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16 Major Companies and Agencies Say No to Chemical Flame Retardants

The debate over chemical flame retardants seems to be heating up. The Center for Environmental Health, which helped encourage a […]

Jan Lee

December 16, 2014

Community Development

Global demand for coal only to march higher

Global demand for coal over the next five years will continue marching higher, breaking the 9-billion-tonne level by 2019, the […]

TriplePundit

December 16, 2014

Community Development

Evaluating India’s Top Companies For CSR 2014

Submitted by Namrata Rana By Namrata Rana and Utkarsh Majmudar For India the need to change from business strategies to “Responsible […]

CSRWire

December 15, 2014

Community Development

UPS and DHL awarded European label for sustainable transport

Green Freight Europe (GFE) has awarded UPS and Deutsche Post DHL with their ‘first leaf’ – an award given to companies […]

TriplePundit

December 15, 2014

Community Development

Jobs need protection as well as planet, says TUC

Unions have warned that they may not be able to support global climate change legislation if it fails to protect […]

TriplePundit

December 15, 2014

Community Development

Who should be the chosen talent for circular economy jobs?: Don’t be the square peg…

Submitted by Shannon Houde Sustainability professionals have an important role to play in the circular economy, so how can you […]

CSRWire

December 12, 2014

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TriplePundit's Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide

When you have people and the planet on your mind, holiday shopping can be kind of a drag. Sure, you […]

Mary Mazzoni

December 12, 2014

Voices for Change

Are Cities the New Cigarettes?

By Jona Jone We are living in a crucial time in Earth’s history — a time in which over half […]

TriplePundit

December 12, 2014

Community Development

Telecoms giant teams with Unicef to champion online safety

Millicom and Unicef have agreed to a three-year alliance to improve respect for children’s rights in the telecommunications sector. The […]

TriplePundit

December 12, 2014

Community Development

And I would walk 500 miles… actually make that 39,397!

The Proclaimers don’t know the half of it! When posed with the challenge – can you walk to Seoul, South […]

TriplePundit

December 12, 2014

Community Development

“No TTIP” Christmas card submitted by singing Santas

This week a group of campaigners dressed as Santa Claus presented an over-sized Christmas card to the Department for Business, […]

TriplePundit

December 12, 2014

Community Development

Corporate Social Responsibility at Bank of America: Five Years Since the Crisis

Submitted by Andrew Plepler One of the most important – and frankly, challenging but rewarding – parts of my job […]

CSRWire

December 10, 2014

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Clothes Shopping: Deciphering Useful Info From Care Tags

Lack of transparency in the clothing industry makes it difficult to make informed purchasing choices. If you don’t want to […]

Sarah Lozanova

December 10, 2014

Voices for Change

State Attorneys General Make Secret Pact With Big Oil to Oppose EPA

Last week I wrote a story about the outpouring of support for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan among both businesses […]

RP Siegel

December 10, 2014

Community Development

EHRC launches new online resources for young people

A new online resource to enable children and young people to contribute to a review of how the UK complies […]

TriplePundit

December 10, 2014

Community Development

Going to extremes: weird weather forecast to continue

Extreme weather events are becoming more common according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA). It is widely […]

TriplePundit

December 9, 2014

Community Development

Febreze and Tesco to trial new recycling programme

The recycling of trigger top and flip cap-bottles is the goal of a new cross-sector trial in the UK, funded […]

TriplePundit

December 8, 2014

Community Development

Investors need clearer impact information, says SROI Network

The SROI Network, soon to be known as Social Value UK, is calling for a change in legislation to demand […]

TriplePundit

December 5, 2014

Voices for Change

Lighting It Up: Sporting Venues Transition to LED Technology

Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing student blogging series entitled The Business Of Sports & Sustainability. This […]

PresidioSports

December 4, 2014

Community Development

New benchmark to gauge corporate performance in human rights

A group of investors, an NGO, a think tank and an investor research agency, have launched a project to rank […]

TriplePundit

December 4, 2014

Community Development

Sustainable & Responsible Investing: It's Now $1-in-$6 in the US Capital Markets!

