Employee Engagement

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has approved a $200 million investment in The Taiyo Fund -- a fund that will employ corporate governance activism to turn around underperforming publicly traded companies in Japan.

· 37% of Americans think business is heading in the right direction in rebuilding trust, even though 40% still say they trust business less today than they did a year ago

· 46% -- nearly half of Americans – now believe CEOs are ...

NEW YORK, NY - Avon Products Inc. (Ticker: AVP) shareholders are being asked to vote in favor of a resolution that would require the company to study the feasibility of removing chemical preservatives known as parabens, which may elevate breast cancer risk, from its p...

WASHINGTON, DC - The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has scheduled an open meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the William O. Douglas Room at the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth St. NW, Washington, D.C.

Research released today by the Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge’s Business School, suggests that environmental and social credibility will have a significant impact on the future reputation of Multinational corporations.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) announced today that Dr. Chris Tuppen, Head of Sustainable Development and Corporate Accountability at British Telecommunications (BT) plc, has joined its board of directors. A global nonprofit organization,...

NEW YORK, NY A new report titled “The Business of Business” based on a survey of over 160 corporate responsibility professionals conducted by Ethical Corporation magazine and independent research firm Nima Hunter, Inc. reveals broad consensus on a number of issues cr...

New York, NY – Domini Social Investments LLC today announced that it has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that supports San Francisco activist Marc Kasky in his effort to hold Nike accountable for its statements concerning the company’s use of sweatsh...

BETHESDA, MD - Calvert (www.calvert.com), the nation's largest family of socially responsible mutual funds, today announced that Joe Keefe, President of NewCircle Communications, will work with the firm's leadership team as Senior Advisor for Strategic Social Policy. ...

London, UK - The Round Table Discussion will see the Pharmaceutical sector working pro-actively and creatively alongside governments and other actors to develop practical solutions and debate emerging industry challenges.

The dis...