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The nonprofit Conservation International can claim to have redefined how conservation organizations work with major corporations, enlisted them as equal partners, and worked with them to implement environmentally friendly and sustainable practices.

Starting in 1987 they conducted first Debt-for-Nature Swap.  The first-ever debt swap with the government of Bolivia, which agrees to put $600,000 toward conservation in exchange for debt relief.

From Marc Gunther’s blog: http://greenbiz.com/Blogs/marcgunther.cfm

New research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows that companies with the best corporate governance records have produced returns 18 percent higher than those with poor governance. The research also reveals that a breach of governance best practice reduces a company’s industry-adjusted return on assets by an average of 1 percentage point a year.
www.abi.org.uk

What Microloans Miss

James Surowiecki in The New Yorker March 17, 2008