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Shareholders Seeking Stronger Responses from Companies as Climate Change Concerns Deepen

Posted: Mar 07, 2014 – 10:59 AM EST

BOSTON, Mar. 07 /CSRwire/ - Motivated by mounting scientific evidence that human activity is a leading cause of climate change, major institutional investors are pushing for stronger actions from companies in climate-related shareholder resolutions in the 2014 proxy season. Led by Walden Asset...

UPS Invests In Propane for U.S. Delivery Fleet

Posted: Mar 05, 2014 – 12:37 PM EST

ATLANTA, Mar. 05 /CSRwire/ - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The investment in propane vehicles and infrastructure is approximately $70 million. The propane fleet will...

Chevron's Flawed RICO Decision in Ecuador Case Violates First Amendment and Will Backfire In International Courts, Defendants Say

Posted: Mar 04, 2014 – 12:22 PM EST

NEW YORK, Mar. 04 /CSRwire/ - A decision in favor of Chevron in a New York RICO case is wrong on the facts and the law, violates the First Amendment, and has little chance of helping the oil giant block international enforcement actions,...

Transforming Advertising: Nominations Open For 2014 EthicMark® Awards

Posted: Mar 04, 2014 – 09:19 AM EST

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Mar. 04 /CSRwire/ - Nominations are now open, running until June 8, 2014, for the 2014 EthicMark Awards for ads and media campaigns that uplift the human spirit and society. Nominations are open to campaigns representing socially responsible advertising and...

The Story of Novo Nordisk's Environmental Profit and Loss Account

Posted: Feb 27, 2014 – 12:00 PM EST

Together with the Danish Ministry of Environment, Novo Nordisk has released the pharmaceutical industry's first Environmental Profit and Loss (E P&L) account identifying the costs and areas for reduction related to water consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution.

Morgan Stanley Joins Ceres Company Network

Posted: Feb 27, 2014 – 10:09 AM EST

BOSTON, Feb. 27 /CSRwire/ - Ceres announced today that its board of directors has approved Morgan Stanley, a leading global financial services firm, as the newest member of the Ceres company network. Companies that join the Ceres network strive to integrate environmental and...

Apple, San Diego International Airport, SolarCity and Sapphire Energy Join Call for U.S. Action on Climate Change

Posted: Feb 25, 2014 – 01:28 PM EST

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25 /CSRwire/ - As California battles the worst drought in centuries, more than a dozen major businesses, including Apple Inc. (APPL), SolarCity (SCTY), San Diego International Airport, Sungevity and Sapphire Energy today joined with more than 120 California-based companies in...

Elk River Disaster Prompts National Business Call for Better Regulations, Support for West Virginia Businesses That Have Lost Millions

Posted: Feb 19, 2014 – 11:54 AM EST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 /CSRwire/ - In response to the January contamination of the Elk River in West Virginia, the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) and business leaders across the country have joined with West Virginia businesses demand for better state regulations for chemicals...

Pete and Gerry's Organics LLC Becomes World's First Animal Farm Business to Achieve B Corporation Certification

Posted: Feb 19, 2014 – 11:04 AM EST

MONROE, N.H., Feb. 19 /CSRwire/ - Pete and Gerrys Organics LLC, the parent company for both the Pete and Gerrys Organic Eggs and the Nellies Cage-Free Eggs brands, is the first animal farming business in the world to be named a Certified B...

Wildlife Works to launch Taita Hills Conservation and Sustainable Land Use Project in Kenya with $10M investment from Althelia Climate Fund

Posted: Feb 19, 2014 – 07:53 AM EST

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 19 /CSRwire/ - Wildlife Works Carbon LLC, the carbon markets leading REDD+ project development and management company, announced today that is has signed a $10M financing deal with the Althelia Climate Fund to launch the Taita Hills Conservation and...