As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. The following is part 1 of a 3-part series on "Big Data."

By Bahar Gidwani

“Big Data” should be a useful tool for rating corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability performance.  It may be the answer to dealing with the rise in new ratings systems (it seems there…

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has released the company’s 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report, “Contributing to a Healthier Future” atwww.medtronic.com/2012citizenshipreport.

In addition to providing information and key metrics on Medtronic’s economic, social and environmental performance, the report communicates the company’s priorities, goals and progress related to…