Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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12-17-19
Jason Hartke Joins IWBI as Executive Vice President of Advocacy and Policy
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced that Jason Hartke, Ph.D., has joined the organization as Executive Vice President of Advocacy and Policy. With stints at the White House, the Department of Energy and leading non-profit organizations, Hartke’s appointment will furth...
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12-17-19
COP25 Negotiation Results Fail to Respond to Calls to Close Ambition Gap and Step up Action at Speed and Scale the Paris Agreement Demands
Sue Reid, vice president of climate and energy at Ceres, released this statement following the closing of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid (COP25) on Sunday.
Inside and outside the halls of COP25, investors, companies and leaders from a c...
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12-13-19
Tree City USA: Celebrating the Importance of Urban Tree Canopies
The Tree City USA program has strengthened and sustained urban forests across the country thanks to support of Foundation membe...
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12-13-19
Advancing Corporate Sustainability in the Philippines
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been acknowledged for their efforts to raise the sustainability reporting capacity of businesses, for which GRI has provided wide-ranging support.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) included the SEC of one of fiv...
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12-11-19
Improving Reporting on Modern Slavery
A toolkit to advance reporting on modern slavery has been published by GRI and the Responsible Labor Initiative, an Initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance. The resource provides guidance on increasing the effectiveness of corporate reporting, underpinning the transparency and accountabil...
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12-11-19
IOC President Stresses Importance of Unity and Solidarity as UN General Assembly Adopts Olympic Truce for Tokyo 2020 by Consensus
Speaking to the General Assembly in New York, USA, following the adoption of the resolution, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach thanked the UN Member States for their support, saying the adoption of the ...
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12-11-19
Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Remembers Organization’s Co-Founder Paul A. Volcker
Twenty years ago, Paul A. Volcker, Jr. Volcker, who passed away on December 8, 2019 in New York City, joined forces with Paul Newman, actor and philanthropist; Peter Malkin, current Chairman Emeritus of Empire State Realty Trust; David Rockefeller
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12-10-19
Record 631 Institutional Investors Managing More Than $37 Trillion in Assets Urge Governments to Step up Ambition to Tackle Global Climate Crisis
631 institutional investors managing more than $37 trillion in assets urged governments to step up efforts to tackle the global climate crisis and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, in a joint statement issued today at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP25). The
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12-10-19
Corporate Purpose on the Rise: Companies on Path to Meet the Needs of All Stakeholders and Address Significant Social Issues
In a year marked by remarkable social actions and investments from some of the world’s largest companies, CECP has released its annual Investing in Society, a must-read source for trends on the corporate sector’s shift towar...
