Corporate Responsibility

Ecocentricity Blog - Down With The Economic Man: Thoughts on the Shortcomings of Our Economic Paradigm

A big part of last week’s post on the demise of coal was about economics. You might think I’d leave economics alone after scratching that particular itch. You would think wrong. That lemon’s got more juice, baby!

Philanthropy

Legendary Pittsburgh Gym Makes a Comeback

The gymnasium at Centre Avenue Housing in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood is one of the most important and historic gyms in the city. Throughout the last century, it has hosted sports icons while at the same time developed future stars.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Soil-Free Vertical Farming Firm Raises £21million in Funds

London-based vertical farming technology company, which enables companies to grow sustainable produce in urban areas, without using soil has raised £21m to accelerate the company to produce affordable, higher quality produce.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Green Financing Framework for the Philippines

A Sustainable Finance Framework has been established by the Republic of the Philippines (ROP) to boost its sustainability commitments.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Partners With CAHS to Expand Bank-On Resources to Returning Citizens Program

KeyBank and The Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS) are partnering to expand CAHS’ successful Bank On CT coalition into the greater Hartford area.

Events

A Chat With Kevin O'Leary: ESG Investing for a Better Future

With razor-sharp candor and business smarts, Kevin O'Leary of ABC’s Shark Tank draws on his encyclopedic knowledge of finance, investing, economics, and business to discuss a variety of topics without pulling punches

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Field to Market Report Recommends Opportunities for Financial Innovations to Accelerate Sustainable Agriculture

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture released today a new report, Financial Innovations to Accelerate Sustainable Agriculture: Blueprints for the Value Chain, highlighting the need for innovative financial mechanisms and incentive strategies to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture.

Corporate Responsibility

Virtual Dialogue Tunisia: Effective Private Sector Engagement in Development Cooperation

Join BCtA, UNDP Tunisia and GPEDC for a multi-stakeholder action dialogue on private sector engagement (PSE) in development cooperation followed by a private sector in-depth roundtable discussion dedicated to the country-level implementation of the Kampala Principles in Tunisia

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Clarion Partners Announces Support for the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

“Becoming a TCFD Supporter and following the TCFD disclosure recommendations reinforce our commitment to being a leader in responsible investing and sustainability,” said Clarion Partners Head of ESG Karen Mahrous.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Public Comments Overwhelmingly Support US Labor Department Proposal to Allow Environmental, Social and Governance Considerations in Retirement Plans

Public support is overwhelming for the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule addressing the consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and allowing proxy voting in retirement plans, according to a new report by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, and Environmental Defense Fund.  

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