Through Microcredit

Every quarter Whole Planet Foundation aggregates field metrics from our microfinance partners who are disbursing and collecting microcredit loans to people living in poverty. With a small loan – the current average first size is $178 - an impoverished entrepreneur has the opportunity to create or expand a home-based business and generate income for herself and her family.

Socially Responsible Investing

Lessons from Collaboration: How One Nonprofit Scaled Up Nutrition Education

The collaboration between the Walmart Foundation and the nonprofit organization FoodCorps illustrates how companies can lend both their financial firepower and their expertise to help nonprofits scale up their missions.

Philanthropy

Aligning Resources for Good: Incorporating SRI Into a Philanthropic Framework

As interest in SRI investing continues to grow in the philanthropic sector, we’ve given much thought to how a foundation can apply the Framework to strategies that use all of its capital in order to create positive impact. Each of the three Framework elements can help define an SRI investing strategy. Read about the 3 Core Elements of the Framework in the article

Socially Responsible Investing

The Capacities Foundations Need to Embark on Place-Based Impact Investing

In 2015, The Kresge Foundation committed to deploy by 2020 a $350 million pool of social investments (loans, guarantees and equity) to strengthen opportunities for low-income people in America’s cities.

Socially Responsible Investing

BNY Mellon Debuts Service to Evaluate Environmental, Social and Governance Factors in Investment Performance

BNY Mellon today announced the launch of a range of reporting tools that will enable clients to track their portfolio investments based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) principles. The new reports are being introduced at a time when an increasing number of institutional investors are exploring how ESG and other types of sustainability data can help them fine-tune their risk management practices and investment decisions.

Socially Responsible Investing

Providing Financial Solutions for Uganda’s Unbanked Communities

Fintech social enterprise Innovate More Uganda has joined Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide access to digital financial management services to 168,000 low income Ugandans, along with complementary digital finance and mobile banking training, by 2023.

Volunteering & Community

Vetting and Managing the Charities in Your Employee Giving Campaign Requires More Than Great Technology

“When my employees choose to donate to a charity, how do I know that charity is legitimate?”

“How do I know the funds actually get to my employees’ designated charities?”

Those are among the most popular questions we get from employers who approach us about partnering on their employee giving programs.

Research & Reports

NN Group Annual Report: Shaping Our Tomorrow

NN Group is pleased to announce the publication of our 2018 Annual Report. It consists of two components – the Annual Review and the Financial Report – providing an integrated overview of our strategy and performance.

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