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We must stand together as a Community
By Martin Rohner, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Banking on Values Introduction letter to the 2021 Annual Report by the Executive Director of the [...]
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Global initiative directed towards supporting the Real Economy
Upendra Pouydal, GABV Regional Representative for Asia Pacific We know banking is the backbone of the economy and touches the lives of all citizens [...]
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Let’s continue banking for a better world!
A Note from Dr. Marcos Eguiguren, GABV executive director As we are entering the third quarter of 2017, I am happy to see all [...]
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A Managing Director’s perspective: using loan finance to reduce risk
Housing charity Chrysalis is working to reduce its reliance on leased properties by increasing its property ownership. A £666,000 loan has enabled Chrysalis to [...]
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There’s no such thing as free banking
Bevis Watts, Chief Executive of Triodos Bank UK The announcement by the FCA that banks will no longer be able to charge the exorbitant overdraft [...]
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Women in Leadership: The Power of the Female Brain by Yvonne Garand
By Yvonne Garand, EastRise (formerly VSECU) guru for visionary strategy, branding, marketing, business and community development, customer experience, and people development   How many [...]
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Stepping Up to the Challenge of Responsible Banking by James Vaccaro
By James Vaccaro Director of strategy for Triodos Bank There are about 25,000 banks worldwide: how responsible are they right now? And how does [...]
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Migrants everywhere deserve dignity by Shariful Hasan
By Shariful Hasan, Head of Migration Programme, BRAC On the month of victory and International Migrants Day, we stand by our migrants working hard [...]
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When social responsibility pays off by Lynne Fox
By Lynne Fox, Chair of the Board, Amalgamated Bank.  Until recently, “profitability” and “socially responsible” have been treated as mutually exclusive terms with many under the [...]
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Keeping track of carbon by Ivan Frishberg
By Ivan Frishberg First Vice President Sustainability Banking, Amalgamated Bank While sitting in your living room at home, a 0.9 Fahrenheit degree increase in temperature might [...]
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Building a greener society – climate action by Ecology Building Society
As leaders gather in Poland for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP24) Ecology non-executive director, Alison Vipond, discusses the challenge ahead and the urgent [...]
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Bank on Values: Make Change, Simply by Banking by Robert Miller
By Robert Miller, President and chief executive officer for VSECU. Believe it or not, your money is powerful. You use it to buy everyday things [...]