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News & UpdatesJuly 31, 2008 Investors with $1.5 Trillion in Assets Call on Congress to Extend Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Tax CreditsSource:CERESGroup says 116,000 jobs at stake in solar and wind power industries alone[more] July 22, 2008 CalPERS Diversified Investments Help Offset Stock Market Losses for Fiscal Year; Funding Levels Remain Very StrongSource:CalPERSSACRAMENTO, CA -The California Public Employees' Retirement System leaned heavily on its diversification strategy to forestall a large investment loss this past fiscal year, the System reported today.[more] July 9, 2008 AT THE CREF ANNUAL MEETING, SHAREHOLDERS WILL TELL THE PENSION GIANT: "PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY"Source:TIAA-CREF Ethical CoalitionShareholders and advocacy groups will press TIAA-CREF officers on its investment in companies with socially irresponsible practices. After years of pressure, TIAA-CREF agreed to become a shareholder activist on issues of social...[more] July 3, 2008 CalPERS, UnitedHealth Group Reach $895 Million Settlement in Class-Action CaseSource:CalPERSSACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has announced a proposed $895 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against UnitedHealth Group over its stock-option grant practices. ...[more] July 1, 2008 Grameen Foundation Launches Progress Out of Poverty Website
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Site Assists Microfinance Institutions with Managing and Strengthening Their Social Performance[more] June 12, 2008 Proxy Advisors Back CalPERS Proposal for Annual Board Elections at Dollar TreeSource:CalPERSSACRAMENTO, CA – Three proxy advisors have endorsed a proposal for annual director elections at Dollar Tree Stores by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). [more] May 22, 2008 Companies Increasingly Provide Humanitarian Relief Through Partnerships with Aid OrganizationsSource:The Conference BoardCorporations are playing a more active role in humanitarian relief, especially by forming partnerships with relief organizations, The Conference Board reports. Successful corporate-humanitarian partnerships have the...[more] May 15, 2008 Lodestar Foundation Launches The Collaboration Prize - An Inaugural Competition Celebrating Partnerships Among Nonprofit OrganizationsSource:Lodestar Foundation$250,000 awarded to the collaboration that best puts cooperation above competition[more] May 13, 2008 Walden University Offers New M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership Degree ProgramSource:Walden University(CSRwire) MINNEAPOLIS, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit organizations now employ a sizable and increasing share of the nation's workforce, and Walden University, one of the largest online providers of graduate degrees, is...[more] May 5, 2008 CalPERS CEO Sets Retirement DateSource:California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)SACRAMENTO, CA – Fred Buenrostro, Chief Executive Officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today that he has set his retirement date from CalPERS for the end of the fiscal year....[more] [What would you find useful here?]
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