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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. The 3BL Media team tracks the expanding world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news. The Natural Step, [...]
This was a good week for Marriott International which recently made two green ranking lists. Coming in 12th on Computerworld magazine’s “Top 12 Green IT Companies” and 115th on Newsweek’s 2010 Green Rankings, as reported by CSRwire and SocialFunds.com respectively, patrons with a green conscience can sleep well knowing Marriott International, Inc. is doing their part to keep [...]
In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how companies can “green” their supply chain through a” systems thinking” approach. by Julie Urlaub In today’s global business environment, it is extremely rare for a company to own an entire product or service value chain. Business operations now rely [...]
Previously, I’ve written about conflict minerals in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and US efforts to curtail their sales (parts I and II), as well as the repercussions of companies doing indirect business in countries where direct business is forbidden by the US government. So, it only make sense that this article takes [...]
As the saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” So with this little nugget in mind, every Sunday at The Inspired Economist, we will post a satirical cartoon or an item that’s just plain silly. Here’s to starting off your week with a provocative thought and a smile… Created by Steve Benson of The Arizona [...]
