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Community Development

Putting skills at the heart of the development agenda

Private sector investment in developing countries dwarfs aid budgets several times over, writes Matt Foster, director of strategies and programme […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

LSE’s ‘green’ bond segments launch sees City of Gothenburg’s issue first to list

The London Stock Exchange’s (‘LSE’) launch of a range of new segments on its fixed-income markets “dedicated” to the issuance […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Sweetening the deal for sustainability?

More and more companies are linking staff pay and bonuses to sustainability performance. Is it a fad, or a genuine […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Clean Clothes Campaign pushes for further Rana Plaza disclosure

Labour rights groups have made official complaints that safety practices and inspections were seriously flawed at Rana Plaza, the Bangladeshi […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Not such a simple case of follow my leader…

The Chinese saying that a fish rots from the head down has long been bandied about in business circles to […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Toshiba hit by balance sheet scandal

The chief executive of Toshiba and seven other senior executives have resigned in a deception scandal that the safeguards imposed […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Crime busting drama makes arresting production progress

BBC One’s new primetime drama The Interceptor has been awarded full marks for its efforts in sustainable production, having received […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Many happy returns

Alquity was founded in 2010 by Paul Robinson, to offer investors a more responsible way to invest by achieving strong […]

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August 6, 2015

Community Development

Robeco Chinese Equities Class D EUR fund performance examined by Roger Aitken

The £1,035.13 million (€1,461.09m) Robeco Chinese Equities Class D EUR Acc fund top ranked the UK Registered Fund sector out […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Companies large and small honoured at 2degrees Champions Awards

Leading collaboration platform and service for sustainable business with over 48,900 members 2degrees held its popular, peer-voted Champions Awards at […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

New appointments at ECI

The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) has appointed Ronnie Kann as executive vice president, research and program development. Prior to […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Fujitsu scoops Responsible Business of the Year 2015 at BITC awards

Global technology giant Fujitsu picked up the most prestigious award at this year’s Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Awards […]

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August 6, 2015

Community Development

FSC certification pays, finds WWF analysis

A new WWF cost-benefit analysis of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on a cross-section of forest operators finds that tropical […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

Slàinte to sustainability at John Dewar & Sons

John Dewar & Sons has achieved a 34% reduction in GHG emissions since 2006 and a 46% reduction in water […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Community Development

IKEA to go beyond National Living Wage rate

Swedish firm Ikea will become the first national retailer in the UK to pay staff above the government’s new National […]

TriplePundit

August 6, 2015

Voices for Change

The Shifting Sands That Welcome the Sustainable Development Goals

By Sally Uren The Pope’s recent invitation to social activist Naomi Klein to join his forthcoming high-level environment conference is […]

TriplePundit

August 5, 2015

Community Development

Festival fever cools off with The Ice Shed

The Ice Shed is working with sustainability consultancy Anthesis to provide carbon neutral ice to campers at festivals in the […]

TriplePundit

August 5, 2015

Community Development

BLOG: Is tide turning in effort to tackle climate change?

Chris Cook, AkzoNobel’s Planet Possible programme director, writes about the importance of partnerships in driving down carbon emissions President Barack […]

TriplePundit

August 5, 2015

Community Development

Business ethics no longer just compliance issue, says CIMA

Nearly a third of UK-based finance professionals feel under pressure to compromise their ethical standards, according to a new report […]

TriplePundit

August 5, 2015

Voices for Change

Study: Daughters of Working Mothers Earn More

Between two-earner families and single moms, the trend of working mothers has become fully entrenched in our world. This is […]

RP Siegel

July 31, 2015

Voices for Change

Bloody Myths: Why I Don’t Think Sanitary Pads Impact Girls’ Educational Outcomes

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Unreasonable.is. By Rebecca Calder Evidence, not assumptions, need to be a driving factor […]

TriplePundit

July 30, 2015

Voices for Change

How Sports Are Influencing Sustainable Practices

By Maggie Nelson We sat down with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Portland Timbers and San Diego Padres to talk sustainability, the position sports teams […]

TriplePundit

July 30, 2015

Community Development

Surfers develop clean water initiative to combat sewage strewn beaches

With raw sewage polluting 40 British beaches following heavy downpours recently, the charity Surfers Against Sewage’s launch of a new […]

TriplePundit

July 30, 2015

Community Development

UK spurs greater supply chain accountability

Businesses with a £36m+ turnover will have to report on slavery in their supply chains, the UK government has announced. […]

TriplePundit

July 30, 2015

Voices for Change

To Diversify Tech — Force Inclusion?

