Sustainability

Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DSEFX), the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index fund, has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging adoption of a rule requiring all mutual funds to adop...

The £40 billion Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has unveiled a new phase in its three year long campaign to raise overseas labour standards in the supply chains of UK retailers. The Forum has analysed the codes of conduct adopted by the nine retail groups in the FTSE100 ...

The market may be in a slump, but socially responsible investing is growing at a strong rate. Assets in socially screened investment portfolios under professional management rose by more than a third from 1999 to 2001 to top the $2 trillion mark for the first time ever, acc...

Many leading firms want to be a force for good, both at home and overseas. The antiglobalization movement, as well as the events of September 11, have given added cause for businesses to look closely at the impression they make in foreign markets. But few of them know how to...

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) invites business leaders everywhere to attend the BSR 2001 Annual Conference and actively advance shared values in the face of both immediate and long-term economic, social and environmental challenges. To be held November 7-9 in Seat...

Institutional investors can achieve competitive financial returns when implementing sustainable and responsible investment strategies, while at the same time meeting their fiduciary responsibilities. This is the major finding of a new guide for institutional investors entitl...

Nike today released its first Corporate Responsibility Report in an attempt to assess and communicate the impact of how the company runs its business. The report includes a series of detailed reports of Nike's efforts at developing environmental sustainability; its efforts t...

Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) announced today that six of the Company's certified organic coffees have received Fair Trade certification from TransFair USA. The Company signed a licensing agreement with TransFair USA in May of this year, to purchase and promote F...

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. today announced the release its first Corporate Responsibility Report, which offers a comprehensive assessment of the Company’s environmental, social and financial performance, focusing on its banana sourcing operations in Latin America, w...

In the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) announces an online information center to help businesses address the needs of employees and contribute to the recovery efforts in New York and Washington, D.C.