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Community Development

Asia Pulp & Paper supports new foundation to address deforestation

Asia Pulp and Paper has launched a new initiative, the Belantara Foundation, to direct funding to protect Indonesian rainforests. The […]

TriplePundit

February 17, 2016

Voices for Change

Patagonia Leads by Example in the Circular Economy

A rainbow of color punctuates Patagonia’s Worn Wear Instagram feed, where people proudly show off their outdoor clothing that has a […]

Anne Brock

February 12, 2016

Community Development

Sustainability Incorporated: Embedding Sustainability into a Company’s Core Business Strategies

Submitted by Margo Mosher Integrating sustainability into a company’s core business model enables the business to create more value, manage […]

CSRWire

February 11, 2016

Voices for Change

How Institutions of Higher Education Can Address Climate Change

By Meghna Tare Keeping kids engaged and active is a challenging job. To keep them away from TV and video […]

TriplePundit

February 10, 2016

Voices for Change

Updated Barbie Dolls Tackle Body Image with Diversity

For the first time in nearly 57 years, Barbie has realistically thick thighs, flat feet not doomed to a lifetime […]

Anne Brock

February 8, 2016

Community Development

Feefo announces “Trusted Merchant” Awards 2016

Feefo has released its list of companies that have been accredited with “Trusted Merchant” status for 2016. Over 1,400 national […]

TriplePundit

February 8, 2016

Community Development

Thomson Reuters Understands CR&I is Key to Performance

Submitted by Kelly Eisenhardt Thomson Reuters wants investors to know that corporate responsibility, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion are drivers that […]

CSRWire

February 5, 2016

Voices for Change

3p Weekend: A Sneak Peek at This Year's Cause-Marketing Super Bowl Ads

With a busy week behind you and the weekend within reach, there’s no shame in taking things a bit easy […]

jennifer boynton

February 5, 2016

Voices for Change

How Michigan's Elimination of Democracy Poisoned a City

TriplePundit is tracking the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Follow our coverage here.  In the weeks since the Flint […]

Andrea Newell

February 5, 2016

Voices for Change

The Flint Water Crisis: A Timeline

TriplePundit is tracking the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Follow our coverage here.  In April 2014, the city […]

Andrea Newell

February 5, 2016

Community Development

BLOG: ESOS – the proof of the audit is in the saving

If anyone needs convincing of the value of ESOS, we have the evidence, writes Thomas Whiffen, Senior Energy Specialist, National […]

TriplePundit

February 4, 2016

Voices for Change

Super Bowl 50 Aims To Be the Greenest Ever

This weekend, the pinnacle event on the NFL calendar, the Super Bowl, will kick off to determine whether the Carolina […]

Phil Covington

February 3, 2016

Community Development

Plant-based package proves commercial success

Tetra Pak will deliver more than 100m packs of its Tetra Rex® Bio-based pack this year, reflecting strong demand for […]

TriplePundit

February 3, 2016

Community Development

New recycling scheme for 'orphan vehicles'

The British automotive industry has committed to helping thousands of consumers recycle their old vehicles with a free take-back service, […]

TriplePundit

February 3, 2016

Community Development

BMW comes top in global sustainability rankings

Corporate Knights, the Canadian-based media and research company, has published its 2016 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Japan to help develop smart cities in India

A Japanese research institute is partnering with an Indian technology institute to share its ideas on how to make Indian […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Korea’s largest steel maker expands community investment programme

POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel maker, has expanded its corporate social responsibility activities with its “For a Better World” vision, […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Intasave’s solar Songs are bang on tune for Kenya

A solar power system is being introduced by the global non-profit environmental organisation Intasave Energy to bring clean sustainable electricity […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

McDonald’s tax affairs under scrutiny in Europe

Fast food chain McDonald’s is being investigated by the European Commission over its Luxembourg tax arrangements known as “sweetheart deals”. […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

CSR on upward trajectory in South Korea

According to Business Korea magazine, South Korean companies are making greater social contributions. Based on recent surveys by the Federation […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Food and drink giants urged to do more on nutrition

The world’s largest food and beverage companies have made some progress towards improving consumers’ diets but they still have a […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Future Perfect?

At the end of last year, the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), a global think tank, published its […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Do reports make a good stakeholder engagement tool?

