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		<title>UN hosts meeting on looking beyond GDP to measuring happiness and well-being</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/05/un-hosts-meeting-on-looking-beyond-gdp-to-measuring-happiness-and-well-being/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early April, 650 leaders from around the world met at the UN in New York for a High Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm.  Yes Magazine provides a good overview of the meeting, which &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/05/un-hosts-meeting-on-looking-beyond-gdp-to-measuring-happiness-and-well-being/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kramer on sustainable business, B-Corps</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/04/kramer-on-sustainable-business-b-corps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:27:46 +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>
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		<description><![CDATA[NI Managing Partner Michael Kramer was recently featured in an interesting interview with Joyce Lee-Ibarra, a consultant to non-profits, which focused on B-Corporations and what B-Corp designation means to Natural Investments. See the interview on Joyce&#8217;s blog.]]></description>
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		<title>NI does TED: Regenerative Capitalism</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/ni-does-ted-regenerative-capitalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By Michael Kramer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NI partner Michael Kramer was a featured speaker at TEDx: Hilo in February.  In this talk, Michael shares his ideas for transforming capitalism. He describes what&#8217;s possible and achievable as we all come to better understand how we spend our &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/ni-does-ted-regenerative-capitalism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kramer, Frazier speak on local investing</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/kramer-frazier-speak-on-local-investing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By James Frazier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[By Michael Kramer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural Investments&#8217; Michael Kramer and James Frazier were the featured speakers at a recent event co-sponsored by several Maui organizations, on the topic of &#8220;Green Business and Investing Locally.&#8221;  The wide-ranging presentation received detailed coverage in the Maui Weekly, and &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/kramer-frazier-speak-on-local-investing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NI garners Best for the World designation</title>
		<link>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/ni-garners-best-for-the-world-designation/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/ni-garners-best-for-the-world-designation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Cummings</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[By Michael Kramer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural Investments has been recognized as ‘Best for the World’ in a list of U.S. businesses with less than 10 employees creating the most overall positive social and environmental impact.  Natural Investments and the other ‘Best for the World’ businesses &#8230; <a href="http://naturalinvesting.com/blog/2012/03/ni-garners-best-for-the-world-designation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>
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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></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>
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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>
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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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