ECONOMY

Corporate Responsibility

The Truth Will Out: Government Regulation

The following post is part of a CSRHub series focusing on 10 trends that are driving corporate transparency and disclosure […]

CSRHub

May 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

CSR Reporting's Greatest Hits in the Twin Cities

Interested in learning more? Check out our GRI Certification in Sustainability Reporting happening this July in Minneapolis By Nick Franco […]

TriplePundit

May 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Fight for the Future of UK Energy

When the so-called ‘Big Six’ UK energy providers announced a range of price hikes in the autumn, it caused considerable […]

TriplePundit

May 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Member of the UAE Delegation to Rio+20 Chats about Outcomes

An important producer of natural gas and oil, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become known in the last decade […]

Raz Godelnik

May 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Alternative Food Distribution Networks May Alleviate Food Deserts

Back in April, the New York Times published a piece questioning the link between obesity and healthy food access. The […]

TriplePundit

May 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Case Study: Corporate Volunteer Programs at AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah Insurance Exchange

This is the second in a six part series on building better employee volunteer programs, presented by MicroEdge, the leading […]

TriplePundit

May 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

International Paper Sets New Sustainability Goals

Last week International Paper (IP), a $26 billion company with over 60,000 employees worldwide, issued its 2011 sustainability report. The […]

Leon Kaye

May 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Majority of Americans Agree: Protecting the Environment Creates Jobs

The majority of Americans (58 percent) think that protecting the environment improves economic growth and creates new jobs. The results […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Who Are the Winners and Losers From the New Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels?

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a decision. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the imposition of antidumping […]

Raz Godelnik

May 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Safeway, Tone Deaf to Stakeholders, Has a Miserable Week

  Safeway had a nightmare of a week, and based on the social media firestorm, recent criticism of the supermarket […]

Leon Kaye

May 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Video Interview: Where Does My Stuff Come From?

With today’s complicated supply chains, not only are consumers in the fog about where stuff comes from, companies that distribute […]

Connie-Kwan

May 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Role of Philanthropy in Impact Investing: Silicon Valley Without Stanford

Lack of Pipeline is Impact Investing’s Biggest Problem The conversation surrounding the recent Monitor report (From Blueprint to Scale: The […]

TriplePundit

May 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Run-Up to SB’12: An Interview with Kevin Whilden of Sustainable Surf

In our latest piece in the run-up to Sustainable Brands 2012, Kevin Whilden answers our questions around the implications of […]

3p Editors

May 20, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Nestlé + Greenpeace: A Model for Sustainable Sourcing of Palm Oil?

The following post is in partnership with Ethical Corporation in support of the upcoming Responsible Business Summit in New York. […]

TriplePundit

May 19, 2012

Finance

Interview: Jeff Stewart, Lenddo

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm started in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Since 2004, the firm has invested […]

Nick Aster

May 19, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

FedEx Ramps Up Energy Efficiency Goals

FedEx Express announced this week that its entire vehicle feet is becoming more energy efficient at a faster rate than […]

Leon Kaye

May 18, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

5 Reasons Why Apple's CSR Strategy Doesn't Work

When a company is “starring” on TriplePundit every couple of weeks it’s usually an indication that either a lot of […]

Raz Godelnik

May 18, 2012

Finance

Interview: Ned Tozen, D.Light

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm started in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Since 2004, the firm has invested […]

Nick Aster

May 18, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Opportunity Within the Dodd-Frank Act's Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements

Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, a major financial reform bill passed in 2010, requires companies to disclose if they […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 18, 2012

Finance

Impact Investing Done Right: No Shortcuts to Social Change

By Patrick McVeigh The widely recognized challenge of socially progressive investing is ensuring that financial results are not sacrificed in […]

TriplePundit

May 18, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The True Costs of Paper

By Gerad Hoyt, docSTAR  The paperless office – at this point it’s becoming a little cliché. We’ve all heard for […]

TriplePundit

May 18, 2012

Finance

Venturing into Growth Industries with High-Impact Capital

23rd in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 18, 2012

Finance

Africa's First Sustainable Biofuel Plant Opens in Mozambique

Read more about this project Today marked the grand opening of the largest industrial park in Mozambique -and it’s got […]

jennifer boynton

May 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

A Better Idea for Branding Public Transit

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

CSRHub

May 17, 2012

Finance

Interview: Chuck Slaughter, Living Goods

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm started in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Since 2004, the firm has invested […]

