CSR News

LOS ANGELES - SBC California has joined a key group of corporate environmental leaders as a new member of the California Climate Action Registry (the Registry). As a member, it will voluntarily measure and publicly report its emissions of greenhouse gases.

ZURICH - SAM today announced that it has licensed the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) to Credit Agricole Asset Management Japan Ltd. The licensee will use the DJSI World as a universe for a fund to be launched tomorrow. The new product will be distri...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Global warming is a threat that concerns everyone. Joining an impressive list of businesses and universities committed to serving the environment and slowing the warming trend, Presidio World College, offering an MBA program in Sustainable Manageme...

DENVER, CO - Representatives from Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Romania, and Nevada today called on Newmont Mining, the world's largest gold producer, to urgently reform its human rights and environmental practices at its global operations. Speaking at the company's annual ...

CHICAGO -- The Association Forum Foundation is very pleased to announce the expansion of Association Workforce Diversity Scholarships from four to six, beginning with this year's class. The increase in scholarships is made possible by a generous gift of $10,000 from F...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rainforest Action Network today commended JPMorgan Chase on its adoption of a comprehensive environmental policy to address the challenges of global warming and deforestation and recognize the rights of indigenous nations.

LONDON - "Required reading in Downing Street" was howThe UK Times described Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, a new report published by the Shell Foundation. Using a series of case studies in Africa and India, the Shell Foundation explains how multination...

NEW YORK, NY - The Institute for Sustainable Communication (ISC) has concluded a successful pilot of the Responsible Enterprise Print (REP) program for securities firm Piper Jaffray & Co.

The REP pilot program identified oppo...

WASHINGTON, DC - The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to announce that the President of Guatemala, Oscar Berger Perdomo, will be the honored presenter of the WEC's 21st Annual Gold Medal at the Award Ceremony on May 13, 2005, in Washington, D.C. The 2005 Gold...

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS -- Rabobank is going to take a more commercial approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR). "We have now passed the pioneering phase that centred on raising awareness of CSR within our organisation. As Rabobank we are now ready to enter the ...