CSR News

Boston, MA - July 22, 2009 - The Green Century Balanced Fund is the first U.S.-based mutual fund to disclose its own carbon footprint, which is 66% less than the carbon intensity of the S&P 500(R) Index.*

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London, Toronto, and Washington DC - July 22, 2009 - Business and political leaders are lagging far behind non-governmental organization (NGO) leaders and social entrepreneurs in driving the move to sustainability, according to a new global poll of sustainability experts. Bu...

New York, NY (July 22, 2009) - Launching today, ECO the first line of affordable luxury eyewear to bring environmental responsibility to the forefront is a new collection of Earth-Conscious Optics for men and women created by renowned luxury eyewear designer MODO. The line u...

BURBANK, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephenson, Acquisto & Colman (SAC), the leader in healthcare reimbursement law, today launched SAC Connect, a new, next generation extranet portal that allows clients to securely access, view and upload documents relating to all ...

July 22, 2009 -

• New Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk bars roll off the production line for the first time. Due in shops within days.
  
• Consumers gain access to Fairtrade chocolate from nearly 30,000 outlets from supermarkets to independent retailer...

BURLINGTON, VT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/22/09 -- Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of eco-friendly, non-toxic home and personal care products, today launched the "Under the Sink Makeover Contest" on

July 22, 2009 - The Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP) is a powerful mediator in the global supply-chain, intent on elevating suppliers' standards of employee treatment to a common, respectable ethic across the world. Key to GSCP's motivations is injecting an effectiv...

From offsetting carbon emissions for passengers of a European airline through hydro-power in South America to financing the largest wind farm in the United States, Citi is making strong progress towards reaching its 10-year $50 billion climate change initiative targets set i...

July 16, 2009 - a milestone event took place in retail. Wal-Mart announced a custom sustainability index - a platform that addresses the environmental footprint of most areas of the business model, aligns with the company's values and enables transformation in its supply cha...

BETHESDA, MD - July 21, 2009 - A group of asset managers, representing approximately $2 trillion in assets under management, say that integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into investment decisions should be a legal responsibility, as outline...