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Investor Coalition Calling for Greater Shareholder Engagement to Accelerate Progress on Critical Issues Such as Climate Change and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have released their 2013 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide including all member-sponsored shareholder proposals for the upcoming proxy season. The Guide is available at- http://www.iccr.org ICCR members are calling

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The CGAP MIV ESG Award honors the “best in class” microfinance investors, and commends Oikocredit for its outstanding achievement in innovation and engagement with its project partners (or investees) and other industry groups. Strict selection criteria for investments and transparency to investors have been integral to fulfilling Oikocredit’s mission, said Managing Director Tor G. Gull.

by Leon Kaye, editor of GreenGoPost.com Ben & Jerry’s raised eyebrows earlier this year when the Burlington-based ice cream company announced that all of its products would be made from fair trade certified ingredients by 2011 in Europe and 2013 in the United States. The company, which started in an abandoned gas station in 1978,

Theresa Marquez of Organic Valley and Bob Quinn of Kamut® International received Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) prestigious Organic Leadership Awards for 2010 in ceremonies held last October in Boston, MA. “Theresa Marquez and Bob Quinn have shown outstanding initiative and devotion to organic, and their contributions clearly demonstrate how organic enterprises and agriculture can thrive

The number of farms and businesses dedicated to organic and eco-friendly consumer products is growing in Colorado; according to industry estimates, the state accounts for $2.5 billion in organic sales, or approximately 10% of overall U.S. sales of organic products. Boulder, CO, (October 26, 2010) – With more than 200 organic farms in the Colorado,

By Nutrition Business Journal In a year when many food retailers have struggled to squeeze sales growth out of soft pricing, Whole Foods Market has beaten analysts\’ and its own expectations for revenue, profits and same-store sales growth. For its 2010 fourth quarter, ended September 26, Whole Foods posted revenues of $2.1 billion on 15%