The social business case
Grameen Bank reversed conventional banking practices by lending to the poorest people. The basic idea is that all humans are entrepreneurs. They just need the opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty. Micro-credit has been the tool to do just that for millions. Unlike philanthropy it has proven scaleable and with great spin-off effects. Mr Yunus calls it social business.
Robust platform to meet the economic downturn
DNV’s results for 2008 show growth, but in the long term the financial downturn is also expected to affect DNV’s results.
Managing risk in the finance industry
Nordea Capital Markets Products, responsible for all Nordea markets activities, is working with DNV to further improve and up-grade their capability to manage operational risk
Italian bank shows social responsibility commitment
DNV has verified the Social Report 2005 of Banca Popolare Etica (BPE) in Italy.