ECONOMY

Corporate Responsibility

The Hospitality Industry Gets Serious about Sustainability

3p correspondent Leon Kaye recently interviewed Eric Ricuarte, principal of Greenview LLC, a sustainability consultancy that focuses on the hospitality […]

Leon Kaye

May 25, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Mandatory CSR in India: Not the Way Forward

The latest in the long debate about mandatory CSR in India comes from the Corporate Affairs Minister Murli Deora. He, […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 25, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Hypocrisy of Occidental Petroleum

Occidental Petroleum Corporation released its 2010 CSR report, “Growth with Responsibility.” The CSR report states, “We are committed to safeguarding […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 25, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

How to Foster Meaningful Public Relations to Improve Brand Value

By Pamela Biery Every brand needs a story, and some brands are writing ones that include the planet. Each year, […]

TriplePundit

May 24, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Video Interview: Accelerate your Clean Energy Startup

Clean Energy startups can now get a leg up with a new startup accelerator program accepting applications this summer.  GreenStart, […]

Connie-Kwan

May 24, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

“Equity” is part of Sustainable Development: Analysis of PolicyLink & “Community Mapping”

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 24, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Using Social Media to Organize Social Movements: A Look at Citizen Engagement Laboratory

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 24, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

New Sustainability Standard Heralded by UK Film Industry

It is often very difficult to think of corporate responsibility beyond the realm of corporations. However when you really do […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 24, 2011

Finance

Nestlé Gets On the Reporting Bandwagon: How Did They Do?

The road to sustainable business now passes through a glass tunnel called “Transparency.” Consumers exercise their singular, unequivocal influence: their […]

RP Siegel

May 23, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

UPS Prototype Plastic Vehicle Delivers 40% More Fuel Efficiency

When you operate over 70,000 delivery vehicles worldwide, as  UPS does, increasing the miles per gallon of your vehicles is […]

Phil Covington

May 23, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Baltimore GM Factory Grows with Solar Power

GM’s low emission electric-gasoline Chevy Volt has been a hit with car buyers since it launched last year with a […]

Tina Casey

May 23, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

New Media Helps Tourist Economies Rebound

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 23, 2011

Finance

First Light Ventures: Social Investors Share Their Best Practices For Raising Funds

How do I raise seed money? That is the top question I receive from entrepreneurs looking to start a company. […]

Bill Roth

May 23, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Rainforest Action Network Activists Arrested at Disney

Four Rainforest Action Network (RAN) activists, two dressed up as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, were arrested outside The Walt Disney […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 23, 2011

Finance

Creating a Sustainability Army

A new book, Army of Entrepreneurs (AOE), by Jennifer Prosek, shares a system that makes entrepreneurial behavior as a core […]

Jonathan Mariano

May 22, 2011

Finance

McDonald’s Stands Its Ground: Advertising To Children is OK

Corporate Accountability International (CAI) presented a proposal at McDonald’s Corp shareholder meeting yesterday that asked for a report on the […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 20, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

GM Plant to Run on Landfill Gas

The General Motors (GM) Orion Assembly Plant in Orion, Michigan, will begin manufacturing the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano this […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 20, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Oil, Money, and Influence, Continued

I was surprised at how some people took exception to last week’s post which covered the story from Carbon Brief […]

RP Siegel

May 20, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Dublin Bikes: Bike Sharing That Works

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 20, 2011

Finance

How Incubators Will Help Start-Ups Lead the Clean Tech Revolution

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 20, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

5 Reasons Why GRI is the New LEED

Ed Note:The following is a re-post of one of our most popular GRI articles from last year to spread the […]

jennifer boynton

May 19, 2011

Finance

Bank of America Vows to Reduce GHG Emissions by 15 Percent

The 2008 global financial crisis may have killed off some banks, but others have emerged even stronger. Whatever you may […]

Leon Kaye

May 19, 2011

Finance

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Restore Free Market Capitalism for the Environment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is well known as an environmental advocate and attorney.  Given his pro-environment position, it is quite […]

