Announcing 2012 Cordes Fellows: Global Champions of Poverty Alleviation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 1, 2012) Global leaders in poverty alleviation selected to attend the 2012 Opportunity Collaboration! 2012 Cordes Fellowships were awarded to innovators from 29 countries around the globe, remarkable individuals like: Gregory Cho’c, a Mayan who earned his education while managing a popular general store in Punta …

Implementing Corporate Responsibility and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

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JOIN US At the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues For our workshop on “Implementing Corporate Responsibility and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent” May 16, 1:15PM-2:30 PM North Lawn Building, Conference Room 1 The United Nations, 1 UN Plaza, New York, New York ***YOU MUST RSVP TO [email protected] BY MONDAY, …

Crowdfunding Pioneers Launch Professional Association in Concert with Regulatory Advocacy Group

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May 7, 2012, 1:01 p.m. EDT Crowdfunding Pioneers Launch Professional Association in Concert with Regulatory Advocacy Group Sister organizations dedicated to representing rapidly developing Crowdfunding industry and supporting SEC, FINRA during rule making period post JOBS act NEW YORK, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — A group of top …

First Peoples Worldwide to Weigh in on “The Doctrine of Discovery”

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MEDIA ADVISORY First Peoples Worldwide to Weigh in on “The Doctrine of Discovery” UN Session on Indigenous Issues Will Tackle Food Sovereignty and the Right to Redress First Peoples Worldwide Founder and President Rebecca Adamson will co-host a workshop at the upcoming eleventh annual session of the UN Permanent Forum …

News – Quito hosts Latin America and the Caribbean’s biggest Corporate Social Responsibility conference May 21-23

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May 7, 2012 – Announcements Quito hosts Latin America and the Caribbean’s biggest Corporate Social Responsibility conference May 21-23 2012 CSRAmericas conference to discuss ways to incorporate small producers into value chains, youth skills, and methods to measure the social impact of businesses and multi-stakeholder alliances CSR executives from major …

Press Release – Individual Principles for the Responsible Investor

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 What is the Responsibility of an Individual when Engaging in Financial Business? Sustainable Finance Geneva is convinced that individual and collective responsibility is essential to influence the financial sector. Therefore SFG has developed actions principles for professionals in sustainable finance. These principles aim at defining and spreading best practices in …

Sustainable Brands Spotlights ‘Who’s Coming’ to Sustainable Brands ‘12 Conference

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nayelli Gonzalez Saatchi & Saatchi S 415.871.2013 [email protected] Sustainable Brands Spotlights ‘Who’s Coming’ to Sustainable Brands ‘12 Conference Executives from CNN, Walmart, Safeway, Ford, Coca-Cola and More to Join Over 1,000 Attendees at Game-changing Conference in San Diego CA, June 4 – 7, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, …