Submitted by Hank Boerner For your conversations inside the company, and perhaps outside, the following key numbers should help you […]

CSRWire

December 3, 2014

Community Development

Celebs, health agencies and corporations partner to tackle Ebola

At the Official Draw for the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) joined football […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2014

Community Development

Denmark leads way in anti-corruption league

Denmark comes out on top in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index with a score of 92 (based on a […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2014

Community Development

Special Report — Researching ESG Risks and Green Bonds

Submitted by Reynard Loki SPECTRUM ANALYSIS AND TRUMP CARDS When Calvert looks at an entire credit universe, they place the […]

CSRWire

December 2, 2014

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Putting the Brakes on Fast Fashion

Just as fast food chains have fueled Americans’ hunger for more, bigger, faster when it comes to what we put […]

Nayelli Gonzalez

December 2, 2014

Voices for Change

Breaking Down Bioplastics

Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing student blogging series entitled The Business Of Sports & Sustainability. This […]

PresidioSports

December 2, 2014

Community Development

M&S makes headway on 2020 sustainability targets

Marks & Spencer is making significant progress in embedding its sustainable business plan – Plan A – across its operations, […]

TriplePundit

December 2, 2014

Community Development

Tax havens still shrouded in secrecy, says Christian Aid

Christian Aid campaigners wearing business suits and white masks outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Westminster, London today have […]

TriplePundit

December 2, 2014

Voices for Change

Social Sustainability and Sport

Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing student blogging series entitled The Business Of Sports & Sustainability. This […]

PresidioSports

December 1, 2014

Community Development

Corporate tax avoidance “morally wrong” says British public

More than four in five (85%) British adults say tax avoidance by large companies is morally wrong even if it’s […]

TriplePundit

December 1, 2014

Community Development

Working together towards an AIDS-free generation

This World AIDS Day, Dr Brian Brink, chief medical officer for Anglo American explains why it’s going to require teamwork, partnership and […]

TriplePundit

December 1, 2014

Community Development

Panda-monium hits Malaysia conservation tour

The “1600 Pandas World Tour” kicks off in Malaysia next month. The art installation, that promotes the message of panda […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

US-China landmark emissions deal met with criticism

Businesses face challenging new carbon emissions targets set jointly for the next 15 years by the US and China. The […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Banks face tougher scrutiny following record FCA fines

Banks are being scrutinised by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following record fines imposed in three countries over foreign […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Culture change in banks may take a generation

At the current rate of change, it will take the financial services sector a generation to completely overhaul its culture […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Oil and gas production threatens US air quality

Extremely high air pollution is being reported in the US from unconventional oil and gas production, during which extraction companies […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Controversy dogs Ineos’s fracking operation

A company that is planning a fracking operation in Scotland has been accused of bribing the local community to accept […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Rising to the challenge of the ethical consumer

Ethical trading is now a well recognised part of the wider sustainable business agenda, but there’s still a long way […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Do we need more CR and sustainability mentors?

Claudine Blamey, chair of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) and head of stewardship at The Crown Estate, […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Roger Aitken, analyst, interprets the November 2014 data

Robeco Indian Equities D EUR Acc, a £19.64m fund, top ranked amongst UK Registered funds over the past year to […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Standard Chartered under investigation in South Korea

South Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), is investigating Standard Chartered Bank (SC) Korea for allegedly sending excessive […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Japan pressed on foreign bribery prosecutions

This October, three senior executives from Japan Transportation Consultants a Tokyo company that had won a bid for a Hanoi […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Getting to grips with gambling controls

Leo Martin, director of responsible business advisers, GoodCorporation, asks if the gaming industry is doing enough to promote responsible gambling […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Cheers to a sustainable future

As we enter the season of over-indulgence, Roland Pirmez, president of Heineken Asia Pacfic tells Ethical Performance why responsible consumption […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

With great power comes great accountability?

