Corporate governance refers to the structure and value, which determine corporate direction and performance. The framework depends on the legal, regulatory, institutional, and ethical environment of the company's stakeholder community.
April 8, 2009 - Bloomberg L.P., a leading information-services and media company, has been approved as a Ceres network company by the Ceres Board of Directors, citing the company's commitment to sustainability disclosure and setting goals to reduce its environmental impact. Bloomberg is...
NEW YORK, NY. - 8 April 2009 - As the global economic crisis highlights the need for long-term-sustainability and business ethics, corporations around the world are making progress in adopting responsible business practices. Yet, serious implementation gaps remain, particularly in supply chain management...
The 2009 International Corporate Citizenship Conference will be held March 29-31 in San Francisco. The annual conference, organized by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, is expected to attract some 500 executives responsible for directing corporate citizenship activities in global companies. The...
NEW YORK, NY - March 26, 2009 - U.S. Representatives Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and Melvin L. Watt (D-NC) have each issued statements applauding today's announcement by TIAA-CREF that it will intensify pressure on companies that maintain business relations with the Sudanese government, divest...
Today TIAA-CREF announces a new escalated phase in our continuing campaign to pressure portfolio companies that maintain business relations with the Sudanese government to cease those relations or attempt to end genocide and ease suffering in Darfur. We plan to intensify pressure on...
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., March 5, 2009 - Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that it has signed on to the United Nation's Global Compact, the world's largest and most widely embraced corporate citizenship initiative. By signing on, the Company confirms its commitment to...
WASHINGTON,D.C. - March 4, 2009 - The Council of Women World Leaders at the Aspen Institute announced that at the upcoming International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security on March 7-8, 2009, in Monrovia, Liberia, Finnish President Tarja Halonen...