‘Global Citizenship’
News on groups, NGOs, companies seeking to take responsibility for the common good and whole human family and the planet.
Relates to: SRI News, Transforming Finance, GTS, Sustainability News, Earth Systems Science, Beyond GDP, Power of Yin
Integrity in Science Watch – Oct. 14, 2008
BPA Panel Chief's Center Took Anti-Reg Zealot's Cash The chairman of the Food and Drug Administration panel that is weighing the human health effects of bisphenol-A directs a University of Michigan center that recently received $5 million from a retired businessman who considers the chemical "perfectly safe," the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel [...]
INFORSE-Europe Warns that EU Summit must Set High Climate Targets
October 14, 2008 INFORSE-Europe, a network of 72 NGOs working for sustainable energy in the EU and beyond, are deeply concerned that the EU leaders at the Summit tomorrow and Thursday might go back from previous clear agreements of 30% greenhouse gas reductions 1990- 2020 if an international climate agreement is made. We are also deeply [...]
“Unlikely Alliances” Advertising Campaign Wins 2008 EthicMark® Award
Ojai, CA. Oct. 2, 2008. The World Business Academy presented its 2008 EthicMark® Award for "advertising that uplifts the human spirit and society" yesterday, October 1st, at the Green Media Show™ Conference and Expo to the Alliance for Climate Protection and The Martin Agency for their "Unlikely Alliances" campaign. (more...)
PNN News Update: September 29, 2008
Obama: Wall st bailout may harm energy plans US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday that if elected he might have to scale back his plan for energy investment to help pay for a proposed US$700 billion financial industry bailout. "I want to make sure that we are investing in energy in order to free ourselves from [...]
World Business Academy Presents EthicMark® Award for Ethical Advertising
For Immediate Release: 407-A Bryant Circle, Ojai, CA 93023 * phone 805-640-3713 North America * South America * Europe www.worldbusiness.org Contact: Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director Ethical Markets Media LLC office@ethicalmarkets.com 904-829-3140 Ojai, CA. Sept. 22, 2008. The World Business Academy will present its 2008 [...]
Mining & Metals suffer on ethics, Alcoa and Rio Tinto dispute leadership
Covalence Mining & Metal Industry Report 2008, Geneva, 24 July 2008 Insisting questioning of local impacts and benefits have made the Mining & Metals industry’s ethical reputation suffer last year, while Alcoa and Rio Tinto continued progressing, indicates a report published today by Geneva-based research firm Covalence – Covalence [...]
Ethics World: July 16, 2008
July 16, 2008. ====CONFERENCE UPDATE: The Ethical Corporation will hold its Second Annual European Anti-Corruption Summit 2008 on October 6-8. See EthicsWorld News from NGOs for details and other announcements.===== Ethics and Employees Wal-Mart Lagging on Labor Standards - A columnist for the UK-based business ethics magazine, Ethical [...]
International Certified Title by IEMA for Corporate Social Responsibility by CSE
PRESS RELEASE 8/7/2008 Executives from large enterprises and organisations from 9 countries, successfully completed the specialised workshop that leads to the unique recognised professional title for Managers of Corporate Social Responsibility. The workshop successfully took place in Athens by CSE on 12 and 13 June 2008. (more...)
4TH ANNUAL ETHICAL SOURCING FORUM EUROPE TO BE HELD AT THE TAPIS ROUGE IN PARIS OCTOBER 2
KNOWLEDGE LEADERS TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO INCREASE CAPACITY, STRENGTHEN PRACTICE AND BUILD COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AT THE ETHICAL SOURCING FORUM EUROPE NEW YORK, NY June 19, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Intertek Sustainability Solutions has announced that it will host the 4th Annual Ethical Sourcing Forum on 2 October 2008 at the Tapis Rouge in Paris, [...]
EthicsWorld: June 17, 2008
====CONFERENCE UPDATE: Bentley College Hosts Program on Values-Integrated Business; Conference on Anti-Corruption in South Asia. See EthicsWorld News from NGOs for details and other annoucements.===== Ethics and Employees American Business Ethics Survey Focuses on Human Resource Officer - A new survey produced jointly by The Society for Human [...]
