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Prudential Financial, Inc.
On March 29, Prudential Financial, Inc. proudly announced its $5 million investment in Living Cities’ newly launched Blended Catalyst Fund, a $31 million impact investing debt fund that will test innovative approaches to solving urban problems. The…
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FSG
The concept of shared value recognizes that the health of any business is inextricably linked to the long-term prosperity of its clients and communities.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Women hold only a third of positions in growing middle-skill jobs that pay at least $35,000 or as much as $102,000 per year, according to a new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). These middle-skill jobs, which require a high…
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) today released the second report of a two-part series that examines the state of Detroit’s workforce development system. The report identifies specific opportunities for the…
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $1 million in new philanthropic support to spur the growth of small businesses and help more New Orleanians find better jobs through improved workforce training.
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MetLife
Jayanti Pradhan lives in a three-room mud-walled house, earns a steady income from farming vegetables and raising goats, and has saved 8,000 rupees (about US$120) in her bank account.
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Global Sourcing Council
In this first week of Global Sourcing Council's 17 Weeks for 17 SDG, we explore examples of how to take action on Goal 1 which calls to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.
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KeyBank
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MetLife
Economists from the New York Fed recently investigated the increase of “banking deserts,” or communities with little to no access to mainstream banking services, in their Liberty Street Economics blog.
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Citi
Today, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and the City of Rio de Janeiro announced a first-of-its-kind global financing forum to accelerate city climate action. The C40 Financing Sustainable Cities Forum – hosted along with the Citi…
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Morgan Stanley
The demand for sustainable investing has grown to the point where it vastly outstrips the supply of investment-ready projects. This imbalance is among the reasons why Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management founded this challenge in…
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Bloomberg
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Justmeans
In view of the rapidly growing interest in sustainable investing worldwide, investors require more effective tools to assess whether the funds they are considering adding to their portfolios reflect best sustainability practices.
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GreenMoney Journal
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
VEDC and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced an expansion of a lending program for African American-owned small businesses in Los Angeles. The National African American Small Business Loan Fund is part of a broader initiative to boost economic…
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Capital Institute
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CSRwire
As Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues continue to grow in importance for mainstream investors, KKR’s pioneering environmental initiative provides the resources and tools necessary for its participating private equity portfolio…
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Old Mutual
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PwC LLP
The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. is giving $1.2 million to the Easter Seals Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services to support military transition assistance programming.
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Franklin Templeton
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) investing is frequently misunderstood and these misconceptions have been passed around the investing world like a game of telephone. For those who view ESG investing with skepticism, ClearBridge…
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America's Charities
There is growing importance that corporations and nonprofits align strategically, work to identify mutually beneficial goals, and work in partnership to deliver transformational experiences [i.e. to employees, customers, other stakeholders] while…
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CSRwire
Larry Fink is Chief Executive of BlackRock. BlackRock’s portfolio weighs in at a cool US $4.6 trillion. So when he speaks it’s wise to listen. He has spoken. And what he has said, in a letter to top US and European CEOs, is the single most…
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