Kuala Lumpur, October 27 2009 IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Global Reporting Initiative today launched a practitioner’s guide to help organizations worldwide create opportunities for women, adopt best practices in sustainability reporting, and improve companies’ bottom lines.
EthicsWorld News October 27, 2009
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ITUC OnLine: World Women’s Conference: Gender Equality, a Key to Tackling the Crisis
World Women’s Conference: Gender Equality, a Key to Tackling the Crisis Brussels: 21 October 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The first ITUC World Women’s Conference, “Decent Work, Decent Life for Women: Trade Unions Taking the Lead for Economic and Social Justice & Equality” ends today with a series of recommendations that aim …
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Ethos/UniEthos Sustainable Report
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
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
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
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 …
A Walled Garden for Capital
New socially responsible trading networks seek to facilitate long-term profitable investment. by Hazel Henderson When the global financial system broke down in 2008, many people realized for the first time that the credibility of large institutions, no matter how well regarded, could turn out to be flawed. Read more…
CSR Asia Weekly
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