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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>YBPGuide - Latest Comments in Socially Responsible Investing</title><link>http://ybpguide.disqus.com/</link><description>To empower African-Americans, and all people of color, with the knowledge and inspiration to foster progression and productivity in the community.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:32:15 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Socially Responsible Investing</title><link>http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/#comment-3786105</link><description>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</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Artificial</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:32:15 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Socially Responsible Investing</title><link>http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/#comment-2415290</link><description>PLEASE support organizations like &lt;a href="http://kiva.org" rel="nofollow"&gt;kiva.org&lt;/a&gt;.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">ETS</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:31:23 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Socially Responsible Investing</title><link>http://ybpguide.com/2007/10/26/socially-responsible-investing/#comment-2415289</link><description>Great info.  Also see the Global Compact.&lt;br&gt;" 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.  "&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For a list of socially responsible corporations that have signed the Global Compact, an initiative launched under former Secretary-General Koffi Annan, go to &lt;a href="http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ParticipantsAndStakeholders/index.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ParticipantsAndS...&lt;/a&gt;.  Current major U.S. partners include eBay Inc., Gap Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Nike Inc., Pzifer Inc., and the Coca-Cola Company.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jmac</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:32:10 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>