Last week JPMorgan Chase held its annual general meeting of shareholders. The strong votes in support of environmental and social resolutions provide a telling example of why the SEC has proposed a rule to weaken shareholder power and thereby weaken corporate accountability.
On May 6th, 2020, Community Capital Management (CCM) announced an initiative to invest $100 million in COVID-19 relief efforts. CCM is a Green Business Network member and a leader in fixed income impact investing.
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Since the US has become the latest epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, business-as-usual has had no choice but to come to a quieting halt.
Thank you to all the Green Business Network members who have updated us with your plans and ideas for getting through the covid-19 pandemic together.
We’ll be sharing those ideas electronically though email and also through an online, interactive session with your fellow Green Business Network members.
By guest blogger: Nicky Schauder of Permaculture Gardens. Permaculture Gardens is a Green Business Network member.
Sustainability has not always been at the forefront of people's minds.
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Small businesses across the country are suffering from the economic disruption of COVID-19. Luckily, financial institutions have unveiled a variety of loans and other funding opportunities to alleviate financial stress during this time.
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