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$37.7 Million in Contributions to Strengthen Governance and Economic Growth

World Bank

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Transition Fund recently received $37.7 million from Canada, the United Kingdom, and France to support good governance, sustainable growth, and greater employment opportunities for youth. more[...]

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New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility

Prof. Celia Taylor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Although attention to corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues is wide-spread in the United States (US), laws regarding compliance with CSR standards and disclosure of CSR practices in the US lag behind that of other countries. Countries such as Sweden, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, the UK and others have mandated the disclosure of corporate social responsibility data.[1] more[...]

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Taking Conflict Out of Consumer Gadgets - Company Rankings on Conflict Minerals 2012

Enough Project

Leading electronics companies are making progress in eliminating conflict minerals from their supply chains, but still cannot label their products as being conflict free. Since Enough’s last corporate rankings report on conflict Minerals in December 2010, a majority of leading consumer electronics companies have moved ahead in addressing conflict minerals in their supply chains—spurred by the conflict minerals provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and growing consumer activism, particularly on college Campuses. Most firms have improved their scores from the 2010 rankings, but some laggards still remain. more[...] login_required

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CSR and responsible reporting: PRACTICES of EUROPEAN BANKS and INSURANCE COMPANIES

Novethic

Novethic conducted this study to assess the quality of CSR reporting of the largest European banks and insurance companies. By comparing the type of information provided by these key economic players on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects of their businesses, we can see how they are reacting to the scrutiny. more[...] login_required

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Reimagining Sustainability and Success

Carol Sanford, InterOctave Global

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Brand Distinction Through Strategic Philanthropy

Anne Wall, Marketing Navigators Inc

Build brand distinction through strategic philanthropy. Through this article, find out how focused brand philanthropy can benefit your business and society. You will learn new ways to use corporate contributions to connect emotionally with stakeholders. At the same time, your corporate giving will help people in need. more[...] login_required

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United Nations Office for Coordination of Hamanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

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Environmental Politics and Law

Prof. John P. Wargo, Yale University

Can law change human behavior to be less environmentally damaging? Professor John Wargo introduces the central question of the course, "Can law shape a sustainable future for ten billion people?" The purpose of the course is to examine the most important U.S. laws adopted over the past forty years, and to evaluate their effectiveness. This is an online course by the reknown Yale University. more[...]

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A Guide to ISO26000

With the design of the ISO 26000 norm, the ISO picked up suggestions proposed by their own consumer organizations pertaining to social responsibility in companies operating in global markets. ISO 26000 is not a management system standard. It is not intended or appropriate for certification purposes or regulatory or contractual use. more[...]

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How Geopolitical Change Alters Social and Environmental Standards

Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland, University of Applied Sciences, Konstanz

With the design of the ISO 26000 norm, the ISO picked up suggestions proposed by their own consumer organizations pertaining to social responsibility in companies operating in global markets. In June 2002, the consumer policy committee met to discuss this subject. In the run-up to this meeting, a report entitled The Desirability and Feasibility of ISO CSR Standards was created. The first ISO meeting was held in 2004 in Sweden and determined that the standard would not be a corporate social responsibility (CSR) but an SR standard. more[...] login_required

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The long history of cooperation between ISO and the UN

Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)

Interview with Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze. He was Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) from March 2002 until March 2011. more[...] login_required

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The Power of Voluntarism

Dr. Elmer Lenzen

In today’s corporate responsibility debate, so-called soft laws are omnipresent. They seem to be the best solution to combine a maximum of social responsibility with a minimum of public interference. Their rise is closely connected with the age of globalization. more[...] login_required

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Secrets Behind Innovations in CSR Reporting

Susan McPherson, Fenton

How do companies handle CSR reporting? What is new and innovative? And most important: where do experts see the market going? Susan McPherson from Fenton talks with Allyson Park, VP Worldwide Public Affairs & Communications, Coca-Cola, Ephi Banaynal, Global Director, Sustainability Management & Strategy, SAP, Kierstin Regelin, Global Social Innovation, HP and Emily Cichy, Manager, Corporate Citizenship, Disney. more[...] login_required

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Novethic

Editorial Team

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Norm-based exclusions: how responsible investors handle controversial companies

Novethic

Novethic analyses the investment policies of around thirty French and Northern European investors and draws up the major trends of norm-based exclusions practices which consists in excluding from portfolios companies that have been called into question because they have violated international conventions on social or environmental issues. Even it is gradually gaining ground in France, the process still involves a limited number of companies. more[...] login_required

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