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Biodiversity takes off at London's Heathrow airport

George Davies, head of environmental strategy and assessment, Heathrow, talks to Ethical Performance about the crucial role he and his […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Sabic achieves significant emissions reductions

A reduction of 7% in water and energy use is recorded in the 2014 sustainability report of the Riyadh-based Sabic […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Eventide Gilead scores ‘Triple First’ in rankings

In the US mutual funds sector Eventide Gilead N, a $1,784.56m fund ranked top over the past one, three and […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

RE100 drives call for renewable power priority at Formula E eprix

Renewable power is good for business and should be a priority for governments taking climate action, senior business executives and […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Chemical reactions

Neil Hawkins, corporate vp environment and sustainability, Dow Chemical spoke to Ethical Performance about his love of nature and the […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

BLOG: A new brand of high performance CSR?

Corporations, like individuals, are never truly altruistic – in a capitalist society, individual benefit is incentivised, writes Doug Flynn of […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Put the ‘S’ back into ESG, says NAPF

Companies should be including data on their workforces in their corporate reporting in order to give investors greater insight in […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Japan Tobacco makes progress with sustainability initiatives and reporting

Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has published a report outlining its sustainability initiatives and performance for 2014. JT began developing its […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

British business at risk of widening ‘diversity deficit’

New research into the top 10,000 executives in Britain’s most important firms reveals a widening “diversity deficit” which risks putting […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Community Development

Key considerations to successful ‘long-term’ capital allocation highlighted by Generation Foundation

A white paper published from Generation Foundation (‘Foundation’), the advocacy initiative of Generation Investment Management (‘Generation IM’), a boutique investment […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2015

Voices for Change

How Pain Keeps Us From Acting on Climate Change

By Elizabeth Hardee In my daily work, I read a lot of online articles about climate change — both the […]

TriplePundit

June 29, 2015

Community Development

How Certified Renewable Energy Can Power A Sustainable Economy And A Sustainable Future

Submitted by Natalia Gorina This is the most recent article in our series on Energy. For more articles, go to http://www.csrwire.com/blog/series/83-energy-powering-sustainable-futures/posts […]

CSRWire

June 26, 2015

Community Development

PLA's purrfect recycling initiative roars into life at big cat sanctuary

Lions and leopards at a big cat sanctuary are playing with ropes that just weeks before were being used to […]

TriplePundit

June 26, 2015

Community Development

Collaboration key to 'sustainability crunch' says BIFM report

Businesses are finding it increasingly more difficult to implement and manage sustainability policies, according to research by the British Institute […]

TriplePundit

June 26, 2015

Voices for Change

Top Retailers Discontinue Confederate Flag Merchandise

Spurred by the Charleston massacre that left nine African-American churchgoers dead at the hands of a 21-year-old white supremacist, Walmart […]

Grant Whittington

June 24, 2015

Voices for Change

5 Steps to Create Meaning and Purpose at Your Company

By Pamela Hawley “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go […]

TriplePundit

June 24, 2015

Community Development

Environmental protection key business asset says customer survey

Four out of five customers would act against a company impacting natural World Heritage Sites such as the Great Barrier […]

TriplePundit

June 24, 2015

Community Development

British business at risk from 'diversity deficit' finds report

New research into the top 10,000 executives in Britain’s most important firms reveals a widening “diversity deficit” which, it maintains, […]

TriplePundit

June 23, 2015

Community Development

Starbucks steams ahead with extra shot for sustainable coffee farming

Coffee shop giant Starbucks has doubled the size of its Global Farmer Fund program to $50m (£31.5m), as part of […]

TriplePundit

June 22, 2015

Community Development

Sustainable seafood top of menu for British restaurant chains

Fish2Fork and the Marine Conservation Society have joined forces to assess the sustainability of seafood sold at some of the […]

TriplePundit

June 19, 2015

Voices for Change

Stimulate Sustainability By Closing the Generational Gap

By Anum Yoon A desire for easy answers and a penchant for oversimplified generalizations: Contributors to the generational gap or […]

TriplePundit

June 18, 2015

Community Development

ShareAction targets Total over climate change position

UK-based movement for responsible investment ShareAction has launched a campaign to tackle French oil giant Total over its position on […]

TriplePundit

June 18, 2015

Community Development

19 corporates score top points in US disability inclusion index

Sprint, AT&T, Starbucks and Procter & Gamble are among the 19 companies to receive the top score of 100 points in […]

TriplePundit

June 17, 2015

Voices for Change

Leaked Papal Encyclical Calls Out Climate Deniers, Warns of 'Grave Consequences'

