CSR Wire: Don’t Be Evil: What’s the Matter with Google?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Articles by Hazel Henderson

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Don’t Be Evil: What’s the Matter with Google?

Has Google lost its way?

Why is the organization now funding regressive organizations fronting for the fossilized sectors and legacy incumbent interests holding back the green Google-do-no-evileconomy? What happened to the founders’ mission of catalyzing a whole-system transition from the fossil-fueled Then there is the organization’s misplaced R&D efforts narrowly focused on linear, often trivial extensions of IT, like Google Glass and its privacy implications. Hazel Henderson, a long time supporter of the company recently sold her stock in Google despite holding on to it when it sank below 300.

What prompted her decision to retract her support for Google? Has the king of the internet truly lost its way? Henderson writes a fiery letter to the Talkback.

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Press Releases

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Building the Link to Home Ownership, CEMEX Joins the Business Call to Action

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Aspen Institute’s Partners for a New Beginning Awarded Grant From Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Reports

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Novo Nordisk 2013 Annual Report

CSRlive Multimedia Picks February 11, 2014

Why Standardization Is Important When Expanding into New Markets 
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UAW’s King: “Activism is Needed to Overcome Obstructionists” 
“Activism is needed to overcome obstructionists” who scheme to destroy workers’ rights, cut their wages and benefits, says Bob King.

San Francisco: Community Impact Needed, Fast 
The Bay Area is getting a rough rap lately as tech entrepreneurs assume an ever larger role in the city’s heartbeat.