Jonathan Mariano

May 19, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Puma Puts Financial Value on Environmental Impact

Puma is the first company in the world to put a value on the ecosystem services it uses to produce its […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 19, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Ernst & Young Puts Up Cash to Help Community Activists

What if you had $10,000 dollars to implement an idea of your choice that made a difference to communities? This […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 19, 2011

Finance

Portland’s CivicApps Initiative: Crowd Sourcing for Crisis Management

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 19, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Calculating Your Travel Carbon Footprint is Priceless Thanks to MasterCard

If you are trying to “green” your company, starting a recycling program is only the thinnest layer on the tip […]

Leon Kaye

May 18, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Are Gas Prices Too Damn High?

Poor Jimmy MacMillan. The well meaning eccentric hilariously rose to fame during the New York Governor’s Debate last year by […]

Nick Aster

May 18, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

5 Tips for Sustainable Communication

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 18, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Crowdsourcing by the State of Washington

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 17, 2011

Finance

Top 10 Elected Officials Leading the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., CO2 IMPACT One lucky 3p reader who retweets this article will receive receive a signed, hardback edition […]

boyd

May 17, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Reducing Supply Chain Emissions and Costs at the Same Time

Logistics managers attempting to optimize supply chains for sustainability and emissions reductions face a tough question: how to implement those […]

Bill DiBenedetto

May 17, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Why Gamblers Could be Great Advocates for Sustainability

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 17, 2011

Finance

The Economics of Perpetual Growth

Can economic growth be sustainably achieved? The short answer appears to be no. At least, not in our economy's current incarnation. But this question has already been percolating for nearly two decades and its multi-trillion dollar answer indeed requires a great deal of debate.

Presidio Economics

May 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

A Sustainability Journey: The 5 Stages of Corporate Grief

The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHub (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and […]

CSRHub

May 16, 2011

Finance

The Real Payback on Green Job Training Programs

Analysts with no field experience can paint a very bleak picture of the green job market and related training programs. […]

Tiffany Finley

May 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

How Human Future Interaction Can Help Plan for a Sustainabilty

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

How Intellectual Property Creates Value with Finite Resources

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Live Social Media in a Gov 2.0 World

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 14, 2011

Finance

Megacities: Economic Growth, Ecological Crisis

Borrowing from John Stuart Mill, Daly and Farley explain that the steady-state subsystem sees the relationship between economy and ecology as collaborative, where the economy functions at a rate by which the earth can sustainably replenish its resources.

Presidio Economics

May 13, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Green as a Status Symbol: Why Increased Prices May Increase Sales

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 13, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Senate Holds Hearing on Big Oil Tax Breaks

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing yesterday on tax breaks for the nation’s top five oil companies: Chevron, Shell, […]

Jonathan Mariano

May 13, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Campbell's Decreases Water Use, Increases Energy Use

Cambell’s, the company best known for its soups, released its second corporate social responsibility (CSR) report recently. The report (titled […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 13, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Hormel Foods Reduces Water Use by 30 Million Gallons

Hormel Foods, the manufacturer of well-known brands such as Dinty Moore and Farmer John, released its fifth CSR report this […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 12, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

B Corp Status Protects, But How Much?

By Michael Keating There is a great editorial from the April 11th edition of the New York Times on the virtues […]

TriplePundit

May 12, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Sharing Economy: The Next Step in Economic Evolution

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 12, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Great Canned vs Bottled Beer Debate 2.0: Craft Brewing Weighs In

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 12, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

It Wasn’t the Small Green Pieces of Paper That Were Unhappy…

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 12, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Old Is New Again: Nike's Push Towards Sustainable Advertising

Nike made a splash with the launch of their Better World campaign focusing around a mission to create a better world through sport. Aside from a list of some innovative earth-friendly products they feature a new commercial- built from 100% recycled ads pulled out of previous campaigns.

