Turbulent Times: CSR Now needed more than ever before
Turbulent times: financial storms in the US and UK will have implications for all of us. Main Street and Wall Street cannot be separated. If the captains of those financial companies, now in crisis or bankrupted, had acted more responsibly with a proper Corporate Social Responsibility strategy then their vessels would not have sunk nor would they be on the brink of foundering.&nb ..continue…
2008-10-13 – United States – ecology
Alaska Pollock Fishery Near Collapse
Stocks of Alaska pollock, a staple of the US fast food industry, have shrunk 50 percent from last ye ..continue…
2008-10-13 – Denmark – mobility
Smart bikes for Denmark
MIT researchers unveiled a major new project in Copenhagen on Oct. 10 called Smart Biking, aimed at ..continue…
2008-10-09 – International – energy
Sugar Palm a Promising Sustainable Energy Solution
In Indonesia a large project will start, aiming to extract bio-energy from 1 million hectares of mix ..continue…
2008-10-09 – International – climate
Can the Military help Combat Climate Change?
“The input of the security sector is indispensable for finding the balance” between miti ..continue…
2008-10-06 – International – CSR
Short-Term Strategies Don’t Work for Wall Street or the Planet
The fiscal crisis on Wall Street is a painful lesson in how entire industries can delude themselves ..continue…
2008-10-05 – Germany – energy
Berlin aims to become solar powerhouse
Berlin wants to become a world leader in the solar energy field, both as a user of the sun’s ray ..continue…
2008-10-04 – United States – economy
The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended
An economic storm is descending, and for many, the storm will be bad. While the Bush Administration ..continue…
2008-10-02 – International – CSR
Sustainability ‘no longer just CSR’ says WWF chief
Sustainability is no longer just a matter of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is a fundamen ..continue…
2008-09-30 – International – CSR
New CSR marketing trends: transparency and dialogue
Companies are changing the way they market their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives & ..continue…
2008-09-29 – International – CSR
EthicMark Award for Ethical Advertising
The World Business Academy will present its 2008 EthicMark® Award for “advertising that upl ..continue…
2008-09-29 – International – CSR
IBM launches ‘green’ consulting services
IBM has initiated a new “green” consulting service targeted to help customers deliver more ..continue…
2008-09-29 – International – CSR
Clinton Global Initiative Brings Big Corporate, NGO Commitments
Last year’s Clinton Global Initiative meeting brought big news to the world of green building, w ..continue…