Nick Aster

May 17, 2012

Finance

DreamBikes Teaches Job Skills and Boosts Bicycling in Urban Neighborhoods

  Bicycling has become more popular in America’s cities but is still out of reach for many of those who […]

Leon Kaye

May 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

7 More Companies Reject SFI

When you see a headline about a new batch of companies moving away from something, you usually can bet it’s […]

Raz Godelnik

May 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Shareholder Resolutions Flourish at JP Morgan Meeting

As an advocate of shareholder activism, I seldom see more than one or two shareholder proposals on proxy statements.  However, […]

Dale Wannen

May 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Avon Lady Comes to Mozambique, Hawking Cookstoves

Read more about this project There’s no denying that charcoal cookstoves are a huge problem in Africa. Used to cook meals […]

jennifer boynton

May 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Interview: Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm started in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Since 2004, the firm has […]

Nick Aster

May 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Chevron's 2011 CSR Report Provides a (Too) Rosy Picture of the Company

Few years ago, a CSR report released by an oil company sounded like an oxymoron. Even later on when these […]

Raz Godelnik

May 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Patagonia Maps Out Its Supply Chain For Even More Transparency

Patagonia has long been a sustainability leader, and pokes its competitors in the eye with programs, from asking consumers to […]

Leon Kaye

May 16, 2012

Finance

Largest U.S. Mutual Funds Not Passing Climate Change Resolutions

Although the three largest mutual fund companies in the U.S. (American Funds, Fidelity and Vanguard) voted on a number of […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Dutch Organization Wants to Make Fair-trade Gold the Standard

Earlier this month Solidaridad, a worldwide group of development organizations unveiled the Netherlands’ first-ever fair-trade and fair-mined gold jewelry. The UK […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 16, 2012

Finance

Loaning Your Money for Impact Can Also Generate Income

22nd in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Managing Your Employee Volunteer Programs: 9 Steps to Success

This is the first in a six part series on building better employee volunteer programs, presented by MicroEdge, the leading […]

TriplePundit

May 15, 2012

Finance

Impact Investing Goes Mainstream–Morgan Stanley Jumps on Board

Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm with 1500 offices around the world, just announced they were offering a new […]

Scott Cooney

May 15, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

California and Quebec Will Link Cap-and-Trade Programs

It’s good news for proponents of cap-and-trade programs. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced last week that California’s cap-and-trade […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 15, 2012

Finance

Rubies in the Rubble: Making a Difference with Chutney and Jam

Roughly 1.3 billion tons of food goes to waste every year and most of this is fresh produce like fruit […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 15, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Crowdsourcing for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Lending an ear to customer demands Large companies lead the way. A number of large companies including Pepsi, Fiat, Lego, […]

TriplePundit

May 15, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Renewable Aviation Fuel: Ready for Take-Off

This is part one of a three part series introducing the renewable aviation fuel market in partnership with The Carbon […]

TriplePundit

May 15, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Crucial U.S. Conservation Legislation Under Attack in Congress

By Alexandra Stark The Lacey Act, the legislative centerpiece of U.S. efforts to combat illegal logging and wildlife trafficking for […]

TriplePundit

May 14, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

History Redux: The Political Campaign Against Sustainability

A recent Stanford University poll found that support for clean energy, vehicle emission standards, and energy efficiency programs is waning, […]

Scott Cooney

May 14, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Saudi Arabia Plans $109 Billion Solar Future

By Steve Allen Saudi Arabia will seek investors interested in a $109 billion plan to generate power from solar energy. […]

TriplePundit

May 14, 2012

Finance

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

21st in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 13, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Kohl’s in the LEED with Energy Efficiency and a More Sustainable Supply Chain

This week Kohl’s issued its first annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. While other retailers have struggled the past decade, […]

Leon Kaye

May 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Etsy Gets Certified as a B-Corporation

Despite Etsy‘s recent bad press, the online marketplace is a one-of-a-kind for crafters, artisans and people who love their work. […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Truth Will Out: Mainstream Media is Starting to Notice

