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News, Reviews & Interviews
- 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 - Xerox - 5 Steps to Sustainability Success
Patricia Calkins is vice president, Environment, Health and Safety at XeroxCorporation. She is responsible for policy and strategy development and strategic implementation of all EH&S and sustainability programs at Xerox worldwide.
Read more 10 August 2009 - Delhaize Cuts Energy use by 3.5%, Eliminates CFCs
Delhaize Group (DG), a Belgium-based international food retailer, has reduced energy use companywide by 3.5 percent, and has eliminated the use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) at all operating companies in 2008, according to the company’s corporate responsibility 2008 report
Read more 7 August 2009 - Personal Social Responsibility Drives Employees to More Deeply Commit to Their Organization’s Succes
Leadership expert, Will Marré, transforms corporate social responsibility into personal social responsibility to drive employee engagement and encourage new innovation
Read more 6 August 2009 - Climate change and corporate responsibility: are there long-term financial incentives
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”), through its Risk Management and Governance Board, has commissioned a briefing entitled “Climate Change Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask”
Read more 5 August 2009 - Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn
Financial turmoil is not a reason to scale back on CSR programs—quite the opposite, says Harvard Business School professor V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan.
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