When the Catholic Church found itself deep in scandal and turmoil over numerous allegations of inappropriate behavior, it turned to […]

RP Siegel

June 16, 2015

Community Development

Higher prices for sustainable palm oil could save endangered species

Higher supermarket prices for eco-friendly palm oil could help save endangered species, according to University of East Anglia (UEA) research. […]

TriplePundit

June 16, 2015

Community Development

Grievance system fails to hold corporates to account

Allegations of corporate wrongdoing over the past 15 years have almost never resulted in companies being held accountable, a new […]

TriplePundit

June 15, 2015

Community Development

ICI makes significant progress in children's access to education

As a direct result of International Cocoa Initiative’s (ICI) efforts to promote education last year, 4 000 children now have […]

TriplePundit

June 12, 2015

Community Development

Tax justice campaign asks public to sign up to Fair Tax Pledge

Tax justice campaigners behind the corporate Fair Tax Mark initiative is reaching out for public support through its Fair Tax […]

TriplePundit

June 12, 2015

Voices for Change

Heartland to Present Climate Denial Awards

Is there anything about the Koch Brothers’ Heartland Institute that isn’t disingenuous? This week the group announced its 2015 Climate […]

RP Siegel

June 11, 2015

Community Development

Workforce ‘missing piece of reporting jigsaw’ says NAPF

Companies should be including data on their workforces in their corporate reporting in order to give investors greater insight in […]

TriplePundit

June 11, 2015

Community Development

British business calls for climate action to build greener economy

Over 75 UK businesses including Willmott Dixon, Cisco, E.on, John Lewis Partnership, SSE, and BT have called on the government […]

TriplePundit

June 10, 2015

Community Development

“Clothes the Loop” Recycling: The North Face Way

Submitted by Kelly Eisenhardt Approximately 12 million tons of textile waste go into landfills each year in the U.S.  With […]

CSRWire

June 9, 2015

Voices for Change

Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin Get Short Shrift from Netflix

Legendary actresses Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, stars of the Netflix original Grace and Frankie, are facing some good old […]

Grant Whittington

June 9, 2015

Voices for Change

Study Reveals Failure to Achieve U.N. Environmental Sustainability Goal

A recently released report from the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) highlights the fundamental and inextricable links between healthy, […]

Andrew Burger

June 9, 2015

Community Development

GRI sets strategy to help business learn more from sustainability data

GRI, the international CR and sustainability reporting organisation, is responding to the changing reporting landscape with a new four-pillar strategy. […]

TriplePundit

June 9, 2015

Community Development

Rana Plaza victims to receive full compensation as fund reaches $30m

Victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse are finally to receive full compensation following the Rana Plaza Donors Trust Fund […]

TriplePundit

June 8, 2015

Community Development

Scrub it out! anti microplastics campaign extends to luxury brands

With many personal care brands ditching the use of microplastics in their formulations, the Scrub it out! campaign is now […]

TriplePundit

June 8, 2015

Community Development

Mars to expand coral reef rehabilitation programme

Food giant Mars is embarking on a new phase of its Indonesian coral reef restoration project, one of the largest […]

TriplePundit

June 8, 2015

Community Development

REC solar panels now certified for floating installations

REC, a leading global provider of solar energy solutions, has completed tests to confirm that its solar panels can be […]

TriplePundit

June 5, 2015

Community Development

Deforestation and hunting threaten rare rabbit species

A rare and elusive rabbit has been found, held and photographed by a researcher from the University of East Anglia […]

TriplePundit

June 5, 2015

Voices for Change

Survival Amid Riches: Homelessness in the Silicon Valley

As many as 350 people line the streets in tents, shacks and treehouses in San Jose, California’s infamous homeless establishment, […]

Grant Whittington

June 4, 2015

Community Development

Investors must take threat of climate change seriously: report

A new report from global consultancy Mercer identifies the ‘what?’ the ‘so what?’ and the ‘now what?’ in terms of […]

TriplePundit

June 4, 2015

Community Development

Coca-Cola fizzes with sustainable packaging innovation

The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled the world’s first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant materials at the World Expo […]

TriplePundit

June 4, 2015

Voices for Change

Qatar World Cup Proves to Be Costly for Migrant Workers

It’s Dec. 2, 2010, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter is set to announce which nation will host the World Cup […]

Grant Whittington

June 3, 2015

Community Development

Term ‘trust’ increasingly misused by companies, study finds

Companies’ use of the word ‘trust’ has risen by a factor of eight in the past decade, indicating an increasing […]

