Ethos/UniEthos Sustainable Report

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Posted October 26, 2009 This is the first Sustainability Report by Ethos Institute and UniEthos. It was drafted on the basis of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines and is the result of both the stakeholders’ process of engagement and the identification of the organizations’ material concerns. Although such action qualified …

ASrIA invites you to attend a briefing by Jane Sadler

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Posted October 23, 2009 Join us for the launch of the ASrIA Philanthropic Investment Portal. The event will include a presentation on philanthropic investment by Jane Sadler, lead consultant on this project, as well as an introduction to the Portal.  Learn how the Portal can help you make a positive …

Gender Equality and Social Institutions in Europe and Central Asia – Country Profiles

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Posted October 23, 2009 The SIGI is based on extensive information gathering and research about gender inequality in social institutions in 124 countries. Detailed country notes compile information on social norms and traditional practices related to relations in the family, ownership rights, son preference, physical integrity and civil liberties. The …

Women’s Water Fund

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Career advancement for women in the water sector The objective of the Women’s Water Fund is to support women from developing countries in advancing their career opportunities in the development and management of water resources. The Women’s Water Fund has been created at the initiative of DHI and has initially …

CSR Asia Weekly

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Posted October 22, 2009 Stranded on the 44th floor of the Swissotel: CSR and consumer issues Best practices in factory training in China: Contributing to more worker participation in the improvement of working conditions

Carnegie Council Policy Innovations: 350 ppm of planetary justice, Death of ICE Age = Dawn of Smart Grid, Economic microrevolutions, Land rent and taxes, Securitization paradox, Borlaug and the Bankers, Circular economy indicators

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Stand Up for Planetary Justice on October 24 By Peter Singer What we are doing to our planet, to our children and grandchildren, and to the poor, by our heedless production of greenhouse gases, is one of the great moral wrongs of our age. On October 24, you can stand …

RESPONSIBLE-INVESTOR.COM

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We welcome the news that Dr Matthew Kiernan, author, founder and leading light in the field of socially responsible investing, and we are proud to say, a member of our Ethical markets Advisory Board, will now be pursuing broader and personal  interests. – Editor NEWS HEADLINES: OCTOBER 21ST, 2009 › …