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A recent post from my colleague Jonathan Banco regarding UNCTAD‘s (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) push to standardize CSR metrics reminded me of another United Nation’s initiative that sought to establish a framework to reduce governance gaps and subsequently reduce adverse human rights consequences of transnational corporations. What has happened to the “Protect, [...]
Today’s Sunday Funny is not meant to be humorous but poignant. It demonstrates the strength and emotion represented in a single image… Created by Chad Lowe, the editorial cartoonist for the Sun-Sentinel On Friday, a federal judge in Washington state ruled that a decorated flight nurse discharged from the Air Force for being gay should [...]
After nine years working the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Duncan Pollard, director, conservation practice and policy, has words of praise for the pulp and paper industry. It’s proof that all industry is not bad and that environmental policies and practices can change, often substantially. He also wants to make sure the industry is aware of [...]
The CSR Minute is 3BL Media’s daily video digest of the most relevant and timely CSR and Sustainability content all in about a minute. 3BL Media’s own Emily Polk reports on the latest CSR trends, topics, and of course, breaking news every day. This CSR Minute is sponsored by Harvard Business School
Speaking of who is using the G3 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), CRD Analytics recently published its list of the Global 1000 Sustainable Performance Leaders and incorporated the G3 Guidelines into its analysis. See who made the top ten and the method behind the ranking. According to the SocialFunds.com press release, Merck is [...]
