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- Annual Review of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index Is Completed
SAM Group has completed its annual review of the global stock market performance of the top 10% of leading sustainability companies, and the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) has been updated to reflect the results of the review.
Read more 3 September 2009 - Sustainability is the Key Driver of Innovation
The Harvard Business Review has issued a new white paper illustrating that sustainability strategies are not a bottom line drain to business.
Read more 3 September 2009 - 'Green' claims by marketers go unchecked
The US federal watchdog that's supposed to crack down on product labels that make false environmental claims has taken almost no enforcement action over the last decade, even as "green" marketing claims have exploded, agency records show.
Read more 2 September 2009 - Delhaize Grocery Group Sizes Up Global Carbon Footprint for the First Time
The Delhaize Group, the Belgium-based international grocery chain that operates Food Lion and Hannaford supermarkets in the U.S., is disclosing its global carbon footprint and developing further plans to lighten its impact on the environment.
Read more 12 August 2009 - Companies warned not to forget CSR
Corporate social responsibility is "more critical than ever", according to a report by sustainability communications experts OgilvyEarth.
Read more 11 August 2009 - Green electronics EPEAT registry goes global
The Green Electronics Council said Monday it is making its EPEAT rating system, now mandated in U.S. government agencies, available for computer gear sold in other countries.
Read more 11 August 2009 - How to Create a Sustainable - Green - HR Function
We’ve all heard that green is quickly becoming the new black. Everyone seems to be jumping on the sustainability wagon. What does that mean for HR?
Read more 11 August 2009 - More MBA Schools Turn To Sustainability
The future of the MBA degree may be housed in the idea that in addition to the focus on finance, management, economic theory and business ethics, an MBA program should address aspects of environmental and social sustainability for future leaders of business.
Read more 11 August 2009 - Big Yellow Self Storage Unveils Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
Big Yellow Self Storage reduces their Carbon emissions and saves money by becoming fuel efficient.
Read more 10 August 2009 - Kraft Foods Reduces Global Plant Water Use By More Than 20% In Less Than Three Years
Over the past three years, Kraft Foods has reduced water used in manufacturing processes by more than 3 billion gallons (nearly 12 billion liters) - enough water to fill nearly 5,000 Olympic swimming pools.
Read more 10 August 2009