CSR
BCLC report: Frontier Markets. Global Partnerships. Local Solutions.
Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) announced its 2010 Global Corporate Citizenship report entitled, “Frontier Markets. Global Partnerships. Local Solutions.” The report highlights case studies of how the private sector, in partnership with NGOs, public sector entities, and multilateral institutions, addresses some of the world’s most serious challenges in [...]
Making money with legal advice on energy efficiency and renewables
I’ve just cleaned a pile of documents on my desktop and discovered the Financial Times’ October 2010 report on “Innovative Lawyers 2010″. The report highlights how the role of lawyers has changed and focusses on innovations in the legal sector.
One article got my special attention: Climate change and sustainability. Advice on energy efficiency and [...]
Nokia at Green Venture Summit 2010
Michael Bueltmann, Managing Director (Public & Legal Affairs) of Nokia Germany, talks about Green Management and Corporate Social Responsibility at the Green Venture Summit 2010 in Berlin.
BP and the Gulf of Mexico: 10 lessons for corporate responsibility
Image: U.S. Coast Guard
Simon Propper, managing director of sustainability strategy consultancy Context, considers weaknesses in the CSR industry that should be addressed in light of the BP Deepwater Horizon case. He suggests ten proposals to make CR more robust:
1. Strong governance
2. Non-executive director representation
3. Governance
4. Enhanced compliance function
5. External oversight
6. Culture change
7. Performance related pay
8. [...]
Environmental Activism and Corporate Social Responsibility
Stanford Graduate School of Business video with Sarah Soule, who discusses her research and insights on the environmental movement in the United States, and how states and firms respond to the movement. Her research is distinguished by the fact that she examines activist movements against the business sector and not just against the state or [...]
2009 Net Impact Conference
Just received an invitation to join the Net Impact Conference with players behind the sustainable global enterprise movement, including sustainability and corporate responsibility practitioners, social entrepreneursand nonprofit leaders.
Retreat to beautiful Ithaca, New York, with more than 2,000 professionals, MBAs, and other students to explore what it really takes for individuals and organizations to be [...]
Global HR Forum: New Strategy for Sustainable Growth
Here a two years old but still very interesting video recording of the 2007 Global HR Forum session “New Strategy for Sustainable Growth” with Iwao Taka (Professor, Reitaku University), Vivienne K. Tan (President, Entrepreneurs School of Asia) and Hyung-Cheol Kim (Professor, Yonsei University).
Global HR Forum is an annual HR Development forum in Korea. Hosts are [...]
Neue Ausgabe: CSR-Magazin SAAS News
Die neuste Ausgabe des Ernst & Young Nachhaltigkeitsmagazin ist bereits seit ein paar Wochen zugaenglich. Hier ein Auszug der offiziellen PM zur Publikation
“Die vorliegende 11. Ausgabe unseres digitalen Nachhaltigkeitsmagazins zeigt Wege aus der Krise und die Chancen eines nachhaltigen Wirtschaftens auf. Renommierte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Politik erläutern, welche Voraussetzungen für die erfolgreiche Übernahme gesellschaftlicher [...]
Building and Integrating a CSR Agenda - Stanford Panel
Many companies now acknowledge the financial benefits of socially responsible behavior over the long term. Such commitments, however, are managed with levels of involvement spanning from a centralized CSR office to a fully integrated approach calling on all mainstream operating departments in the organization. This panel discussion explores strategies to advance corporate social responsibility in [...]
Paul Hohnen on non-financial corporate reporting
Paul Hohnen, CEO Sustainability Strategies and Senior International Associate, ACCSR, discusses the imporatance of non-financial information in corporate reporting and the steps the Global Reporting Initiative has taken to help businesses capture a wholistic view of an organisation. Paul also explains why accountants are critical to the success of corporate social responsibility.
Paul has worked [...]
CSR panel held at Standford
Standford Graduate School of Business shares 2.5h of their recent CSR panel.
In the past few years, several international reporting standards have emerged. But are they actually changing corporate behavior? With particular emphasis on labor standards, this panel explores the effectiveness of current efforts to monitor and improve labor conditions abroad, the role of verification groups, [...]
CSR on a Global Scale
In this Boston University School of Management faculty roundtable discussion “Corporate Social Responsibility: Is the Triple Bottom Line More Than a Trend?” several faculty members from the School discuss the myriad implications of CSR initiatives in the private, public, and nonprofit spheres.
Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2008
The Emirates Environmental Group - a voluntary, non-government organization (NGO) devoted to protecting the environment through the means of education, action programs and community involvement - shares the full Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility Awards DVD 2008 online.
The DVD is presenting the corporate profiles and CSR initiatives of various socially responsible and environmentally conscious companies [...]
Ray Anderson on Sustainability at Dowling Focus Green Maui ‘09
Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of Interface Inc, is one of the world’s leading change agents in business and industry. He is also patron of One at a Time Foundation, an independent, entrepreneurial, not for profit organisation dedicated to fostering change to reduce and halt global warming. I personally support One at a Time Foundation [...]
Neues CSR-Magazin von Helios Media
Am Wochenende erhielt ich eine email von Sebastian Lange, Chefredakteur politik&kommunikation, mit Infos zum neuen Magazin CR-Report. Das Magazin positioniert sich im Bereich CSR und soll zwei mal pro Jahr erscheinen.
Inhaltlich bietet die erste Ausgabe zum Teil ganz interessante Beitraege und es werden auch Kommunikationsagenturen aufgelistet, die CSR-Dienstleistungen anbieten. Optisch wirkt das Magazin m.E. [...]
Free Tix for EACA Care Awards Ceremony in Brussels
This year’s EACA Care Awards will be presented at the European Parliament in Brussels on 16th April from 18h30 to 20h30 . The EACA Care Awards celebrate creative excellence in European social marketing campaigns & promote care for people, resources and the environment.
The winning campaigns in six categories are selected by a jury of MEP’s [...]
First Arab Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility
The Arab Administrative Development Organization, which operates under the League of Arab States, will be holding the 1st Arab Forum for Corporate Social Responsibility in cooperation with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The event, slated for April 13 to 15, 2009 at the Chamber headquarters with the theme ‘Arab and Foreign Experiences.’
Social responsibility is [...]
Deloitte-Studie zu Corporate Social Responsibility
Beim Recherchieren fuer einen dt. CSR Newsletter gerade eine neue deutschsprachige CSR-Studie gefunden. Auszug aus der PM zur Studie “CSR - Verankert in der Wertschöpfungskette” der Prüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft Deloitte Deutschland
“Deutsche Unternehmen sind im Hinblick auf Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gut aufgestellt - in erster Linie auf dem Papier. Laut den Ergebnissen einer Befragung [...]
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