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Responsible Investments rather than "Land Grabbing"

Posted: Oct 25, 2012 – 10:55 AM EST

MUNICH, Oct. 25 /CSRwire/ - The business of land acquisition is flourishing. In the past decade, investors have bought or leased more than 48 million hectares of land worldwide, though more than one third of these transactions have taken place in African countries....

Chevron CEO John Watson Lied to Shareholders About Not Having Assets In Ecuador

Posted: Oct 19, 2012 – 01:20 PM EST

QUITO, Ecuador, Oct. 19 /CSRwire/ - A court decision this week in Ecuador to freeze an estimated $200 million of Chevron assets is clear evidence that the oil giants CEO and General Counsel were lying to shareholders when they repeatedly claimed the company...

Chevron’s Ecuador Environmental Problem Now An Issue In Florida Senate Race

Posted: Oct 18, 2012 – 03:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /CSRwire/ - Chevrons growing environmental legal problems around the world have spilled over to the Florida Senate race, potentially backfiring against the candidacy of Republican Connie Mack. Chevron has donated significant funds to Macks campaign, which prompted incumbent Democrat Bill...

Court Grants Ecuador Villagers First Big Victory Against Chevron Assets

Posted: Oct 16, 2012 – 04:13 PM EST

QUITO, Ecuador, Oct. 16 /CSRwire/ - Rainforest villagers from Ecuador scored their first significant collection victory against Chevrons assets this week in their attempt to enforce the historic $19 billion judgment against the oil giant after it was found to have caused cancers...

GOOD Achieves B Corporation Certification

Posted: Oct 11, 2012 – 08:15 AM EST

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 /CSRwire/ - GOOD Worldwide LLC, a mission-driven business focused on helping people live well and do good, today announced it has become a Certified B Corporation, joining a group of over 600 companies from over 60 different industries including...

Chevron Defeat at Supreme Court Part of Growing Hostility of U.S. Judiciary Toward Oil Giant

Posted: Oct 10, 2012 – 03:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /CSRwire/ - The U.S. Supreme Courts refusal this week to hear Chevrons appeal of its $19 billion liability in Ecuador is the latest in a long string of courtroom setbacks suffered by the oil giant in the historic environmental case,...

EuroCharity Submits its Communication on Progress

Posted: Oct 03, 2012 – 08:53 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 03 /CSRwire/ - EuroCharity published its first Communication on Progress (COP), the most important expression of a participant's commitment to the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles, in September 2012. The company became a founding member of the Global...

Lawyer Turns Tables On Chevron and Sues Oil Giant for Fraud In Federal Court

Posted: Aug 24, 2012 – 11:48 AM EST

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /CSRwire/ - Steven Donziger, a sole practitioner in New York, filed claims against Chevron in federal court charging the oil giant with orchestrating an illegal campaign of intimidation and lies to evade paying a $19 billion court judgment for...

M&S, BMW, BAA, Bloomberg, GRI, Nordea, Pirelli share lessons on stakeholder engagement

Posted: Aug 20, 2012 – 04:50 PM EST

LONDON, Aug. 20 /CSRwire/ - Companies now recognise that whilst annual CR reporting is crucial, the CR report is just one method of engagement. The rules of CR engagement depend on the stakeholder. Consumers for example are unlikely to have heard of let...

From Ecuador to Richmond to Nigeria, Greedy Chevron Lacks Respect for Communities Where It Operates

Posted: Aug 10, 2012 – 09:38 AM EST

SAN RAMON, Calif, Aug. 10 /CSRwire/ - The backstory to Chevron's disastrous refinery explosion this week in a small California town can be found thousands of miles away in Ecuador and Nigeria where for years vulnerable communities have been suffering the awful consequences...