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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:28:00 +0000
Another Summit, The Same Problem?
Upon landing in Toronto Saturday I could already see it: The G20 heads of states are in town and their modest means of transportation were neatly parked at Pearson International Airport: Obama's Air Force One, Two Jumbojets each for the Chinese, Japan... 
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:31:04 +0000
World Cup Fever and Employee Productivity
The FIFA World Cup is one of the few events capable of diverting the world’s attention from the BP oil spill. I’m sure for many it’s a relief not to have a world-class disaster as the focus of their attention during every waking moment. In that regard, even for non-soccer fans, the World Cup is [...]
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:20:18 +0000
Flexible Ethics in the Wake of Disaster
What do businesses in the tourism industry in areas affected by the BP oil spill owe to customers and potential customers? Or, to put it another way, just how closely do businesses in the stricken region need to adhere to the “usual” ethical rules of commerce? Many businesses along the Gulf Coast have of course [...]
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000
CSR Interview with Nancy Mahon from the M•A•C AIDS Fund
As part of our ongoing series of executive interviews related to corporate social responsibility (CSR), Development Crossing recently had the opportunity to ask Nancy Mahon, Executive Director of the M•A•C AIDS Fund a few questions about the foundation and its initiatives around the world. . Could you provide a brief overview of the M•A•C AIDS [...]
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:02:41 +0000
International Conference on Business & Sustainability, Portland, US
International Conference on Business & Sustainability November 5 and 6, 2009 Portland, Oregon, USA How can sustainability inspire creative solutions? Innovative approaches? New ways of solving economic, social and environmental challenges? The theme of this year’s conference is regenerate. In the midst of a difficult economic time sustainability provides both an ethos and an operating [...]
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000
Norway fund launches campaign to pressure 1100 companies on water risks
The €276bn Norwegian Government Pension Fund is to begin pressuring more than a thousand companies in sectors with high water-related risks to report on their responses to the issue so that it can assess potential future downside to its investments, Responsible Investor reports. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which runs the Norwegian fund’s assets, said it had holdings in about 1100 companies with a combined market value of €33bn where it believes good water risk management could be critical to future performance… read more
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:13:29 +0000
Secretary-General Urges Young Entrepreneurs to Take Action on Climate, Help Seal the Deal
(Geneva) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on young entrepreneurs from around the world to help ensure that an “ambitious, binding and effective” global climate agreement is reached when policy makers and government negotiators convene in Copenhagen in December for the UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP 15. In a message to [...]
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:04:49 +0000
ViewPoint: Walmart and Sustainability — Oxymoron, Salvation, or Both?
In this week’s ViewPoint, Sea Change Co-Host Bill Baue presents a commentary he wrote on Walmart’s new Sustainable Product Index that first appeared on CSRwire. Walmart and Sustainability. That pairing of terms triggers strong reactions, usually falling into roughly three camps: The “oxymoron” camp. They believe Walmart’s business model of overdriven underpaid factory workers pumping [...]
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:14:22 +0000
The Next Generation in Green Jobs and Energy Efficiency
Sea Change Radio explores on-the-ground work in green collar jobs and energy efficiency retrofits. Francesca Rheannon speaks with Patricia Moss, Project Manager of Groundwork Springfield, and the Green Team of teens and young adults working in green jobs. And Bill Baue speaks with Adin Maynard, Director of Operations at Cozy Home Performance, about the company’s [...]
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:16 +0000
“CC Theory Searching for a Political Home”
“CC Theory Searching for a Political Home” Corporations and Citizenship (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2008) By Andrew Crane, Dirk Matten, Jeremy Moon A Review by William C. Frederick, June 2009 This book is part of a promising new series on Business, Value Creation, and Society sponsored by Cambridge University Press and edited by R. [...]
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:16 +0000
Boosting Employment with Green Jobs
“If you spend money on clean energy project, what happens in terms of effects on employment?” That’s the question Bob Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts seeks to answer in a pair of new reports in its Green Economics program. The Stimulus Plan passed this spring and the [...]
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