HIGHLIGHT Human Resource Management, Diversity and Inclusion The next module of the new Professional Master´s in CSR offered by CSR Asia in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, will be delivered in Bangkok over four intensive days from Friday 3rd to Monday 6th February, 2012. The module, …
FOCUS | Sticking It to Citizens United
Reader Supported News | 10 January 12 It’s Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS | Sticking It to Citizens United Old Glory after the SCOTUS Citizens United v. FEC decision made corporations super-citizens, and legalized their purchase of political influence. (photo: WatchingFrogsBoil/flickr) Brooke Jarvis, YES! Magazine Jarvis …
ASBC Weekly Update–January 10, 2012
ASBC Business: Steering Committee Notes—January 5, 2012 Find the last Steering Committee meeting notes here. Welcome New ASBC Partners and Business Supporters! New Partners Sustainability Association of Hawaii The Sustainability Association of Hawaii joined ASBC in December. Their mission is to connect, inform, support, and advocate for the sustainability sector—including …
Public Hearing in the European Parliament
PUBLIC HEARING IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Brussels – 28 February 2012 A European policy for employee ownership and participation I am delighted to invite you to a public hearing in the European Parliament, about: “A European policy for employee ownership and participation”. The hearing will take place on February 28, …
ITUC OnLine – Financial Stability Board Must Deliver on G20’s Action Plan
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 001/100112 Financial Stability Board Must Deliver on G20’s Action Plan As the first 2012 plenary of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) meets in Basel, international trade union organisations have submitted their priorities for the FSB. “The FSB’s Action plan for financial reforms has hit …
RSF Quarterly, Paths to Financing, 2011 Accomplishments
Happy New Year! We are so excited for what’s to come in 2012. Speaking of looking forward, take a look the latest issue of the RSF Quarterly: What is the Future Value of Education? The year has gotten off to a great start with two new additions to our Core …
Patagonia Registers as First California Benefit Corporation
Patagonia Registers as First California Benefit Corporation After ‘Year of the Protester’, Business Leaders Embrace Positive Alternative Submitted by: B Lab/B Corporation SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 03 /CSRwire/ – Today, Patagonia became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard led the largest group …
Statement on NLRB D.R. Horton Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6, 2012 CONTACT: Zoe Bridges-Curry (202) 822-2127 [email protected] Statement on NLRB Decision in D.R. Horton Washington, D.C. – Today, American Rights at Work executive director Kimberly Freeman Brown issued the following statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in D.R. Horton, Inc., which …
The CSR Asia Forum on Asian Sustainability in Tokyo is now just two weeks away!
Vol. 8 Week 1 | 4 January 2012 HIGHLIGHT The CSR Asia Forum on Asian Sustainability in Tokyo is now just two weeks away! The CSR Asia Forum on Asian Sustainability is a one-day business conference where delegates will discuss key issues related to sustainability in Asia, with a special …
ASBC Teleconference with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson January 17th at 11:00AM EST
ASBC Newsletter December 2011 2011 was a year of great expansion for ASBC. The Council established itself as a credible and effective national organization able to engage on a range of policy issues. We now have 45 organizational members which in turn represent more than 100,000 businesses and more than …