Business Services
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the business services industry.
POSTED
03-22-13
Shared Success: A Conversation with Verizon on Sustainability, Values & More
Verizon recently released its 2012 annual report showcasing solid progress in delivering powerful answers in the areas of healthcare, educat...
POSTED
03-20-13
Bob Willard to Discuss the Future of Sustainability Reporting at NAEM Conference
Experienced business leader and author Bob Willard will kick off NAEM’s Corporate Sustainability Management conference on April 17 in Arlington, Va. with an update on the Global Initiative for Sustainability Rating's (GISR) efforts to create a world-class standard for sustainability analytics. D...
POSTED
03-12-13
Cradle to Cradle Certified (CM) Partners With PUMA
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute today announced the certification of its first global apparel brand collection. Products in the PUMA InCycle collection have been awarded BASIC level certification under version 2.1 of the Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Product Standard,...
POSTED
03-07-13
GRI Certified Training Seminar in Sustainability Reporting
The Center for Sustainability at Saint Louis University is proud to announce that GRI Training Partners ISOS Group and BrownFlynn will be returning to the Saint Louis University campus to provide certified training in sustainability reporting using the GRI Framework April 18-19, 2013.
The ...
POSTED
03-05-13
New Training Series for CSR, HR, Community Relations & Sustainability Professionals: Certified by the HR Institute & Featuring Experts from PwC and Eileen Fisher
Ever wondered how your team could collaborate more seamlessly with the HR team on a community relations project? Or work as partners with the Diversity team on advancing employee engagement? Ever felt the need for a scorecard that not only measures the impact of all your work but also quantifies ...
POSTED
03-01-13
#WorthWearing: A Fashion Industry Twitter Chat on Fair Trade and Supply Chain Transparency with INDIGENOUS and CSRwire
INDIGENOUS, a California-based organic and fair trade fashion company, is kicking off the 2013 segment of its “Our World. Our Worth” campaign.
POSTED
02-25-13
Shell, Rio Tinto, Chevron, Anglo American and De Beers to Discuss CSR Risk in the Extractive Industry
Ethical Corporation, the leading business intelligence company for sustainability, today announced that 25+ foremost oil, gas and mining companies will meet at a two day summit this April to debate the future of CSR in their industry.
‘Risk’ not ‘responsibility’ is the watchword of 2013, s...
POSTED
02-25-13
Pro Bono Movement Goes Global
The leaders of the pro bono movement from around the globe are convening in New York City to support their progress in engaging business professionals in leveraging their talents to help advance social change. The convening is hosted by the Taproot Foundation, the pioneer and lead architect of t...
POSTED
02-19-13
Accenture Exceeds Goal of Equipping 250,000 People by 2015 with the Skills to Get a Job or Build a Business
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced it has exceeded its original Skills to Succeed goal of equipping 250,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to get a job or build a business. As a result – and to i...
POSTED
02-19-13
2013 Cause Marketing Halo Award Finalists Revealed
Campaigns supporting veterans, rainforests and micro-entrepreneurs were among the 40 finalists announced today in the Cause Marketing Halo Awards.
Business initiatives designed to “do well by doing good” in 10 competitive categories were revealed by David Hessekiel, founder and president o...
