Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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11-22-13
Myanmar: An Inclusive Business Frontier Market
Leading companies including Syngenta, Allens Linklaters, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Visy came together during a special Business Roundtable to focus on achieving the dual objectives of economic development and poverty alleviation in Myanmar. The roundtable was hosted by Australian NGO, Business...
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11-19-13
IKEA, Philips, Unilever Find Economic Opportunity In Tackling Climate Change
On Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 PM CET/12:00 PM EST, executives from IKEA, Philips and Unilever will join representatives of Ceres and the Obama Administration to discuss the economic benefits of tackling climate change at an event held in conjunction with the
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11-14-13
New Guide Helps Companies Report Their Climate Policy Positions
For the first time ever, companies have a guide to manage and report on their direct and indirect influences on climate policy. The UN Global Compact, in cooperation with seven leading international organizations, today released guidelines to help companies engage in climate policy in a transpare...
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11-13-13
ACCP and Corporate Citizenship Announce Launch of Latest Collaboration, The Measurement Academy
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Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP) and Corporate Citizenship are pleased t...
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11-12-13
Patient Data Company PharmaSecure Commits to the Business Call to Action While Expanding Low-cost Mobile Health Services in India
PharmaSecure, a leading patient data company, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) to improve healthcare access for 200,000 people in India by 2015 through its specialty mobile phone application psConnect™.
As an extension of its medicine verification business model, the company...
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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.
Envirofit Internationa...
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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...
