Grameen, Adidas to make low-cost shoes

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:55:46 +0000

Another joint venture, comparable to the French company Danone, demonstrates how it is possible for business to be social!

Here is the article in the Daily Stary.

Microcredit institutions under pressure

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:14:57 +0000

This German news item comes from Franz Alt, a dedicated journalist reporting on generally ‘green’ events.

The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has now asked the Development Bank KfW to provide a fund of $m 130 to alleviate shortfalls for microcredit institutions.

The Minister for Development said: “We have to make sure that those who contributed least to the crisis, don’t suffer from it the most.”

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Grameen, Adidas to make low-cost shoes

Microcredit institutions under pressure