Do you remember when getting a fine was considered a bad thing? A sign that you’d flouted the law in […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Security breaches threaten South Korea’s nuclear power stations

Following a September online media report about a nuclear security breach, Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy conducted security […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Malcom moves to Business Disability Forum

Business Disability Forum (BDF) has announced the appointment of Simon Malcom to the executive team as interim md. Malcom will […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Norway’s KLP boosts renewables investment and cuts coal exposure

KLP, Kommunal Landspensjons-kasse, Norway’s largest life insurer that was formed in 1949, announced late this November that intended to further […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Payday lenders urged to bolster transparency

The UK’s controversial payday lenders could now be compelled to outline their conditions on an independent comparison website under proposals […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Plaza wins equality honour

Lindy Plaza, chief of CalPERS’ Diversity Outreach Program, is the recipient of the 2014 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Hero Award. […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

DHL drives innovation for quieter logistics

DHL has launched a new Compressed Natural Gas -powered concept truck for use in towns and cities. The vehicle combines […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Walmart extends solar commitment

Walmart is to install up to 400 new solar projects at facilities across the US over the next four years. […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

BSR puts transformation and transparency in the spotlight

Creating more uniform methods of reporting KPIs, fostering collaborations between corporations and NGOs and looking at what companies can do […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

ESG factors now integral to investment process, says Aviva

In its second biennial survey of global asset managers on environment, social and governance (ESG) issues, Aviva Investors’ multi-manager research […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

SC Johnson cleans up greenhouse gas emissions

Household giant SC Johnson has cut its greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing sites more than 50% and reduced manufacturing waste […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Hyatt bolsters partnership with Women for Women International

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has initiated a four-year, one million dollar partnership with Women for Women International, a global development organization […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

O2 wins triple certification for carbon, water and waste

O2 has become the first mobile telecoms company in the world to be awarded triple certification to the Carbon Trust […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Bank of America cooks up a storm

Bank of America is to partner with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC) to raise $100m to help provide […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Public trust in business remains fragile

Tax avoidance and executive pay are still firmly on the agenda as issues the British public thinks business needs to […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Alain Cadec succeeds Rosbach at WFO

French MEP Alain Cadec is to succeed Anna Rosbach as champion of the Waste Free Ocean foundation which is involved […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Greene praised for leadership impact

Moya Greene, ceo of Royal Mail, has been named the Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year at the 2014 […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Jupiter reorganises investment team

Environmental and sustainable investment specialist Jupiter is changing the organisational structure of its Environmental and Sustainable Strategy team to provide […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Too many still investing in cluster munitions, says PAX

Over 150 financial institutions worldwide invested US$27bn in companies producing cluster munitions from 2011 to 2014, according to a report […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Howard Boyd to advisory role at Jupiter

Emma Howard Boyd will be engaged by SRI investment specialist Jupiter as an external consultant, offering her experience to the […]

TriplePundit

November 28, 2014

Community Development

Public opinion of business improving, but trust remains fragile

Tax avoidance and executive pay are still firmly on the agenda as issues the British public thinks business needs to […]

TriplePundit

November 27, 2014

Community Development

Green Bonds: A Game Changer in Raising Sustainable Finance

Submitted by Vikas Vij Climate bonds, popularly known as green bonds, are fixed-income investments aimed at financing environmentally friendly projects. […]

CSRWire

November 26, 2014

Voices for Change

Healing After Typhoon Haiyan Through Basketball

Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing student blogging series entitled The Business Of Sports & Sustainability. This […]

PresidioSports

November 26, 2014

Voices for Change

U.K. Supermarkets Change Newspaper Display Stands After Social Media Protests

No More Page 3 invites users to submit artwork to protest retailers’ newspaper displays

Leon Kaye

November 26, 2014

Community Development

Imports of illegal timber fall in five key countries

Estimated imports of illegal wood-based products into France, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK and the US have declined since 2010, […]

TriplePundit

November 25, 2014

Community Development

Walgreens and Staples earn perfect score in Corporate Equality Index

America’s largest drugstore chain Walgreens and office supplies giant Staples have received perfect scores of 100% on the 2015 Corporate […]

TriplePundit

November 25, 2014

Community Development

Cooperation in Sustainable Business: 4 Key Success Factors

Submitted by Julien Goy and Mathieu Calles Cooperation, every segment of business seeks it today. But ask what it means, […]

CSRWire

November 24, 2014

Voices for Change

TransCanada’s Keystone Backup Plan

Last week, the Senate blocked another attempt at passing the Keystone XL pipeline. The vote fell short by only one […]

RP Siegel

November 24, 2014