Organizations

San Francisco - May 11, 2004 - Representatives from leading global companies working in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) will assemble November 9-12, 2004, in New York City. The Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Annual Conference is recognize...

BOSTON and HOUSTON - Faced with shareholder resolutions requesting reports on their preparedness for world constraints on carbon dioxide emissions, U.S. oil and gas companies have taken two distinct directions in response, with two companies making commitments to deve...

Washington, D.C. - This Mother's Day, leaders of the No Dirty Gold consumer campaign are calling on husbands, sons, and daughters to protect mothers around the world from being harmed by destructive gold mining practices. Mother's Day is the second largest gold jewel...

BOSTON, MA - In response to shareholder requests for disclosure on how companies are planning for potential constraints on carbon dioxide and other emissions, electric power giant Southern Company and power company TXU have agreed to report public...

Following an extensive international recruitment process, AccountAbility is delighted to announce the appointment of Maria Sillanpää as Managing Director.

Maria is one of a small number of people renowned internationally as a pr...

BOSTON, MA - On April 15, thirteen major public pension fund leaders - including eight state treasurers and comptrollers, four labor pension fund leaders, and the New York City Comptroller, collectively managing assets of nearly $800 billion- called on the U.S. Securi...

BOSTON, MA - A new report rating air pollution emissions performance of America's 100 largest electric power producers reveals important trends in the industry, and sharp contrasts between the best and worst emissions performers. The report shows overall emissions of ...

STAMFORD, CT - Keep America Beautiful, Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used to support Keep America Beautiful's volunteer management program.

Keep...

San Francisco - The board of directors of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)announced today that effective August 1, 2004, Aron Cramer will serve as the organization’s new President & CEO and Bob Dunn, the current President & CEO will become BSR’s new Ch...

OAKLAND, CA - TRANSFAIR USA, the nation's only third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified ™ products, today announced the appointment of Andi C. Trindle Walker as Retail Accounts Manager.

Trindle Walker will be responsible fo...