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The FINANCIAL -- New York – The United Nations Global Compact and BSR released a first-of-its-kind guide on traceability to help companies and stakeholders worldwide address the evolving landscape of supply chain sustainability and meet their broader sustainability goals, according to UN

The FINANCIAL -- In a landmark move to improve responsible business practices in the land, real estate and construction industry, the United Nations Global Compact and RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) will jointly develop a best practice toolkit for the sector.

The FINANCIAL -- Underscoring efforts to advance the integration of material ESG issues into financial markets, the UN Global Compact in collaboration with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Global Compact LEAD, has released a practical Value Driver Model.

The FINANCIAL -- A consortium of investment banks announced their support of the Green Bond Principles - Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Daiwa, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Mizuho Securities, Morgan

The FINANCIAL -- The United States announced $49.8 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help victims of conflict in South Sudan, according to USAID.

The FINANCIAL -- A group of trainees from Bentley Motors have successfully donated both time and money to a number of special projects for Crewe-based charities over the last 12 months, according to Bentley.

The FINANCIAL -- Millions of children in the world’s poorest countries stand to benefit from a US$ 700 million bond issue, whose proceeds will help fund immunisation programmes by the GAVI Alliance, according to the World Bank Group.

The FINANCIAL -- Aston Business School hosted Birmingham’s annual corporate social responsibility summit to discuss new models of CSR relevant for the 21st Century on Friday.This year the BCBE (Birmingham Centre for Business Ethics) at Aston Business School and Thrive presented "Beyond

The FINANCIAL -- Continuing to accelerate its support for a green economy, Wells Fargo & Company  provided $6.4 billion in loans and investments in 2012 to businesses and projects with a direct positive impact on the environment, according to Wells Fargo, financial

The FINANCIAL -- Leveraging the power of mobile technology, Nokia has partnered with The ONE Campaign to support their mission of ending extreme poverty around the world. ONE's new music-based campaign, agit8, launched to showcase the incredible progress that has been made