In a joint initiative, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Official Carbon Partner, Dow, wi...
Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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08-28-19
Impact and Growth of Fair Trade Certification Highlighted at 2nd World Coconut Congress
Industry leaders, companies, and innovators in the coconut community will gather for the 2nd World Coconut Congress this week in Manilla, Philippines.
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08-28-19
Fair Trade USA Joins 1% for the Planet ‘My Planet Pass’ Program to Encourage Environmental Activism
Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of fair tra...
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08-28-19
Improving Child Health in Nigeria Through Education, Awareness and Quality Water and Sanitation Products
Aimcare, a Nigerian social enterprise focusing in hygiene education, has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to facilitate access to clean water and sanitation to 200,000 low-income Nigerians in rural areas through its WaterEase platform by 2024. In addition, it will educate 300,000 ...
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08-28-19
Strengthening Services for Effective ESG Reporting
Mirjam Groten joins GRI as Chief Business Development Officer on 1 September. Mirjam will be responsible for services supporting organizations to disclose their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and prepare sustainability reports. This includes the membership program – the GR...
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08-27-19
From Farm to Table: Online Company Increasing Incomes of Turkish Small-scale Farmers by Connecting Them Directly to Consumers
Fair trade company Tarlamvar has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to revitalize Turkey’s small-scale farming sector by providing livelihood opportunities to at least 1000 low-income small-scale family farmers through its supply chain and providing capacity building on organic farm...
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08-27-19
Call for Entries: Keep America Beautiful 2019 National Awards Program Applications Open for Individuals and Organizations Dedicated to Transforming Public Spaces Into Beautiful Places
Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, announced that the appli...
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08-22-19
Businesses Commit to Act Fairly and Sustainably "“ and Hard Work Starts Now
A welcome development this week was the declaration from 181 chief executives of US companies to operate in a way that values and recognizes all their stakeholders.
The signatories to the Statement on the ...
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08-20-19
New Ceres Analysis Calls on Power Sector to Decarbonize Before 2050
A newly updated climate scenario analysis framework released today underscores the need for the U.S. power sector to completely decarbonize before 2050 in order to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius and stave off the worst impacts of climate change.
The framework,
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08-20-19
RMI and ICA Partner to Advance Responsible Copper Production and Trade
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), on behalf of its Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), and the International Copper Association, Ltd. (ICA), have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly advance the responsible production and trade of copper.
The RMI and ICA aim to harmoni...
