Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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11-11-13
Swedish and Indian Companies Explore Business Models that Include the Poor as Consumers, Producers and Suppliers
Leading Swedish and Indian companies gathered in New Delhi during the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial week to share examples of how businesses have developed innovative models not only to achieve commercial success, but also contribute to development outcomes, and ensure that the poor are included in...
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11-07-13
Points of Light, Exelis Action Corps Celebrate Veterans Day with Service
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of Light, the largest organization in the world dedicated to volunteer service, and
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11-02-13
Hippocampus Learning Centres Joins the Business Call to Action to Expand Education in Rural India
The Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC), a leading social enterprise, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) to address the basic educational needs in rural India. The company plans to expand its education programs and teacher training for women through its innovative Kindergarten and After...
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10-31-13
Envirofit Expands Access to Clean Cooking Technology in Kenya and Joins the Business Call to Action
U.S.-based social enterprise Envirofit International has announced it will join the Business Call to Action (BCtA), with plans to reduce greenhouse gases by 193,500 tons of carbon through the sales of 150,000 clean cookstoves across Kenya in the next two years.
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10-29-13
Companies Push White House to Follow Through on Climate Action Plan
One year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, major U. S. companies including Starbucks, Unilever and Mars, Inc. have called on President Obama and the White House to follow through on climate change pr...
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10-29-13
One Year After Sandy: Ceres Report Highlights Growing Taxpayer Burden from Climate Inaction
A new Ceres report documents rising taxpayer costs to federal programs that provide flood insurance, crop insurance, wildfire protection and disaster relief. Some extreme weather-prone states such as Florida and Texas are also facing more acute financial exposure.
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10-28-13
ImpactAssets Releases Annual Impact Investing Firm Showcase
ImpactAssets launches the "IA 50," a free online resource for impact investors and their advisors. The annual compilation includes experienced fund managers repres...
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10-25-13
The Climate Declaration Hits Broadway"¦
Starting this week, the Climate Declaration’s message that “tackling climate change is America’s greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century” will be showcased on the CBS Jumbotron on 42nd street i...
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10-24-13
Investors Ask Fossil Fuel Companies to Assess How Business Plans Fare in Low-carbon Future
A group of 70 global investors managing more than $3 trillion of collective assets today launched the first-ever coordinated effort ...
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10-16-13
FINO PayTech joins the Business Call to Action to Promote Financial Inclusion in India
FINO PayTech, a leading payments technology company and India’s largest alternate channel for banking services, announced plans to join the Business Call to Action (BCtA) and scale up its business and banking technology platform as well as its branchless banking solutions in rural India.
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