We’ve let the cat out of the bag. After years of pressure from activists, including Jesse Jackson, companies including Google, […]

Nithin Coca

July 28, 2015

Community Development

Tales of the riverbank: WWF-UK, Coke and CCE in eco-partnership

WWF-UK, Coca-Coca Great Britain (CCGB) and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) are partnering to help ensure a thriving future for England’s rivers. […]

TriplePundit

July 28, 2015

Community Development

UK leads way in tidal energy technology

Despite the British government slashing support for renewable energy in the last few weeks, a new report from Frost & […]

TriplePundit

July 27, 2015

Community Development

40 tonnes of rubbish cleared from beaches as plastic bag use rises

More than 40 tonnes of rubbish were removed from beaches by Marine Conservation Society (MCS) volunteers and Marks and Spencer […]

TriplePundit

July 24, 2015

Voices for Change

The Addiction Vaccine That Could Save ‘Quadrillions’ on Health Care Costs

By Daniel Faris You’d think it would be a big deal if a scientist created a vaccine that could do […]

TriplePundit

July 23, 2015

Community Development

Aldi challenged over supply chain treatment of Bangladeshi workers

The Bangladesh government and the German low-cost retailer, Aldi, are being urged to take action to ensure over 1000 workers […]

TriplePundit

July 23, 2015

Community Development

Pirelli revs up sustainability rating

Pirelli has been named as the leading automotive supplier in an assessment for the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Based on the […]

TriplePundit

July 22, 2015

Community Development

BLOG: Why does health get forgotten in health and safety?

You can easily spot the colleagues wearing a personal activity monitor, writes CSC’s CR lead Paula Sullivan. Whether they’re a […]

TriplePundit

July 21, 2015

Community Development

Howzat! EHRC teams with ECB to boost diversity in cricket

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has teamed up with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to get thousands […]

TriplePundit

July 20, 2015

Community Development

Reward clean energy drivers and save lives, urges Autogas

The re-introduction of the London congestion charge exemption for vehicles powered by LPG and incentives to convert to vehicles to […]

TriplePundit

July 17, 2015

Voices for Change

The Case for Saving Water (And Not Just in Drought-Stricken California)

I grew up in a very water-conscious household. We weren’t living in a drought-ridden area like California is today, but […]

Nithin Coca

July 16, 2015

Community Development

Change your diet and save the planet!

Climates, a start-up social network, is calling on people to go ‘Climatarian’ for their health and the planet.  Switching to […]

TriplePundit

July 16, 2015

Community Development

Well-Being to Well-Doing

Submitted by Ron Schultz What does well-being feel like? Perhaps a little like this. We’re sitting at Cole’s Coffee on […]

CSRWire

July 15, 2015

Community Development

IBE issues guidance on new role for internal audit

A new Board Briefing, published by the Institute of Business Ethics, sets out the role of internal audit in advising […]

TriplePundit

July 15, 2015

Community Development

UK to press ahead with gender pay gap disclosure legislation

The British government is to press ahead with plans to force large firms to disclose data on the gender pay […]

TriplePundit

July 14, 2015

Community Development

BLOG: the importance of culture and heritage in sustainable cities

Art and heritage are key to creating strong cities that people want to live in, says Hester Alberdingk Thijm, director of […]

TriplePundit

July 13, 2015

Community Development

Jumping jellyfish! TV channel pushes kids empowerment project

Nickelodeon, the TV channel behind Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer, has instigated a new social campaign to empower kids […]

TriplePundit

July 10, 2015

Community Development

IFC facilitates $50m programme to make garment industry safer

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing funding to local Bangladeshi banks in a wide-ranging program in […]

TriplePundit

July 9, 2015

Community Development

M&S board members praise Living Wage stitch-in campaign

The board of high street retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), has agreed to meet with campaigners to discuss paying the […]

TriplePundit

July 8, 2015

Community Development

Fujitsu scoops Responsible Business of the Year 2015 at BITC awards

Global technology giant Fujitsu scooped the title of Responsible Business of the Year 2015 at this year’s Business in the […]

TriplePundit

July 8, 2015

Community Development

Tackling climate change can boost UK plc, says report

A new report from business leaders alliance, the Aldersgate Group, shows that tackling climate change can provide significant economic opportunities […]

TriplePundit

July 7, 2015

Community Development

Research highlights new approach to tackling unethical behaviour

Middle managers will mirror top management’s bad behaviours, regardless of how ethical they are as an individual, new research from […]