TriplePundit

June 3, 2015

Community Development

Boards need to drive sustainability, says Carbon Trust

Corporate boards are failing to recognize – and act on – the risks and opportunities of climate change, says new […]

TriplePundit

June 3, 2015

Voices for Change

FIFA, Brand Strategy and the March of Inevitability

Last week, I was contacted by a leading national newspaper and asked my opinion on FIFA. Or rather, how FIFA […]

MarcStoiber

June 2, 2015

Voices for Change

Reverse Innovation Can Help Millions of Mothers Save Their Newborns

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Unreasonable.is.  By Nate Beard The hour-long car ride from rural Bhaktakheda, India, to […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Voices for Change

Waste Heat (Not Sweaty Bodies) Powering U.S. Sports Stadiums

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a student blogging series on The Business Of Sports & Sustainability. Students attend […]

PresidioSports

June 2, 2015

Community Development

GEFF hailed as historic initiative

The Global Ethical Finance Forum (GEFF) in September is being hailed as an historic initiative, in conjunction with the Islamic […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

BITC award shortlisters putting responsibility at heart of business

A broad range of organisations, from well-known high street names to independent traders have been recognised as finalists across the […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Legal bills will cost banks £19bn

Compensation payouts and legal bills will cost the big four UK banks £19bn ($29.83bn, €26.55bn) during this year and next, […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

China cutting C02 emissions faster

Official data from China shows it is cutting coal and CO2 emissions faster than any other country. Indeed, Greenpeace says […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Hainsworth to head Social Platform

Jana Hainsworth, secretary general of Eurochild, has been elected as president of Social Platform, the largest European platform of social […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Deloitte's Dugelay joins GRI Board

Eric Dugelay, Deloitte’s Global Sustainability Services Leader has joined the 14-member GRI Board, which consists of representatives from business and […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Darrell Doren made md of BSCI

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA), the leading business association of European and international commerce promoting free trade and sustainable supply […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

SC Johnson wins WEC gold medal

The World Environment Center (WEC) has awarded its 31st Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development to […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Barker joins board at The Climate Group

The Right Honourable Gregory Barker, former Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and longest serving UK energy minister […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

FoE & Trucost measure corporate land and water footprint

A new report from Friends of the Earth (FoE) estimates for the first time how much land and water well-known […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Turning biomass into the height of fashion

Steam is essential for clothing and textile giant Gildan, a constant – and hitherto costly – supply of steam to […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Keeping model behaviour in vogue

It is the Group’s purpose to establish a number of Model Companies, which cooperate in an exemplary manner. By Model […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Turning biomass into the height of fashion

Steam is essential for clothing and textile giant Gildan, a constant – and hitherto costly – supply of steam to […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

A far from standard approach…

During one of those corporate ‘deep, long look at the business’ moments, investment savings business Standard Life realised that it […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Learning sustainability by degrees

The International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility based at Nottingham University Business School has long forged a path in the […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

An example of reporting best practice

Watch the video here. Energy plays a vital role in the lives of millions of individuals, families and businesses across […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

Making a splash in water stewardship

It’s a good ten years since Nestlé chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe joined those who believe that, if nothing is done, we […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

John Elikington joins Positive Luxury

John Elkington, a world authority on corporate responsibility, has joined the sustainability advisory council of Positive Luxury, the company behind […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Community Development

CGF booklet demonstrates successful climate change actions

Chief executives of some of the world’s largest companies have shared how they are successfully tackling climate change in a […]

TriplePundit

June 2, 2015

Voices for Change

Futurist Alex Steffen: Bright, Clean Cities are the Key to a Sustainable Future

Editor’s Note: This post is part of TriplePundit’s coverage of BASF Creator Space: New York, held May 26 through May […]

RP Siegel

June 1, 2015

Community Development

W Hotels partners with Ekocycle to promote sustainability with style

Guests at W Hotels will soon be sleeping on sheets and pillow cases partially composed of recycled plastic. In a […]

TriplePundit

June 1, 2015

Community Development

Oil and gas giants unite for unprecedented CO2 initiative

Major oil and gas companies – BG Group plc, BP plc, Eni SpA, Royal Dutch Shell plc, Statoil ASA and […]

TriplePundit

June 1, 2015

Community Development

Renault-Nissan to drive Paris talks

The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the world leader in zero-emission mobility, will provide a fleet of 200 all-electric vehicles as the official […]

TriplePundit

June 1, 2015