Julie Shuttleworth says a mine manager’s work with the local community outside the mine is as critical as what is done on-site.…

Découvrez et appliquez les concepts de base du développement durable en vous inscrivant pour les cours «Développement durable pour les leaders – niveau 1 : fondations » offert par The Natural Step Canada. Inscription anticipée fini : 26 septembre!…

Green Conduct has entered a new strategic partnership with The Green Job Bank and now features 11 000+ real green jobs on their website. This makes them into one of the most extensive platforms for green jobs on the internet with tools and resources for both job seekers and employers.…

September 28, 2011: Learn how to make the business case for shared value within your organization. Join shared value practitioners Paul Ellingstad (HP), Jessica Stannard-Friel (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Paul Snyder (Intercontinental Hotels Group), and FSG's Mark Kramer and Mark Pfitzer for a webinar, Creating Shared Value: Making The Case In Your Company.  Register…

Medtronic, Inc. announced today Dr. Jacob Gayle as vice president of the Medtronic Foundation and Medtronic community affairs. Gayle brings considerable global health experience to Medtronic, having served as deputy vice president of the Ford Foundation leading the Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS.  Prior to that role, he was employed for more than 16 years with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

He also has extensive experience in…

This article discusses the power of business-to-business brands. According to insight firm, Millward Brown, the world’s top business brands are worth a combined $360bn. GE is the second business-to-business brand name included on the annual BrandZ list of the top 100 most valuable global brands, which also includes Goldman Sachs, SAP and PetroChina. GE’s operations in technology, healthcare, finance and media give the company a brand value of $50.3bn, up 12% on…

Research published in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal  shows it's possible -- and profitable -- to establish a sustainable supply chain by focusing on personal relationships built on trust. Read how Nespresso, a division of Nestlé, was struggling to meet growing demand for high-quality coffee. It…

H&M has been awarded with the gold medal in the survey "Sustainable Retail Company 2011" by the renowned German consumer initiative "Verbraucher Initiative".…