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		<title>Fukuyama&#8217;s financial crisis reading list</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/02/fukuyamas-financial-crisis-reading-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this in-depth interview from The Browser, Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History, discusses five recent books that he feels offer a comprehensive look at the roots of the global financial crisis of 2008 and beyond, as well &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/02/fukuyamas-financial-crisis-reading-list/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Grass-fed Beef to Beneficial Banking</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/01/from-grass-fed-beef-to-beneficial-banking/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/01/from-grass-fed-beef-to-beneficial-banking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By Malaika Maphalala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socially responsible investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Malaika Maphalala I recently had the pleasure of meeting Kat Taylor, co-founder of One PacificCoast Bank, a “beneficial bank” newly arrived in Portland.  A fan of banks with strong community-service visions, I was interested to hear about their work, &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/01/from-grass-fed-beef-to-beneficial-banking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CBS news features B-Corps</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/01/cbs-news-features-b-corps/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/01/cbs-news-features-b-corps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leading Edge Developments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socially responsible investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent segment on the CBS evening news highlighted the emergence of the Benefit Corporation, which provides a legal structure for companies that wish to pursue a social mission, rather than being legally constrained to always maximize shareholder value. As &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/01/cbs-news-features-b-corps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Kramer receives B-Corp award</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/12/michael-kramer-receives-b-corp-award/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/12/michael-kramer-receives-b-corp-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By Michael Kramer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Edge Developments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Investments LLC News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green investing hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socially responsible investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural Investments partner Michael Kramer was the recipient of an award announced at this year&#8217;s B-Corp Champion&#8217;s Retreat.  Michael was one of several people bestowed with the &#8220;I&#8217;m Just a Bill&#8221; Award, in recognition of his key role in moving &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/12/michael-kramer-receives-b-corp-award/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Judicial SEC smackdown: what&#8217;s it all mean?</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/12/judicial-sec-smackdown-whats-it-all-mean/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/12/judicial-sec-smackdown-whats-it-all-mean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New York Federal District Court Judge Jed Rakoff triggered lots of headlines with his recent rejection of a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Citigroup, in which the company admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to pay a &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/12/judicial-sec-smackdown-whats-it-all-mean/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sisters of St. Francis speak up as shareholders</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/483/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/483/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shareholder activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality/Faith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent New York Times piece, The Nuns Who Won&#8217;t Stop Nudging, is a great profile of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, who have been visiting corporate offices to push for more socially responsible and sustainable business practices &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/483/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What if money DID grow on trees?</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/what-if-money-did-grow-on-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/what-if-money-did-grow-on-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By Christopher Peck]]></category>

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		<title>SRI expansion in economic hard times</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/sri-expansion-in-economic-hard-times/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/sri-expansion-in-economic-hard-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By Michael Kramer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Natural Investment&#8217;s Michael Kramer was the go-to guy for Scott Cooney of Triple Pundit when Cooney wondered how SRI was weathering the current extended economic storm.  Check out Michael&#8217;s comments in full on the Triple Pundit website; here&#8217;s a teaser: &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/11/sri-expansion-in-economic-hard-times/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NI signatory on Global Investors Statement on Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/10/ni-signatory-on-global-investors-statement-on-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/10/ni-signatory-on-global-investors-statement-on-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Investments LLC News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the Investor Network on Climate Risk joined similar groups from around the world in releasing a comprehensive call for energy policies at the national and international level that will encourage increased investment in renewable energy solutions. The Global &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/10/ni-signatory-on-global-investors-statement-on-climate-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii, California newest states to recognize Benefit Corporation designation</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/10/hawaii-california-newest-states-to-recognize-benefit-corporation-designation/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/10/hawaii-california-newest-states-to-recognize-benefit-corporation-designation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leading Edge Developments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Investments LLC News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[b corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socially responsible investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A growing movement to recognize social and environmental benefits as a legitimate purpose of corporate activity, alongside making money, has added two new states to the growing roster of those adding &#8220;Benefit Corporation&#8221; as a state-recognized legal designation. Both Hawaii &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2011/10/hawaii-california-newest-states-to-recognize-benefit-corporation-designation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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