Any action or interaction that is focused on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 20 /CSRwire/ - A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) consulting service can help clients develop methods to collect, manage and analyze supplier information for energy use, environmental impact, quality, safety, cost, efficiency, and labor practices. This offering draws on...
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 19 /CSRwire/ - J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has been named to the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) of the leading companies in North America for corporate sustainability and has also ranked No. 44 in Newsweek magazine's...
KEENE, N.H., Oct. 19 /CSRwire/ - Since setting its 2020 carbon neutrality target in 2007, Antioch University New England has reduced campus electricity use by a cumulative 19 percent. Specifically, Antioch New England (ANE) reduced electricity consumption by 152,400 kilowatt hours over the...
CINCINNATI, Oct. 19 /CSRwire/ - The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its 2009 Sustainability Report titled "Designed to Matter." The report outlines P&G's progress in improving the environmental profile of products and operations and delivery of several new, sustainable product innovations....
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 15 /CSRwire/ - Sodexo is launching a new fellowship program to monitor the impact of its sustainability initiatives with nonprofit group Net Impact, a global network of 15,000 leaders including corporate and nonprofit professionals, and graduate students in business administration...
LONDON, Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - It's just 53 days until delegates from 192 nations converge in Copenhagen for the historic COP15 summit. It's a monumental meeting when delegates will negotiate the successor to the Kyoto Protocol. For business, COP15 will provide the largest...
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - This past summer, 26 MBA students from across the country joined Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program to help Fortune 500 and other leading companies uncover energy efficiencies that represent net operating savings of more...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - GTM Research, the research arm of Greentech Media, has released a new report: "Greening the Supply Chain: Benchmarking Sustainability Practices and Trends." The findings of the report shed light on the current and future market of sustainable...
BERKELEY, Calif. , Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - The College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley is making major new commitments to advance research and education in sustainable green chemistry, thanks to the financial support of The Dow Chemical Company Foundation and...
BRUSSELS, Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting held in Brussels, Belgium on October 14 and 15, 2009 will focus on building the capacity for a sustainable cocoa sector. Over 150 representatives from the cocoa and chocolate industry, cocoa-producing...