Organizations

At its annual meeting on December 12, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA) approved over $900,000 in additional support for environmental causes, including new grants and a roll-over of its $300,000 program-related investment (PRI) in the f...

In response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement today of its final Mercury and Air Toxics Rule for Power Plants, the following statement was issued by Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres and director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institut...

Despite the weak economy and inconclusive climate talks in Durban, South Africa, global investors are bringing unprecedented attention to climate change and its wide-ranging risks and opportunities for investment portfolios.

On January 12, 2012, nearly 500 of the world’s investors and most...

BSR’s new guidebook helps Chinese individuals and companies establish and run effective private foundations, with information on mana...

Gilbert Rustom has been appointed by AccountAbility, the international corporate responsibility organization, to serve as Regional Head for the Middle East, Africa and Asia.  In his new role, Mr. Rustom will be responsible for client management and business development within the regions. 

BSR has added four new board members—Takashi Hatchoji, Chairman, Hitachi America; Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank; Anne-Marie Skov, Group Communications and CSR Senior Vice President, Carlsberg; and Robert Webb, ...

Tesco has announced that it is joining The Sustainability Consortium, an independent group of global businesses, academics, governments and non-governmental organizations that work collaboratively to drive innovation in consumer product sustainability. The Tesco-funded Sustainable Consumption Ins...

Ceres and Trillium Asset Management are seeking nominations for the fifth annual Joan Bavaria Award. Submissions will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 13, 2012. Nominations can be submitted at www....

Ms. Carol Atwood, Chair of King Arthur Flour and Board Member of Community Investment Partners and the Calvert Foundation has joined the top governance body for AccountAbility, the international corporate responsibility organization.

Ms. Atwood will be part of a veritable ...

In the wake of a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on extreme weather and climate change, business leaders today discussed the growing impacts of extreme weather on their companies and customers, and actions tha...