The corporate world is now well-versed in producing an annual document showcasing best practice. But can sustainability reports actually be […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

A step change to quieter, smoother flights

All of us expect our airplane landings to be as smooth as possible, but what about being as quiet as […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Culture clashes can limit partnership success

Communications agency Forster’s recent study of the charity sector reveals how corporate partnerships are being limited by cultural challenges and […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Rana Plaza: How it led to an Accord to help improve workers’ rights

Workers in developing countries can use the Accord signed by the likes of H&M, Primark and Zara following the Rana […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

East Capital’s China environmental strategy whets ‘clean-tech’ appetite

East Capital, an emerging and frontier markets specialist headquartered in Stockholm that actively manages €2.1bn of assets in public and […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

M&S and Selfridges recognised for marine conservation efforts

Media group Boat International recently held the inaugural Ocean Awards, in partnership with leading marine charity, Blue Marine Foundation. The […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Nelson moves to RSF Social Finance

Deb Nelson, formerly the executive director of Social Venture Network (SVN), has joined RSF Social Finance as the new Vice […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Chelsea Reinhardt joins Standards Division at GRI

As GRI begins its transition from sustainability reporting guidelines to Sustainability Reporting Standards, the Standards Division at GRI is expanding […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Roger Aitken, analyst, examines the most recent MorningStar data

Among UK Registered funds over the past year to 31 December 2016, the £124.97m Kempen (Lux) Sustainable Eur Small Cap […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Wood-derived biofuel takes off with major airline backing

Six large companies have joined Canadian scientists in a consortium to promote the use of tree waste biofuels by airlines. […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

BLOG: Why diversity matters to capacity-driven success

Diversity tends to be a very hot topic on the web and in the news. It has been for decades. […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Primark to expand ethical trading team as DFID partnership kicks off

Value fashion retailer Primark is to partner with the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK to improve working […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

When it comes to CSR, keep on keeping on

This is my final issue at the helm of Ethical Performance. It’s been an extremely interesting and enlightening three years, […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

Increasing the rate of exchange

With 40% of its carbon impact found along the supply chain, GSK has found a novel way to engage and […]

TriplePundit

February 2, 2016

Community Development

BLOG: After COP21, what next for rainforests?

COP21 may be over, but on the rainforest front the work is just beginning, writes Claire Raisin, Director Size of Wales […]

TriplePundit

February 1, 2016

Voices for Change

Playing Our Part: The Bigger Play Around Super Bowl 50

By Robin Raj So the circus has officially hit town, and we Bay Area residents are now bracing ourselves for […]

TriplePundit

January 29, 2016

Community Development

Hong Kong’s Hang Lung Properties clinches top reporting award

Hang Lung Properties, Hong Kong clinched Asia’s Sustainability Reporting of the Year Award at the inaugural event in Singapore this […]

TriplePundit

January 29, 2016

Community Development

Hauliers to drive new campaign to get more women into logistics

The Road Haulage Association is launching a campaign called She’s RHA, designed to address the shortage of women in road […]

TriplePundit

January 28, 2016

Community Development

Corporates pledge to help tackle mental health stigma

Unilever, Rolls Royce, Standard Life, HSBC and Network Rail are just some of the 350+ businesses in the UK which […]

TriplePundit

January 28, 2016

Voices for Change

Fund for Teachers Grant Inspires Water Study in India, Engagement in Class

By Marina Outwater I started the school year teaching my seventh-grade students how to write an effective argumentative essay using […]

TriplePundit

January 27, 2016

Community Development

APCRG launches Responsible Business Champions 2016

The All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Responsibility Group (APCRG) in the UK has launched its 2016 National Responsible Business Champions award. The […]

TriplePundit

January 27, 2016

Community Development

Supplier non disclosure hindering climate risk management

The largest ever study of climate change data from major corporates and their suppliers has uncovered a significant blindspot of […]

TriplePundit

January 26, 2016

Community Development

Animal welfare grows in importance to food companies worldwide

Noble Foods, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Coop Group (Switzerland) have attained the highest marks in the global Business Benchmark […]

TriplePundit

January 25, 2016

Community Development

New commission to help business engage with SDGs

A new commission of business, labour and civil society leaders, has been set up to help businesses engage in achieving […]

TriplePundit

January 22, 2016

Community Development

British business unprepared for Modern Slavery Act, says CIPS

Urgency and action appear to be scant in British businesses before new government rules come into force this spring designed […]

TriplePundit

January 21, 2016

Community Development

BLOG: Businesses must unite to protect wildlife

HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of DP World, shares his thoughts on why business needs to unite to tackle […]

TriplePundit

January 21, 2016

Voices for Change

Boosting Sustainability in the World's Priciest Sailing Race

The America’s Cup has come a long way since its inception in 1851. So has the financial cost of competing in what […]

Jan Lee

January 20, 2016

Community Development

Business needs to do more to build greener Scotland

Scottish businesses must be motivated by more than the financial bottom line if they are to help build a fairer […]