The following post is part of a CSRHub series focusing on 10 trends that are driving corporate transparency and disclosure in the coming […]

CSRHub

May 11, 2012

Finance

How to Be Sustainable Across All Assets in Your Portfolio

20th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Bike Culture at Levis: Built to Last

By Jason McBriarty, Levi Strauss & Co. Biking to work does more than offer a more sustainable way to commute […]

TriplePundit

May 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Justice and Democracy In Social Media – KONY

By Amadou M. Cissé I am sure by now that most of you have heard about if not already seen […]

Maryland

May 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Sunrun Presents: Green Marketing 3.0

While the debate about the death of green marketing is far from being over, we see signs that green marketing is […]

Raz Godelnik

May 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

“Drill, Baby, Drill” Will Not Decrease Gas Prices

By Jacqueline Savitz, Vice President for North America at Oceana The “drill, baby, drill” chant may not be heard as […]

TriplePundit

May 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Fake Grassroots Campaign Against Wind Industry Exposed

The Checks and Balances Project and Climate Progress have revealed a memo outlining a national public relations campaign to undermine […]

Leon Kaye

May 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

It’s Biodegradable! Or is it? How to Distinguish the Green from the Greenwash: Part II

By Gia Machlin This is Part II of a two part post on how consumers can use ecolabels to distinguish […]

TriplePundit

May 10, 2012

Finance

All-Around Strong Performance for Global Wind Energy Investment in Q1

The global wind energy industry registered a strong quarter of investment activity in terms of venture capital (VC) funding, mergers […]

Andrew Burger

May 10, 2012

Sponsored

Energy Options: Pros and Cons

Fuel Cell Energy: Pros and Cons

Although the idea of using fuel cells to power cars or provide electricity for buildings has popped up fairly recently, […]

RP Siegel

May 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How UN Peacekeeping Operations Save Money by Thinking Green

Reducing the environmental impacts of UN Peacekeeping operations not only benefits the environment, but saves money, according to a report […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

7 Signs You've Got a Great CSR Report

We’ve partnered with AHA!, a creative communications firm, to deliver this series on CR communications. Throughout the series, we’ll explore […]

jennifer boynton

May 9, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Seamless Transport Systems for Green Benefits

Seamless freight transportation — where goods flow rapidly from door to door using the most cost-efficient and reliable transport modes […]

Bill DiBenedetto

May 9, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Current State of Clean Energy

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an organization that works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 […]

RP Siegel

May 9, 2012

Finance

24,000 Bank of America Customers Petition for End of Political Donations

This morning a petition with over 75,000 signatures that urges the end of political campaign contributions will be delivered at […]

Leon Kaye

May 9, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

London's Congestion Charge is Working and There is a Map to Prove It

London’s traffic is legendary and so is its traffic management system. From early 2003, the city of London started charging […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 9, 2012

Finance

3 Events to Follow at Rio+20

In case you haven’t noticed (which would be almost impossible with all the email, blog and listeserv overload), the world […]

PelegKremer

May 9, 2012

Finance

How HIP are Your Holdings? Score Them for Human Impact + Profit

19th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 9, 2012

Finance

MIT Study Shows that Sustainability is Profitable

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued its third annual Sustainability and Innovation Global Executive Study. In a partnership with the […]

Leon Kaye

May 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Five Questions Supply Chain Managers Should Be Asking

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

CSRHub

May 8, 2012

Finance

Bloom Energy to Double Manufacturing Capacity for Fuel Cells

After quadrupling the size of its Sunnyvale plant last year, Bloom Energy has now broken ground on a 210,000 sq […]

RP Siegel

May 8, 2012

Finance

Paying Attention to Risks Pays Dividends to Sustainable Investors

18th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

UN Global Compact Calls for Companies to Make Sustainable Commitments

Calling all companies who want to practice sustainability! Answer the call by the UN Global Compact and the World Business […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How to Distinguish the Green from the Greenwash

By Gia Machlin This is Part I of a two-part post on how consumers can use Eco Labels to distinguish […]

TriplePundit

May 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

What Green Consumer Polls Should Really Be Asking

By Jacquelyn Ottman Ever since the resurgence of environmentalism in 1990, consumer polls have attempted to measure awareness, attitudes and […]

TriplePundit

May 7, 2012