CCA LiveE

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Levi Strauss & Co. Proposes Radical New Standards for Apparel Industry

In a speech to be delivered today at the CERES annual conference, Levi Strauss & Co. CEO and President John […]

Tina Casey

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Social Media Shortcuts for Stakeholder Engagement

Ed note: Interested in learning more about how to embed stakeholder engagement in your company’s sustainability reporting? Consider getting a […]

jennifer boynton

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Intellectual Property: When Protecting Ideas Destroys Them

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Chevron, the Socially Responsible Oil Company?

When you’re a member of the Big Oil club, crowing about CSR accomplishments rings a tad hollow from an environmental […]

Bill DiBenedetto

May 11, 2011

Finance

The Glass Steagall Act: Where a Libertarian and a Liberal agree over dinner

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainable Agriculture and the Future of Food: Views from the Prince of Wales

By Susan Nickbarg Food Supply. Health. Economic Security. Malnutrition. Obesity. Local Agriculture. Sustainability. What’s in common to link all these […]

TriplePundit

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

How Green is Your Data?

The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA […]

CCA LiveE

May 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

How the Catlin Group Turned Climate Change Research Corporate

The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHub (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and […]

CSRHub

May 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Washington State Closes the Door on Coal

As the old saw goes, when one door closes another one opens. That is about to tested on a grand […]

Tina Casey

May 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Online Auction Mechanism for EV Charging Developed

With the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the energy impact on the grid is less about the overall availability […]

Phil Covington

May 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

SHARE SF: Is Having Access the New Ownership?

This past weekend, Shareable hosted an unconference called SHARE SF at Hub SoMa, a coworking space for social entrepreneurs in […]

Ali Hart

May 10, 2011

Finance

Local Living Economies Movement needs Worker Co-op Legislation

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

May 10, 2011

Finance

Developing a Smarter – Not Simpler – Consumer

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Mobile Tech is Key to Providing Banking Services to the 'Unbanked'

In March 2007 Safaricom, the leading mobile operator in Kenya, launched an SMS-based money transfer system that enables consumers to deposit, send and withdraw funds using their mobile phones.

TriplePundit

May 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Bloomberg's Sustainability Edge

Back in 2009, the media and financial services company Bloomberg launched what TriplePundit called a “ground-breaking data service” in corporate […]

Tina Casey

May 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Q&A: Sustainability in the Spice Business

[Hub Stories]: Q & A with The Curator of Spices [Name]: Chris Pemberton [Areas of Expertise]: Cooking, International Development, Sustainability […]

hubbayarea

May 9, 2011

Finance

Nine Out of Ten Top Climate Deniers Linked to ExxonMobil

Today’s story probably won’t come as a big surprise to anyone, but in an era where unsubstantiated assertions fly through […]

RP Siegel

May 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Report Details Abuses At Chinese Factories That Manufacture Apple and HP Products

A report by the Hong Kong based group, Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM), details poor working conditions at […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Green Marketing Efforts Can't Make Bad Coffee Taste Good

By Pankaj Arora Last week I was at Freshness Burger, a Japanese fast food chain. Embossed on the stirrer given with […]

TriplePundit

May 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Five Driving Forces of CSR: Can You Name a Sixth?

As reported by the aforementioned text, Malcolm Gladwell referred to the tipping point as the point of critical mass after which an idea spreads widely and becomes generally accepted and broadly implemented. I argue that CSR has reached such a tipping point, pushed there by the five above factors.

Leslie Back

May 6, 2011

Finance

The Importance of Staying Strong on the Dollar

This post is part of a blogging series by economics students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Economics

May 6, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Interview: SunRun's Lynn Jurich on "Pocketbook Environmentalists"

How many companies can boast of a 100%+ annual growth rate in customers, especially  in today’s economy? Would you be […]

Bill Roth

May 6, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Impacting The Three P’s By Competing Domestically With Food Imports

By Fergus McGrath Total US food imports have doubled in the past decade, from $43 billion in 2001 to $86 […]

Presidio Economics

May 6, 2011