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WWF-Canada and Loblaw to Raise Awareness about Climate Change in National Sweater Day
Corporate Social Responsibility: The second annual National Sweater Day - a WWF-Canada campaign, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) - will take place February 9th and is expected to engage thousands, predominantly through school and workplace activities. The campaign is meant to educate and motivate Canadians on the issue of Climate Change; specifically, how individual actions can help reduce energy use at work, school and home. The message is simple: wear a sweater and lower the thermostat. "If every Canadian turned down their thermostat by two degrees Celsius [35.6 Fahrenheit] each winter, 2.2 mega-tonnes of carbon dioxide could be saved every year - equiv...
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Social Innovation: Car Sharing will be Big News in the U.S. in 2012
Social Enterprise: In 2012 car-sharing will become a popular social enterprise initiative in America as more states start to opt in - i...
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Different Cities, Same Sustainability Drive
Corporate Social Responsibility: Across the world, different cities are trying to implement measures to make the urban space greener, more pleasant and...
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Traveling Across Rural India on a Grassroutes Fellowship
Social Enterprise: Grassroutes Fellowship Program identifies promising youth with a passion for social entrepreneurship, and sends them on...
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Vegetarian Food Is More Sustainable
Corporate Social Responsibility: A meat-free diet is one of the most sustainable actions anyone can take to reduce their ecological footprint on this pl...
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Green Social Enterprise from Ghana Wins UN Award
Social Enterprise: Recnowa Initiative, a unique social enterprise contributing to Ghana's green economy, has been chosen for the 2011 UNEP...
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The Hottest Trend in Microfinance: Village Savings and Loan Associations
Sustainable Finance: "Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), based in the community, are complementary to MFIs, tending to serve the...
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SEC Settlements: Justice Served or Hush Money?
Sustainable Finance: "[T]he S.E.C., of all agencies, has a duty, inherent in its statutory mission, to see that the truth emerges." -- Judge...
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The Tiny Solar Cell That Could Make a Big Difference in Sustainable Energy
Corporate Social Responsibility: As we hurl past the darkest period of the year, let's hear it for some bright news on the sustainable energy front. Th...
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Top 10 Scandals, Arrests, Lawsuits and Settlements that Rocked the Financial World in 2011
Sustainable Finance: "Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources." -- Aristotle For those who like juicy scandals...
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Cheryl Heller: An Exclusive Justmeans Q&A
Sustainable Finance: Cheryl Heller is the chair of a new MFA program launching in the fall of 2012 at the School of Visual Arts in New York...
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Exciting, Interactive Social Innovation Campaign Supporting UK's Soldiers This Christmas
Social Enterprise: The ABF's Soldiers' Charity has created a fantastic social innovation Christmas campaign to thank the U.K.'s brave ¬ser...
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Indian Social Enterprise Lighting up Village Schools
Social Enterprise: The students at the Mahalaxmi School in Nivaragi village in Karnataka, India carry a unique product in their school bag...
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Xerox Celebrates Sustainability and Social Responsibility Achievements in 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility: Xerox Corporation is feeling pretty good about itself at the end of 2011. The company is folding the year with several...
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Science and Fashion Work Together Creating Social Innovation Fabrics
Social Enterprise: Engineers in China have created a social innovation self-cleaning cotton fabric. It has a chemical coating that causes...
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Kentucky Hospital Installs Sustainable Energy
Corporate Social Responsibility: Rockcastle Regional hospital in Kentucky has installed 210 solar modules on top of its Outpatients Services Center. It...
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Celebrating Sustainability In Public Works
Corporate Social Responsibility: Two Californian civic buildings have earned a coveted B.E.S.T. in Public Works title from the American Public Works ****...
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Social Innovators Honored by the Americas Business Council
Social Enterprise: The Americas Business Council Foundation, a unique think-do-tank that seeks to find solutions to pressing social and en...
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SEED Awards 2011: The UN Honors Social and Environmental Entrepreneurship in Developing Nations
Sustainable Finance: "The SEED Award winners are true examples of what a greener economy can look like." -- Julia Marton-Lefevre, Director G...
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The Social Innovation of Pedal Power in Uganda Brings Ape Films to Life
Social Enterprise: This is a story about social innovation and the Great Apes Film Initiative, an organisation that aims to bring conserva...
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The Green Envelope Please: The 2012 FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards
Sustainable Finance: "These awards recognize the key role that sustainable finance can play in creating jobs, fighting climate change, and i...
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