News Round up - November 23
The following is a compilation of some our favorite articles we came across over the past few weeks. Please share any we may have missed in the comments section.
The Independent - Shame companies into using sustainable palm oil, says minister
Multinational companies should be “named and shamed” into sourcing sustainable palm oil to protect the world’s tropical rainforests, says Britain’s Energy Minister, Joan Ruddock.
PR Log - Why do companies issue sustainability reports? GRI invites companie...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today invited all companies who issue sustainability reports (also known as “CSR or “Corporate Social Responsibility” reports) to have their say on why they do it.
Smart Planet - IBM wraps up all your sustainability schemes up in one big package
Which of your buildings is the most energy-efficient? Is some of your office-equipment fleet more environmentally sensitive than the rest? Which of your suppliers does their part when it comes to being a green business?
allAfrica.com - 'Women Most Affected by Climate Change'
Women are the most affected by the effects of climate change, the latest United Nations Population report has revealed.
Forbes - Manage Your Environmental Crisis Before It Happens
The time to put together a management plan for handling all the negative press you get from an environmental or social crisis is before it happens, not after.
Chronicle of Philanthropy - How Much Should Nonprofit Groups Spend on Marketing?
Nonprofit groups have a reputation for not spending much time telling their stories to potential supporters.
Financial Times - Corporate social responsibility: Businesses that engage with society
The odds are stacked against premature, low birthweight babies in Brazil. Often born to low-income families, the baby is typically taken to a pre-natal unit and isolated from the mother, preventing bonding. That, plus the uncertain prospects for a premature baby, helps explain why there are high rates of abandonment.
Boston Globe - Bringing big businesses into the climate fight
Not quite sure how the corporate world is connected to climate change? Mindy Lubber is here to educate you. She is the president of Ceres, a Boston-based coalition of investors and environmental groups working to address that issue, and others.
The Independent - Green jobs: Meet the movers and shakers at the vanguard of the eco ...
Three years ago, the Government's Stern Review proclaimed that tackling climate change would be a big business opportunity. But where are all those promised jobs? And has the economy really been stimulated? Robin Barton asks the dynamic go-getters at the vanguard of the new eco society how they have fared
The Independent - Shame companies into using sustainable palm oil, says minister
Multinational companies should be “named and shamed” into sourcing sustainable palm oil to protect the world’s tropical rainforests, says Britain’s Energy Minister, Joan Ruddock.
PR Log - Why do companies issue sustainability reports? GRI invites companie...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today invited all companies who issue sustainability reports (also known as “CSR or “Corporate Social Responsibility” reports) to have their say on why they do it.
Smart Planet - IBM wraps up all your sustainability schemes up in one big package
Which of your buildings is the most energy-efficient? Is some of your office-equipment fleet more environmentally sensitive than the rest? Which of your suppliers does their part when it comes to being a green business?
allAfrica.com - 'Women Most Affected by Climate Change'
Women are the most affected by the effects of climate change, the latest United Nations Population report has revealed.
Forbes - Manage Your Environmental Crisis Before It Happens
The time to put together a management plan for handling all the negative press you get from an environmental or social crisis is before it happens, not after.
Chronicle of Philanthropy - How Much Should Nonprofit Groups Spend on Marketing?
Nonprofit groups have a reputation for not spending much time telling their stories to potential supporters.
Financial Times - Corporate social responsibility: Businesses that engage with society
The odds are stacked against premature, low birthweight babies in Brazil. Often born to low-income families, the baby is typically taken to a pre-natal unit and isolated from the mother, preventing bonding. That, plus the uncertain prospects for a premature baby, helps explain why there are high rates of abandonment.
Boston Globe - Bringing big businesses into the climate fight
Not quite sure how the corporate world is connected to climate change? Mindy Lubber is here to educate you. She is the president of Ceres, a Boston-based coalition of investors and environmental groups working to address that issue, and others.
The Independent - Green jobs: Meet the movers and shakers at the vanguard of the eco ...
Three years ago, the Government's Stern Review proclaimed that tackling climate change would be a big business opportunity. But where are all those promised jobs? And has the economy really been stimulated? Robin Barton asks the dynamic go-getters at the vanguard of the new eco society how they have fared
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