UN names and shames firms ejected from Global Compact
More than 600 companies expelled from UN’s high-profile CSR initiative after failing to report on progress.
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CSR Europe launches Sustainable Marketing Guide
CSR Europe has launched a Sustainable Marketing Guide to help marketers take the first steps towards minimising the environmental impacts of their campaigns.
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2008 World’s Most Ethical Companies
After examining 10,000 global companies, a panel of judges at the Ethisphere Institute selected 93 companies as the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Ethisphere Institute is a think tank that studies business ethics and corporate responsibility. This is the second year Ethisphere Magazine has published the list and the reasoning behind their selections, and the first year that Forbes is a partner.
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GRI urges more companies and authorities to report on greenhouse gas emissions on World Environment Day
Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today – on World Environment Day – called on companies, governments and NGOs to report publicly on their sustainability performance and include details on their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Future Sustainable Supply Chains Will Need Extensive Collaboration:
Suppliers and retailers will need to take advantage of collaboration to develop sustainable supply chains, according to a report.
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Sustainable Performance Delivered
A new study by Arthur D. Little reveals how to unlock value through the Sustainability Value Formula – “Integrity + Innovation = Sustainable Performance”
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Leaders and laggards – FTSE100 snapshot reveals mixed performance on corporate social responsibility
Global responsible investment specialists EIRIS today released research charting the progress FTSE100 companies have made on key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues over the last five years.
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Equator Principles Celebrate Five Years of Positive Environmental Impact and Improved Business Practices
Sixty of the world’s leading financial institutions today mark the fifth anniversary of the Equator Principles (EPs), voluntary standards for financial institutions to manage environmental and social risk in their project finance transactions.
The EPs have become the global standard for project finance and have transformed the funding of major projects globally. In 2007, of the US$74.6 billion total debt tracked in emerging markets, US$52.9 billion was subject to the EPs, representing about 71 per cent of total project finance debt in emerging market economies, according to Infrastructure Journal.
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Carbon Disclosure Project announces findings in supply chain carbon emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the world’s largest investor collaboration on climate change, with 385 institutional investors holding assets under management of US $57 trillion, today announced the first ever findings of its Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration. Cadbury Schweppes, Dell, HP, Imperial Tobacco, L’Oréal, Nestlé, PepsiCo UK & Ireland, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco and Unilever all work through CDP’s Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration to measure carbon risks and liabilities in the supply chain.
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Companies from Brazil and India scoop most awards at inaugural GRI Readers’ Choice Awards for sustainability reporting.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced the winners of the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards for sustainability reporting at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency.
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Global standard for beverage industry to measure and manage carbon emissions
The Carbon Action Plan (CAP), a global initiative to provide the beverage industry with a quick, accurate and flexible tool for measuring carbon footprints, was launched today at the InnoBev Global Soft Drinks Congress in Moscow. Beverage companies which take part in the CAP program for the measurement and independent verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will, for the first time, have a tool to monitor and manage carbon emissions along their entire supply chains.
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New guide urges companies to take responsibility for their actions
A new guide has been published today, urging UK plc to recognise the impact of their actions on the three R’s – recruitment, retention and reputation. Calling on organisations to take corporate responsibility seriously, the guide encourages employers to look beyond statutory obligations. It also outlines how businesses should report on Corporate Responsibility.
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