Comments on: Socially Responsible Investing http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/ Young Black Professional Guide Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ratio analysis http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/comment-page-1/#comment-4967 ratio analysis Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:32:15 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/#comment-4967 There are several huge American companies that have made investments into a company called PetroChina which many believe are in tight with the Sudanese government that has been committing the atrocitie There are several huge American companies that have made investments into a company called PetroChina which many believe are in tight with the Sudanese government that has been committing the atrocitie

]]> By: ETS http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 ETS Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:31:23 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/#comment-2515 PLEASE support organizations like kiva.org. PLEASE support organizations like kiva.org.

]]> By: jmac http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/comment-page-1/#comment-2480 jmac Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:32:10 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/#comment-2480 Great info. Also see the Global Compact. " The Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption . As the world's largest, global corporate citizenship initiative, the Global Compact is first and foremost concerned with exhibiting and building the social legitimacy of business and markets. We know that business, trade and investment are essential pillars for prosperity and peace. Bit in many areas, business is too often linked with serious dilemmas - for example, exploitative practices, corruption, income equality, and barriers that discourage innovation and entrepreneurship. Responsible business practices can in many ways build trust and social capital, contributing to broad-based development and sustainable markets. " For a list of socially responsible corporations that have signed the Global Compact, an initiative launched under former Secretary-General Koffi Annan, go to http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ParticipantsAndStakeholders/index.html. Current major U.S. partners include eBay Inc., Gap Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Nike Inc., Pzifer Inc., and the Coca-Cola Company. Great info. Also see the Global Compact.
” The Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption . As the world’s largest, global corporate citizenship initiative, the Global Compact is first and foremost concerned with exhibiting and building the social legitimacy of business and markets.

We know that business, trade and investment are essential pillars for prosperity and peace. Bit in many areas, business is too often linked with serious dilemmas – for example, exploitative practices, corruption, income equality, and barriers that discourage innovation and entrepreneurship. Responsible business practices can in many ways build trust and social capital, contributing to broad-based development and sustainable markets. ”

For a list of socially responsible corporations that have signed the Global Compact, an initiative launched under former Secretary-General Koffi Annan, go to http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ParticipantsAndStakeholders/index.html. Current major U.S. partners include eBay Inc., Gap Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Nike Inc., Pzifer Inc., and the Coca-Cola Company.

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