TriplePundit

July 6, 2015

Voices for Change

Do Me a Favor This Independence Day…

Dear readers, please excuse this small break in your regularly scheduled triple-bottom-line programming. Though we pound the sidewalk day-in and […]

jennifer boynton

July 3, 2015

Voices for Change

What is the TPP? If You Don't Know, It's Time to Find Out

From The Sierra Club Right now, a trade deal is being negotiated between the United States and 11 other countries […]

TriplePundit

July 3, 2015

Community Development

OECD warns of true cost of fossil fuel dependence

Governments should conduct a more rigorous evaluation of the true costs of coal, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has warned. With […]

TriplePundit

July 3, 2015

Community Development

Property giants to create central London ecology project

London property owners, The Crown Estate, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, Shaftesbury, the Howard de Walden Estate and The Portland Estate, […]

TriplePundit

July 3, 2015

Voices for Change

Historic Climate Court Decision in the Netherlands

Big news from the Netherlands, where a court just decided that the government was not doing enough to combat climate […]

Nithin Coca

July 2, 2015

Voices for Change

The Great Fall of China (Or So They Keep Telling Us)

By Abbey Heffer The world keeps citing the rising number of environmental protests as a sign of China’s impending doom. […]

TriplePundit

July 2, 2015

Community Development

Nespresso makes progress in improving lives of coffee farmers

Nestlé Nespresso says it has made significant progress towards improving the lives of thousands of coffee farmers in countries ranging […]

TriplePundit

July 2, 2015

Community Development

Empowering sustainable change – making it happen

You are unique, your organisation is unique. Any empowerment campaign is about your journey to generate positive and sustainable change […]

TriplePundit

July 1, 2015

Community Development

Alakija to lead Oando Foundation

Oando Foundation, the independent charity launched by one of Africa’s leading indigenous energy providers Oando Plc in 2011, has appointed […]

TriplePundit

July 1, 2015

Community Development

Renewable energy pioneer appointed to Natural Environment Research Council

Juliet Davenport OBE, founder and ceo of the 100% renewable electricity supplier Good Energy has been appointed to the Council […]

TriplePundit

July 1, 2015

Community Development

MSCI names new head of ESG research

Antti Savilaakso has joined its MSCI ESG Research Inc. team as European Head of ESG Research at MSCI Inc, a […]

TriplePundit

July 1, 2015

Community Development

Energy efficiency proves critical to sustainable shopping centres

New research shows that shopping centres that invest in energy efficient features boost their market value by up to, and […]

TriplePundit

July 1, 2015

Community Development

Five Ways to Embed Sustainability into a Company’s Core

Submitted by Carla Fantoni Established companies like Walmart, Unilever, P&G, Coca Cola and PepsiCo are driving positive change in the […]

CSRWire

June 30, 2015

Voices for Change

The Road to COP21: How Negotiators Can 'Make it Work' in December

By Maanya Condamoor A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a COP21 Simulation put on by Sciences […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

IBE addresses ethics challenge of intergenerational workforce

Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials have all developed their own ethical standards and understanding of what is right and […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Pernod Ricard ramps up responsible drinking efforts

The 5,500 sales representatives of the wines and spirits multinational Pernod Ricard were enlisted last month for the company’s fifth […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Interserve sets ambitious targets for reducing global environmental impact

A reduction of 26% in energy emissions at UK sites was achieved last year by Interserve, the FTSE 250 support […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

IOD slams tick-box approach to good governance

The UK’s current approach to identifying what makes for good governance is flawed, according to a new report – The […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Unilever pioneers with inaugural Human Rights Report

Global consumer goods giant Unilever is leading the reporting way yet again with the publication of a first-of-its-kind Human Rights […]

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June 30, 2015

Community Development

Japanese corporate governance moves more in line with western countries

The views of shareholders have never ranked high in the concerns of Japan’s corporate management. They are rewarded by long-term […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Newsweek names global green companies

Three healthcare companies top this year’s global green league table published by Newsweek, the US weekly current affairs magazine. The […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Shanks urges governments to act on sustainable waste management

A second set of five-year corporate responsibility targets, including further development of sustainability as a primary principle, has been introduced […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Are sustainability ratings asking the right questions?

Why is it that inherently unsustainable oil and gas companies rank so well in sustainability indices, such as the Dow […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

The trust, the whole trust and nothing but the trust…

I’ve heard a lot about trust in business so far this year. I have been heartened by the ever wise […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

It’s the end of reporting season – what now?

And so another reporting season staggers to a close. Having worked with many clients to help them through this sometimes […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Starbucks brews up $30m more loan aid

American coffee chain giant Starbucks is more than doubling the size of a loan program for farmers that it started […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015