Employee Engagement
Helping organizations to understand, reflect and meet the stakeholder interests of their workforces.
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12-14-11
BSR Adds Four Senior Executives to Board of Directors
BSR has added four new board members—Takashi Hatchoji, Chairman, Hitachi America; Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank; Anne-Marie Skov, Group Communications and CSR Senior Vice President, Carlsberg; and Robert Webb, ...
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12-14-11
VOYAGE Will Broadcast Reports on CSR in a New Global Television Series.
Award-winning VOYAGE Productions, LLC is launching “PLAYBACK: Social Entrepreneurs”, an exciting new series for national and international broadcast in early 2012. “PLAYBACK: Social Entrepreneurs” focuses on socially responsible companies, innova...
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12-13-11
NY Law Creates New Kind of Corporation
At midnight last night a law was enacted creating benefit corporations, a new class of corporations required to create benefit for society as well as shareholders. Unlike traditional corporations, benefit corporations are required to create a material positive impact on society and the environme...
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12-13-11
From Maryland to Mumbai"¦New Award-Winning Website Showcases Marriott’s Social Responsibility Work
Marriott International announced today the refresh of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) Web site.
The new site, accessible at www.marriott.com...
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12-13-11
Portfolio Manager's Message to Citigroup, Bank of America, & JP Morgan: "Stop Protecting Director Misconduct."
Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible investment advisory firm has filed shareholder resolutions calling on Citigroup, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase to stop indemnifying directors against civil and criminal liabilities.
“The next time one of these banks commits...
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12-08-11
Brooks Sports, Inc. Takes Significant Step in Sustainability Journey with First Corporate Responsibility Report
Brooks Sports, Inc., parent of leading running brand Brooks and women’s active lifestyle brand Moving Comfort, today released its first corporate responsibility (CR) report. The report, Running Responsibly, expresses the company’s philosophy on corporate responsibility and its road map to achieve...
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12-08-11
Community Heroes, Rodney Peete Kick Off Allstate's National "Give Back Day" in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
/PRNewswire/ - For the fourth consecutive year, Allstate Insurance Company is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by encouraging individuals to volunteer in their communities on MLK Day 2012 (Jan. 16) through its Give Back Day program (allstate.com/givebackday). Former NFL quarterback ...
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12-06-11
Americans and British View Nonprofits as Effective Change Makers Yet Still Plan to Give the Same or Less
/PRNewswire/ - People in the United States and United Kingdom overwhelmingly trust nonprofits and charities ahead of governments and corporations to create social change, yet most say they will make charitable donations at the same or reduced levels as last year, according to the 2011 Soc...
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12-06-11
EF & SevaYatra Sign Partnership Agreement
EF and SevaYatra are excited to announce a partnership between the two organizations. The partnership allows for EF and SevaYatra to leverage the expertise and knowledge of both organizations to provide enhanced corporate social responsibility (CSR) services for companies operating throughout the...
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12-05-11
Chevron, U.S. Chamber, and Prominent Law Firm Attempted to Mislead Congress Through False Testimony About Ecuador Environmental Case
Chevron, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a leading partner at the American law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher tried to mislead Congress about the oil giant's $18 billion environmental liability in Ecuador for the dumping of toxic waste and the decimation of indigenous groups, according to a
