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Back to homepageValores Unión S.A. Agencia de Bolsa: Best Sustainable Securities Brokerage Bolivia 2019
Bolivian brokerage house Valores Unión has been in operation for a quarter of a century, developing a wide portfolio of clients and providing committed customer care. The broker aims to fuel the country´s economic and social development by democratising financial
Read MoreExxaro Resources: Most Responsible Mining Leadership South Africa 2019
Exxaro Resources’ purpose is “to power better lives in Africa and beyond”. The diversified group is based in South Africa, with mining operations in coal, iron ore, zinc, and titanium dioxide spread across Europe, America and Australia. Exxaro has established
Read MoreCredit Direct Limited: Best Social Impact Finance Partner Nigeria 2019
Credit Direct pioneered the structured non-bank unsecured lending market in Nigeria, serving a previously neglected segment of the population with loan and investment products. The company entered the market more than a decade ago, providing clients of limited means with
Read MoreNordea Life Assurance Finland: Most Sustainable Assurance Nordics 2019
The Nordea Group derives its name from the words “Nordic ideas”, underscoring its mission to develop superior solutions that reflect the Nordic values of openness, equality, and environmental responsibility. As a subsidiary of the group, Nordea Life Assurance Finland upholds
Read MoreKandeo Fund LP: Best ESG Private Equity Team – Latin America 2018
As social and environmental responsibility moves from niche to mainstream, companies seeking investors must show more than half-hearted compliance. Businesses that actively contribute to a more sustainable future are motivating millennials to put their money where their morals are. Kandeo
Read Morefair-finance: Most Socially Responsible Pension Fund Central Europe 2019
Ethical finance principles are a welcome trend in financial markets, but for one company this has been both moniker and ethos since its inception: the Austrian holdings and securities company, fair-finance. Founded in 2008, fair-finance balances investment decisions based on
Read MoreBanco Ganadero: Best Green Bank Bolivia 2019
Since its foundation in 1994, Banco Ganadero has been strongly attached to the agricultural sector in Bolivia, in particular to the many SMEs represented there. To deliver the highest level of service to its clients, it places paramount importance on
Read MoreBIAT (Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie): Best Bank Governance Tunisia 2019
Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT) was founded in 1976, and has developed a solid reputation for its business performance and corporate governance. BIAT had banking products with a net worth of $270m (834.5 m TND) in 2018, and boasts
Read MoreElectric Networks of Armenia: Best ESG Energy Provider Caucasus 2019
Electric Networks of Armenia was created in 2002 from the merger of four regional state companies to unite distribution and sales in the sector. The company provides electricity to more than a million customers, and its grid covers 36,000 kilometers.
Read MoreCentral Bank of the Dominican Republic: Best Central Bank Governance Central America and the Caribbean
For a central bank to function at peak performance, autonomy is crucial. The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) was founded as a decentralised and independent organisation in 1947 according to Dominican monetary and financial law, to be responsible
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