Organizations

Multinationals in the Neighbourhood: Driving Economic Development or Simply Crunching Numbers?

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - “This will be the litmus test of how societies judge multinationals. Many corporations are weak on driving economic development impact on the poorest communities, but there are a handful of companies that have started grappling w...

Nearly One Third of ChevronTexaco Shareholders Ask the Company to Move ‘Beyond Petroleum’

MIDLAND, TX - A shareholder resolution requesting that ChevronTexaco adopt and report on a plan to invest in renewable energy received a record 32 percent of the vote today, up from 9.6% support for a similar global warming resolution voted on at Chevron in 2001. The...

Study: ExxonMobil Now the Only Giant Oil Co. Failing to Act on Global Warming Risks

IRVING, TX - ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is now alone among the four “supermajor” oil companies in refusing to take meaningful action to mitigate the growing risks posed by global warming, according to a study released today by Claros Consulting of Londo...

BSR Conducts Stakeholder Engagement and Supply Chain Trainings to Help Companies Improve Corporate Social Responsibility Management and Performance

San Francisco, CA – Preparing corporate leaders and staff to address some of today’s most challenging social and environmental issues, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) today announced a series of upcoming corporate trainings on stakeholder engagement and suppl...

Mike Eskew, Carly Fiorina, Arianna Huffington and Anthony Romero to Keynote at the Business for Social Responsibility 2003 Annual Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Approximately 1,000 business executives from more than 30 countries will hear several notable business and civic leaders address issues of corporate responsibility, transparency and accountability at the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) 200...

Oxfam: Kraft Foods Refutes Accountability and Shows Lack of Leadership in Addressing Global Coffee Crisis Affecting 25 Million Coffee Farmers

EAST HANOVER, NJ - During yesterday's Annual General Meeting of shareholders, Kraft Foods- one of the world's two largest coffee companies which retails such coffee brands as Maxwell House and Gevalia, was the focus of actions around the world by Oxfam supporters. Oxf...

Kraft Annual Stockholder Meeting: Oxfam America Challenges Kraft to Take Leadership to Address the Global Coffee Crisis

EAST HANOVER, NJ - As shareholders meet for Kraft's (KFT - NYSE) Annual General Meeting in East Hanover, New Jersey on April 22, demonstrators led by international humanitarian agency Oxfam will be rallying in countries around the world including Australia, Spain, Eng...

BT’s Head of Sustainable Development and Corporate Accountability Chris Tuppen Joins Business for Social Responsibility’s Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) announced today that Dr. Chris Tuppen, Head of Sustainable Development and Corporate Accountability at British Telecommunications (BT) plc, has joined its board of directors. A global nonprofit organization,...

Treasurers Express Concern About Risks to Investments from Climate Change

NEW YORK, NY - Four state and city treasurers and comptrollers, representing approximately $190 billion in investments, today expressed concern about the risks of climate change to long-term investments, and announced plans to hold a summit with other institutional in...

CERES, ACCA Announce Winners of First Annual Sustainability Reporting Awards

New York -- The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) presented reporting awards to five companies at the first CERES-ACCA U.S. Sustainability Reporting Awards program in New York City...