Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability

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4 Things You Should Know about the Recent GRI Updates

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 5, 2011 at 9:23pm — No Comments

Sodexo Ranked Among Top Two Companies for Diversity and Inclusion

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Daily Life solutions, was ranked #2 on the 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list,…

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Added by David Martel on March 5, 2011 at 9:06pm — No Comments

Coca-Cola Enterprises ranks #49 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 2011 Best Corporate Citizens List

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has been ranked #49 on Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 2011 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, an improvement of 41spots since its #90 ranking last year. This is the second consecutive year CCE has been ranked by the well-respected CR publication.

“Our improvement on CR Magazine’s annual list demonstrates the significant progress we have made in our Corporate…

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Added by David Martel on March 5, 2011 at 8:56pm — No Comments

The Emergence of the Chief Sustainability Officer

The role of Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) is one of the hot topics in sustainability at the moment. It’s not the title that captures the attention, indeed many people we regard as CSOs are called something else – it’s the level of responsibility and the fact that it is a main board appointment. Acre have produced a white paper detailing this next defining moment in the progression of sustainability…

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Added by David Martel on March 5, 2011 at 8:50pm — No Comments

How Companies Develop Great Leaders: Bloomberg BusinessWeek Compares GE and Zappos

How Companies Develop Great Leaders

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Added by David Martel on March 5, 2011 at 8:34pm — No Comments

“THON” Fundraising Resume Growth in 2010

Exercising for a good cause regained its fundraising momentum in 2010 after a very challenging 2009, according to the Run Walk Ride…

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 4, 2011 at 9:17pm — No Comments

The Devil's in the Details with Federal Budget Cuts: Life Without City Year Would be a Real Devil

Alice Korngold's Blog

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The Devil's in the Details with Federal Budget Cuts: Life Without City Year Would be a Real Devil

Alice Korngold's Blog

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 4, 2011 at 9:15pm — No Comments

America’s Promise Alliance and the ING Foundation Launch 100 Best Communities for Young People Application Drive

America’s Promise Alliance and the ING…

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 2, 2011 at 9:58pm — No Comments

ACE Cash Express Supports Back on My Feet with $18,000 Donation

ACE Cash Express, Inc., a leading retailer of financial services, announced a donation of $18,000 to Back On My Feet in support of…

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 2, 2011 at 9:49pm — No Comments

a year of changing what's normal

This year is my 20th year of working with passionate and enlightened business leaders to change what’s normal for the good of yourself, other people, our planet, and for profit.

To celebrate I am leading a once in a life-time experience for 50 people.

This unique personal and business development program begins with a 3 day intensive in the “city of life”, Hong Kong, June 23rd through June 26th, where I will be joined by 6 of the best business and relationship builders I… Continue

Added by Ian Berry on March 2, 2011 at 4:02pm — No Comments

Fundamental Responsibilities of workers

In last week’s post, I outlined what I felt to be a range of core fundamental rights to which every worker should be entitled, regardless of the country, industry or culture in which they are employed. But with rights come responsibilities, and today, I would like to outline what I feel should be the key responsibilities of each and every employee.

Key responsibilities of employees

Listed below are what I feel should be the key responsibilities of every…

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Added by Andrew on March 2, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

UPS Included in WBENC's New List of 20 American's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) today announced its annual listing ofAmerica's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises, the only national award honoring corporations for world-class programs that create level playing fields for women's business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate contracts.

"We are proud to honor 20 Top Corporations for their world-class leadership in partnering with women's business enterprises to…

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Added by David Martel on March 1, 2011 at 9:32pm — No Comments

RSF Social Finance and the Anthroposophical Society in America Celebrate the 150th Birthday of Rudolf Steiner

The year 2011 is being celebrated worldwide as the 150th anniversary year of the birth of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), the…

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Added by David Martel on March 1, 2011 at 9:20pm — No Comments

Jean Case: Doing Well by Doing Good --Celebrating International Corporate Philanthropy Day

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Added by David Martel on March 1, 2011 at 9:13pm — No Comments

Global Philanthropy Event to Boost Funding for Education

Four hundred philanthropists, corporate and civil society leaders will meet today from 3:00 to 6:00 pm in the General Assembly Hall…

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Added by David Martel on March 1, 2011 at 9:10pm — No Comments

International Corporate Philanthropy Day (ICPD): A Call for Cross-Sector Partnership

Charles Moore, Executive Director of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) writes in the CECP blog about the celebration of International Corporate Philanthropy Day, a global advocacy day created to mobilize the business community and others with a stake in the positive role that companies play in helping to address pressing societal problems. It’s a day of sharing best practices,…

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Added by David Martel on March 1, 2011 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Leading Change from Within: Maximizing People Power for Sustainability

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 1, 2011 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Metrics Connecting the Dots Between Business and Sustainability

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Added by Cindy Esposito on March 1, 2011 at 8:53pm — No Comments

Ecotech Institute Applauds Colorado for its Leadership in the Cleantech Industry

I recently came across a fantastic report published by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. The report evaluates Colorado’s energy industry in two subclusters: (1) fossil fuels and (2) cleantech, which includes companies that use renewable…

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Added by Crystal T on March 1, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments