EcoGEOS: January 2008 Archives

EcoGEOS > January 30, 2008

Centre for Social Research CSR

[NGOs - we & others] Centre for Social Research is one of the leading women’s NGOs in India working in the field of social action since 1983. The NGO aims towards making women empowered and self-reliant individuals, conscious of their rights ”¦ (Homepage).

The Gender of Democracy: Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity

[Ellibs Bookstore] Combining a theoretical approach with a specific critique of EU gender policy The Gender of Democracy argues that substantial democracy as a social project cannot co-exist with the existing system of gender relations which are inherently dichotomous and thus demarcate social categories of superior and inferior status. Drawing on utopian thought Maro Pantelidou Maloutas proposes a re-examination of the notion of the gendered subject and a revision of the dominant perceptions of the relations between sex, sexuality and gender.

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January 30, 2008

Centre for Social Research CSR

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The Gender of Democracy: Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity

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January 28, 2008

Sharing Corporate Consciousness

[Rita Perea Consulting] In talking with him for quite awhile, I learned that Cliff feels he has a calling to help people find and discern globally and socially responsible investing opportunities. During the 15 years that he has been in business he has won .

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Maybe SRI investors should settle for lower returns - and more ...

[xigi.net] Among those making the case for a new investor mind-set is Wayne Silby, who in the mid-1970s founded Calvert, which is now the nation’s largest family of SRI mutual funds. At a November meeting of private equity investors in Boston, he argued that socially motivated businesses too often struggle without sufficient capital because would-be investors think too narrowly about risk-adjusted returns.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools ...

[Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media] Guess you can't have too many social bookmarking applications.) Philanthropy, Fundraising, Disasters, and Video Good corporate citizenship was highlighted at Davis this past week. Bill Gates gave a speech on "creative capitalism.

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BBC: The Move to Multicasting

[Kinoeye] As with other policy environments and discources this raises the issue of citizenship. Just as there is a concept of social citizenship so there is a concept of cultural citizenship.

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Women's livelihood rights :recasting citizenship for development

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Event notice: Ethical Investing 101

[Business & Human Rights in Vancouver] Amnesty International Canada is proud to host “Ethical Investing 101”, an educational panel discussion developed to provide tools and information to any investor who wants to ensure their investments make a more positive social and environmental impact. This evening forum will bring together both investors and investment professionals.

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Dow Jones Dharma India Index anyone? The venerable Sangharaja ...

[KI Media] The 51 Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes, the world's first faith-based ethical investment products, made their debut in 1999, with input from an independent advisory Sharia Supervisory Board with a member each from from Syria, Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Malaysia.

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Website launched for National Ethical Investment Week

[Your Money] Penny Shepherd, chief executive of UK Social Investment Forum, the ethical investment body who are leading the week, said: “Behaving in ways that can help benefit the environment or society is becoming increasingly mainstream. Choosing a green and ethical investment can be another way of acting responsibly but many people are still not aware of the wide range of green and ethical investment choices available today.

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Social forum promotes Ethical Investment Week

[Banking Times: Daily Banking News] Penny Shepherd, chief executive of UKSIF, says: “Behaving in ways that can help benefit the environment or society is becoming increasingly mainstream. Choosing a green and ethical investment can be another way of acting responsibly but many people are still not aware of this option.”

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Generous Alumni Gift Supports Socially Responsible Investing at Haas

[Clear Admit: MBA Admissions Consultants Blog] The fund’s goal is to achieve long-term, positive absolute returns through investments that adhere to social and environmental responsibility guidelines, according to Michael Pearce, MBA 08, one of the fund’s student managers. “Investment decisions will be made based on both traditional financial and business evaluation criteria as well as detailed socially responsible investment criteria,”

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EcoGEOS > January 30, 2008

Centre for Social Research CSR

The Gender of Democracy: Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity

January 30, 2008

Centre for Social Research CSR

The Gender of Democracy: Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity

January 28, 2008

Sharing Corporate Consciousness

Maybe SRI investors should settle for lower returns - and more ...

NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools ...

BBC: The Move to Multicasting

Women's livelihood rights :recasting citizenship for development

Event notice: Ethical Investing 101

Dow Jones Dharma India Index anyone? The venerable Sangharaja ...

Website launched for National Ethical Investment Week

Social forum promotes Ethical Investment Week

Generous Alumni Gift Supports Socially Responsible Investing at Haas

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