Helping organizations to understand, reflect and meet the stakeholder interests of their workforces.
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01-03-13
Yesterday, Compass(x) Strategy joined thirteen other companies to register as the first benefit corporations in Illinois on its first effective day. Public Act 97-0885, sponsored by Senator Michael Frerichs and Representative Sara Feigenholtz, establishes this corporate form to help create high q...
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01-02-13
Featuring Jeremy Darroch, Chief Executive Officer of SKY, John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace UK and Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor of the Economist – the summit will address how companies will conduct sustainable business both now and in the future.
International leaders from...
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01-02-13
Ideaction Corps joined Representative Sara Feigenholtz, B Lab co-founder Jay Coen Gilbert, and the certified B Corps community for the historic first effective day of the Benefit Corporation legislation in Illinois. Fourteen companies, including Ideaction Corps, registered as legal Benefit Corpor...
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12-21-12
In view of the upcoming Christmas holidays, HYGEIA Hospital organized a festive event to demonstrate its support and solidarity for the vulnerable social groups of the Municipality of Perama. The initiative forms part of the Group’s social responsibility actions.
The Christmas event was ho...
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12-20-12
In the wake of the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced the organizations that will receive $150,000 in community grants for relief and revitalization efforts in devastated communities in New York and along the New Jersey coastline. This dona...
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12-20-12
Business owners and executives say it’s time for Plan C: big corporations now dodging billions in taxes should pay their fair share. Forget Plan B tax breaks for those making $999,999 a year, cuts to Social Security, and “revenue neutral” corporate tax reform. Instead, the American Sustainable Bu...
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12-19-12
The end of the year is a time to both reflect on the past and look forward to the new year ahead. For Nature’s Path Organic Foods, that means being grateful for the food they were able to provide to those in need, the organic community gar...
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12-18-12
Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) today announced activation of the company’s largest solar project at its million-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center (EFC) in Edgewood, Md. The EFC opened in 2011 and recently earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from...
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12-17-12
Ceres announced today that its board of directors has approved Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), one of the world’s largest financial services companies, as the newest member of the Ceres company network. Companies that join Ceres’s network work to integrate environmental and social performan...
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12-14-12
Victims of Hurricane Sandy will receive $1 million worth of new clothing from Dignity U Wear according to Barbara Truncellito, Executive Director. Dignity U Wear is a nonprofit headquartered in Jacksonville, FL that focuses on restoring the dignity to Americans in need by providing new clothing....