Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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08-28-12
Business Leaders: New 54.5 MPG Standard Good For Automakers, Consumers And Economy
With the newly adopted national mileage standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 making the headlines today, top business leaders are eager to weigh in with the media on how the standard will positively impact the U.S. economy and the U.S. auto industry. New jobs and strong car sales tied to rob...
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08-28-12
BSR Conference 2012 Announces New Speakers from Native Organic Products, Social Finance, Manpower
The newest speakers to join the lineup for the BSR Conference 2012 include Brazil’s Native Organic Products Executive Vice President Leontino Balbo Jr., Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian, and ManpowerGroup Corporate and Government Affa...
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08-08-12
Transforming the UN Guiding Principles into Business Practice
In June 2011, the UNHCR (UN High Commission) adopted the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights, developed – with wide stakeholder cons...
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08-08-12
Ray C. Anderson Foundation Website to Advance the Legacy of America's Greenest CEO (1934-2011)
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its new website www.raycandersonfoundation.org to spread the message championed by Interface, Inc. (...
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08-07-12
BSR's Clean Cargo Group Improves Transparency of Carbon Emissions in Ocean Shipping
BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group has released its
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08-02-12
Big Oil and Gas Companies Failing to Inform Investors of Deepwater Drilling and Climate Change Risks
Deepwater oil drilling in all corners of the world. Hydraulic fracturing for gas and oil across the U.S. Proliferating oil sands production in Canada.
A new and more risk-laden energy future is taking shape as the global thirst for fossil fuels sp...
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07-31-12
U.S. Power Plant Emissions Report Reflects Industry's Transition to Cleaner Energy
A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers demonstrates the impact of the electric power industry’s current transition to cleaner energy sources.
The 2012
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07-24-12
New BSR Conference 2012 Plenary Speakers: Marks and Spencer Chief Executive, Former East Timor President, More
The BSR Conference 2012 will feature a powerful lineup of plenary speakers, including Marks and Spencer Chief Executive Marc Bolland and former Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta. The plenary program will also ...
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07-18-12
BSR Launches Future of Fuels Initiative to Help Business Make Smarter Decisions on Energy
As the world transitions to low-carbon alternatives, businesses will continue to depend on fossil fuels for the majority of their energy needs for the foreseeable future. And with global energy consumption set to rise by 40 percent by 2030, companies need to make smarter decisions about their cur...
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07-10-12
Shareholder Resolutions Spur U.S. Companies to Act on Sustainability During 2012 Proxy Season
During the 2012 proxy voting season, investors successfully used shareholder resolutions to spur action on corporate sustainability challenges such as climate change, hydraulic fracturing and supply chain and water availability risks. Of the nearly 110 resolutions tracked by Ceres in 2012,
