Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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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,
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06-27-12
A Billion + Change Envisions the Future of Corporate Service
A Billion + Change, a rapidly growing national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars of pro bono and skills-based volunteer (SBV) services from corporate America, announced today that 200 companies have pledged an estimated $1.8 billion worth of skills-based services to help build nonprofit ca...
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06-26-12
BSR Launches Open-Source Curriculum for HERproject Women’s Health-Training Programs
A new set of curriculum from BSR’s HERproject will help women working in factories globally learn about sensitive...
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06-26-12
Media Advisory: Register by July 2 for Best Rates at the BSR Conference 2012
The BSR Conference 2012 early registration period—giving attendees a chance to save up to US$450—ends July 2.
BSR’s 20-year anniversary Conference, “Fast Forward,” is taking place October 23 through 26 in New York and will provide...