TriplePundit

January 20, 2016

Community Development

CEOs recognise value of 'corporate purpose' in business success

CEOs acknowledge that purpose – a clear reason to exist beyond making money – has become a key part of […]

TriplePundit

January 19, 2016

Community Development

The Evolving Philanthropy Industry

Submitted by Hazel Henderson Since the crises of 2008, the global financial system has shaken many societies, causing job losses, […]

CSRWire

January 18, 2016

Voices for Change

Record Homelessness Spurs California, NYC and Hawaii to Act

More than 500,000 people in the United States are homeless on any given night, according to the National Alliance to […]

Jan Lee

January 18, 2016

Community Development

MCS welcomes extension of coastal conservation zones around UK

The chances of recovery for marine life in English seas have been boosted by the creation of new Marine Conservation […]

TriplePundit

January 18, 2016

Community Development

BLOG: Post-COP21 business needs to step up

Businesses need to look beyond their own boundaries in the post-Paris climate era, blogs Chris Cook, AkzoNobel Planet Possible Programme […]

TriplePundit

January 18, 2016

Community Development

Heineken bolsters responsible consumption with new campaign

Beer giant Heineken is tapping into the changing attitude to drinking among younger consumers with its latest marketing campaign. New […]

TriplePundit

January 15, 2016

Community Development

British drivers reluctant to embrace electric vehicle technology

The number of electric cars on Britain’s roads may have shot up to more than 40,000 from just 3,500 two […]

TriplePundit

January 14, 2016

Community Development

BASF argan initiative proves economic and social success

As BASF’s Argan Programme reaches its 10th anniversary, statistics show that the initiative now benefits 1,000 women in rural Southern […]

TriplePundit

January 13, 2016

Voices for Change

The Pro-Life Argument for Climate Action

By Jamie Beck Alexander The fight against climate change is a fight for life. Reproductive rights aside, we are all […]

TriplePundit

January 12, 2016

Community Development

Africa hails world's first carbon neutral national park

Zambia is home to the world’s first carbon neutral national park. The achievement in Lower Zambezi National Park is the […]

TriplePundit

January 12, 2016

Community Development

The Circular Economy Agenda for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility

Submitted by Dr. Mark Camilleri Most of the products we buy and consume are bound to reach their ‘end of […]

CSRWire

January 11, 2016

Community Development

National CSR Awards shines spotlight on UK sustainable business

With previous sponsors and supporters like Mercedes-Benz, Natwest and Carillion, the 2016 National CSR Awards will celebrate business excellence and […]

TriplePundit

January 11, 2016

Community Development

Travel company books Fair Trade holiday of a lifetime

Sumak Travel, the UK based social enterprise that specialises in Latin American ecotourism, has partnered with the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation […]

TriplePundit

January 11, 2016

Community Development

Top 2016 Sustainability Conferences in the US

Submitted by Shannon Houde No matter how you spin it, professional development and in-person networking are paramount to making a […]

CSRWire

January 8, 2016

Voices for Change

Florida Launches Campaign to Fight Human Trafficking

Whether it is due to better reporting or economic distress, the fact remains that human trafficking in the U.S. has […]

Leon Kaye

January 8, 2016

Voices for Change

The Boomer Generation Diet, Or Any Other For That Matter

With New Year’s resolutions aplenty, you can bet there are millions of people looking to get in shape and shed […]

Phil Covington

January 8, 2016

Community Development

Mars to collaborate with Tata Trusts on food safety in India

Food giant Mars and Tata Trusts, the philanthropic coalition, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together […]

TriplePundit

January 8, 2016

Community Development

British consumers making more ethical choices, finds report

Ethical spending has continued to grow despite difficult market conditions, according to the Ethical Consumer Markets Report published by Ethical […]

TriplePundit

January 6, 2016

Community Development

Primark commits to improve working conditions for garment workers

Value fashion retailer Primark is to partner with the Department for International Development (DFID) to improve working conditions for garment […]

TriplePundit

January 5, 2016

Community Development

Premier Inn makes a splash with water recycling system

One of Premier Inn’s newest hotels, the Premier Inn at Abu Dhabi International Airport, is the first to feature an […]

TriplePundit

January 5, 2016

Community Development

National CSR Awards 2016 now open for entries

Entries are now open for the 2016 National CSR Awards (NCSRA), which will celebrate the very best in CSR and […]

TriplePundit

January 5, 2016

Community Development

Costa scoops three wins for energy management

Costa, the UK’s favourite coffee shop, has recently received three awards for its outstanding work in energy management and sustainable […]

TriplePundit

January 4, 2016