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I have to be honest. I don't read self-help books. And the reasoning is simple: they all tout the same advice differently. However, when I heard about Jeffrey Hollender's latest book (co-authored with Bill Breen, co-founder of Fast Company and editorial director at Seventh Generation), I was more than a little curious. The title The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next …

 (3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, March 15, 2010 – Benevity Social Ventures, Inc., (www.benevity.org), today announced an innovative new technology that allows businesses of all types and sizes to embed optional charitable giving into virtually any business transaction.  Benevity’s web services software enables retailers, financial services providers, …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) CALGARY, Alberta, Canada -  March 15, 2010 – iStockphoto has partnered with fellow Calgary-based company, Benevity Social Ventures, Inc. (www.benevity.org) on a phased program to enable iStock clients, contributors and employees to easily make microdonations to the charities of their choice from within the iStockphoto.com site.This innovative philanthropic …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) MONTREAL - Feb. 17, 2010 - Youth Fusion is thrilled to announce that BMO Financial Group-Quebec, Bell, Bombardier Inc., CAE, Hydro-Québec and Vigilant Futures have joined forces to send 45 Montreal students to FIRST, an international robotics competition.FIRST is a competition designed to offer young people an exciting and hands-on experience in science and …

Over the past 20 months I have been involved in the creation and development of a business model that I strongly feel will dramatically increase the ability for capital to flow in support of social and environmental issues, challenges and organizations worldwide. This has been as much of a personal journey as it has been a business approach.In the beginning, being that I came from a traditional …

One of the major opportunities that exists for socially responsible investors is investment in the sustainable fisheries sector. causing devastating effects on marine ecosystems and the local communities that depend on this resource.There has been much discussion regarding the best way to implement comprehensive sustainable fisheries management practices. Within the U.S. the re-authorization …

There are several major macro trends developing globally that will create a need for more innovative market based mechanisms for payments for ecosystem services.These include:* Demand by investors for ESG measurement by major corporations* Increase in socially responsible or "Impact Investing" assets* Increasing environmental regulation* Recognition by governments of the …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) MONTREAL - September 22, 2009 – Financial technology firm Vigilant Futures has contributed $20,000 to Concordia's department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. The gift will fund annual graduate scholarships—worth $1,000—for international students in Computer Science.The Montreal-based company's donation comes at the time when the Engineering …

In part 1 of this discussion I highlighted the challenges that exist within the ecosystem service markets sector which limit their consideration as an investable asset class for mainstream institutions. The following is an overview of what is being done to make the sector more accessible to the investment community.1) The Learning CurveOur society has embarked upon the learning curve about …

The market for both terrestrial and marine conservation finance offers participants a wide array of opportunities to generate both financial return on investment and to direct environmental and social impact in the support of vital habitats. With the exception of the marine conservation sector, these markets share a common characteristic: the generation of a tradable or transferable credit or …