OTHER NEWS: Brazilian president: US surveillance a ‘breach of international law’

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

   Brazilian president: US surveillance a ‘breach of international law’   Julian Borger – The Guardian.com   Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, has launched a blistering attack on US espionage at the UN general assembly, accusing the NSA of violating international law by its indiscriminate collection of personal information of Brazilian …

CSR Asia Disclosure Forum in Kuala Lumpur

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

25 September 2013  HIGHLIGHTS   CSR Asia Disclosure Forum in Kuala Lumpur – new dates To secure a great line-up of speakers, and ensure that the latest trends in reporting can be presented and discussed, the CSR Asia Disclosure Forum has now been rescheduled for 5th December. The programme is being …

BSR Conference: The Power of Networks

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Every year at the BSR Conference, I spend valuable time interacting one-on-one with participants and speakers. While each Conference is unique, attendees give me three reasons why they return year after year. 1. Network with Peers The ability to network with leaders in sustainability at the BSR Conference is unparalleled. Participants take advantage of the …

GreenBuzz: Who are the leading companies in natural capital?

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Taking Care of Business By Joel Makower, Chairman & Executive Editor Today is the deadline for submitting nominations to VERGE Accelerate, our pitch competition for start-ups and early-stage entrepreneurs working at the convergence of technology and sustainability. Up to 20 selected companies will present on stage next month at VERGE SF …

Guardian Sustainable Business: Exclusive Events Update for Guardian Sustainable Business Members

Jay OwenSustainability News

  21 August 2013 Exclusive Events Update for Guardian Sustainable Business Members There are some great courses and events coming up over the next month bringing together businesses from around the world to discuss the future of sustainability. We’ve picked out a selection of these events below, and you can also visit our …

SAI e-Newsletter: RAGS Project to Reduce Gender Discrimination in India

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

    Read Full Version | About SAI | |Subscribe| Donate | Training Schedule | Social Fingerprint® | Archive  RAGS Project to Reduce Gender Discrimination in India  This 3 year program in garment factories is a humble effort to change the lives of women and to help establish a communications platform for workers and managers   Video of Sumit Sahni, Factory Manager at …

Book Review: Parent Power

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

Parent Power: The Key to America’s Prosperity: Why do we permit babies to have one, two or three strikes against them at birth and endanger our nation’s future? By Jack C. Westman, M.D., CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2013   “Dr. Weston’s well-research, bold proposal  focusing  on  how to give our children …

Other News – Snowden, NSA and ever-changing US narrative

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

   Snowden, NSA and ever-changing US narrative By Chakravarthi Raghavan* – SUNS It is now just over five weeks since the English daily ‘The Guardian’ and its columnist Glenn Greenwald began publishing the series of news reports and analysis on the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) spying activities across the …

CSR ASIA: Participate, network and learn from our speakers to explore key CSR issues and strategies across Asia.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

HIGHLIGHTS 15% Early Bird Ends next Saturday! Participate, network and learn from our speakers to explore key CSR issues and strategies across Asia. Confirmed speakers from Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered Bank, New Britain Palm Oil Limited, Sompo Japan Insurance, Oxfam, Forest Peoples Programme, Shell, CLP Holdings, VSO, Rio Tinto, The Asia Foundation, …