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Increased Action Needed on Human Rights Reporting

Posted: Nov 25, 2019 – 07:09 PM EST

Nov. 25 /CSRwire/ - Governments need to do more to help businesses understand, mitigate and improve their human rights impacts by strengthening transparency and reporting requirements. This is the key finding of a report from GRI looking at the progress countries have made...

Three Actions to Change the Global Energy System and Stay Below 1.5°C

Posted: Nov 21, 2019 – 09:23 AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 21 /CSRwire/ - Global carbon emissions must drop in half by 2030 and reach net zero in 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change. A key solution is to replace energy from fossil fuels, which contributes 73% of global carbon emissions,...

Medtronic Highlights Leadership in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in 2019 Integrated Performance Report

Posted: Nov 14, 2019 – 03:00 PM EST

DUBLIN, Nov. 14 /CSRwire/ - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today released its fiscal year 2019 (FY19) Integrated Performance Report: The Power of Purpose [view report here]. The report focuses on Medtronic global corporate citizenship efforts, which include the economic, social, and environmental areas where...

Leadership Built on Diversity of Experience

Posted: Nov 13, 2019 – 02:01 PM EST

Nov. 13 /CSRwire/ - GRI, provider of the worlds leading sustainability reporting standards, will welcome four new members to its Board from 1 January 2020. The Board of Directors oversees the organizations work to increase and strengthen sustainability disclosures by companies around the...

BlackRock, JP Morgan, J&J on ESG Going Mainstream: Briefing

Posted: Nov 13, 2019 – 10:00 AM EST

Nov. 13 /CSRwire/ - The economist Milton Friedman famously said that the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits. Nearly 50 years since Friedman introduced his theory change is now afoot. ESG information on companies is being utilised as a guide...

Sysco Announces 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report

Posted: Nov 12, 2019 – 12:57 PM EST

HOUSTON, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, announced today it has published its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, documenting the companys progress toward the 2025 CSR goals established in 2018. Syscos CSR strategy focuses on...

Sustainability Now Drives More Consumer Purchasing Decisions, According to New Data from 2019 Paper & Packaging Consumer Trends Report

Posted: Nov 12, 2019 – 12:42 PM EST

JAKARTA, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - The majority of consumers include sustainability among the most important factors when determining their spending habits, according to new data released by Asia Pulp Paper (APP) Sinar Mas from the 2019 Paper Packaging Consumer Trends Report. The report...

Legg Mason Redefines Its Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility, Releases 2019 CSR Report

Posted: Nov 12, 2019 – 12:35 PM EST

BALTIMORE, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) has redefined its approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) by focusing on six dimensions that are central to the companys mission of Investing to Improve Lives "We have long recognized that CSR plays...

Maven House is Looking for a Few Great Authors

Posted: Nov 12, 2019 – 10:00 AM EST

Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - Maven House Press is soliciting book manuscripts that inspire people to use business as a force for good. We are looking for books on sustainability, climate change, corporate social responsibility, careers/social impact, social entrepreneurship, ESG/responsible investing, diversity and inclusivity,...

RW Institute Releasing First Global Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review

Posted: Nov 05, 2019 – 05:03 PM EST

SEATTLE, Nov. 05 /CSRwire/ - The RW Institute (RWI), sponsored by its core partner, the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, will release and present the first-ever global Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review on November 14, 2019 at the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation...