Sustainability

Geneva, Switzerland - Coinciding with World AIDS Day, a new report from the World Economic Forum's Global Health Initiative suggests that business is not yet playing a significant role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. According to UNAIDS in 2003, another five million pe...

Geneva, Switzerland - On November 17th the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) published a paper on the response of the corporate sector to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries. It presents results and analysis from the first glo...

London, UK - On 21st November, business leaders from the UK will be attending an influential conference on corporate responsibility in the East Midlands.

Substance or spin? Compliance or conviction? Reputation and risk. These are...

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Global Compact reports the following initiatives:

Global Compact Introduces "Resource Package"

To aid in the understanding and implementation...

LOS ANGELES - The commitment of large companies to sustainable business practices that enhance communities and protect the environment will ultimately ease public concern about globalization, the chief executive of UPS (NYSE:UPS) said today.

NEW YORK - A new study among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reveals a growing need for greater transparency not only in a corporation's economic performance, but also in its social and environmental activities. "Corporate social responsibili...

SAN FRANCISCO – Van Jones, founder and National Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC) will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Business for Social Responsibility Annual Conference, November 11-14, 2003 in Los Angeles.

PITTSBURGH, PA - As Alcoa continues the evolution of its sustainability reporting, and begins preparation of its 2003 report, the company is actively seeking feedback and comments from a wide range of corporate sustainability report readers and users. An anonymous onl...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- A new report, Strengthening Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains, issued by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), and the Copenhagen office of PricewaterhouseCo...

Geneva, Switzerland - Finland is the most competitive economy in the world, according to the rankings of The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004 released today by the World Economic Forum. The United States is in second position in the ra...