• Top 10 Corporate Responsibility Stories of 2012

    Prof. Andrew Crane, Schulich School of Business

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    Prof. Andrew Crane, Schulich School of Business 
     
  • Practising social responsibility without the CSR label

    Prof. Wayne Visser, Kaleidoscope Futures

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    Prof. Wayne Visser, Kaleidoscope Futures 
     
  • Dodd–Frank Section 1502 and the SEC’s final rule

    Ernst & Young

    In recent years, there has been an increasing international focus on conflict minerals emanating from mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries. Armed groups engaged in mining operations in this region are believed to subject workers and indigenous people to serious human rights abuses and are using proceeds from the sale of conflict minerals to finance regional conflicts.  more[...]  login_required

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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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    Prof. Celia Taylor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law 
     
  • Viennese Sustainable HRM

    Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd

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    Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd 
     
  • A framework for corporate action on biodiversity and ecosystem services

    International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

    Provides a framework for developing, implementing, and disclosing policies and practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services that are integrated into corporate sustainability strategies. (UNGC, International Union for Conservation of Nature)  more[...]

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  • International Peer Review to focus on Germany’s Sustainable Development Policy – Initial Decisions now taken

    German Council for Sustainable Development

    The Federal Government has officially requested the drawing up of a second international peer review of its sustainable development policy. In keeping with the 2012 progress report on the National Sustainable Development Strategy, the respective invitations have been issued to internationally recognized experts.  more[...]

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  • Evidence-based Standards for Reporting on Materiality

    Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd

    Materiality assessment concerning corporate sustainability disclosures is still difficult. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) offers evidence-based standards for reporting on materiality. “The SASB aims to become the future of both financial and sustainability disclosure, providing guidance for the missing link through a set of material indicators by sector and voluntary disclosure, which no self-respecting voluntary corporate reporter will be able to avoid referencing and which no 'reasonable investor' will be willing to overlook," writes Elaine Cohen in CSRWire.  more[...]

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    Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd 
     
  • Evidence-based Standards for Reporting on Materiality

    Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd

    Materiality assessment concerning corporate sustainability disclosures is still difficult. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) offers evidence-based standards for reporting on materiality. “The SASB aims to become the future of both financial and sustainability disclosure, providing guidance for the missing link through a set of material indicators by sector and voluntary disclosure, which no self-respecting voluntary corporate reporter will be able to avoid referencing and which no 'reasonable investor' will be willing to overlook," writes Elaine Cohen in CSRWire.  more[...]

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    Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd 
     
  • New publication makes the case for business to engage in water valuation

    World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

    The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new publication that demonstrates the business case for companies to engage in water valuation. Water Valuation: Building the business case paves the way towards the integration of true water values and true water costs into decision-making.  more[...]

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  • ISO 26000 - so what?

    Maria Lazarte, ISO

    As the ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility reaches its second anniversary, ISO Secretary-General, Rob Steele, challenged participants at a two-day open forum in Geneva, Switzerland, to consider what has been done so far, and where the road should take us next, by asking, "So what?"  more[...]  login_required

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    Maria Lazarte, ISO 
     
  • Developing countries exchange ISO 26000 experience at ISO workshop

    International Organization for Standardization

    A two-day workshop on the experience of developing countries in implementing and promoting the ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility opened on 5 November 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland. Some 120 participants from about 70 countries are exchanging their experience on ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on social responsibility. The workshop is organized by the Development and Training Services of ISO.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Nathan, Dev

    Editorial Team

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  • Riseability

    Berkay Orhaner, Yüksel Holding
    Yüksel Holding A.S.

    Yüksel has been one of the major contractor companies in the region around Turkey for almost 50 years. As a group of companies, Yüksel is also a pioneer in terms of its efforts toward sustainability. Following in the spirit of RiseAbility –Yüksel’s concept of sustainability – Yüksel was the first company in the region to publish a GRI-based sustainability report in its sector. Yüksel also became the first company in its sector to publish an ethical code of conduct and to measure its carbon footprint. What reshaped Yüksel’s CSR vision and changed it from a quality-oriented philanthropic company to an exemplary corporate citizen about sustainability was Yüksel’s participation in the UN Global Compact in 2006.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Reimagining Sustainability and Success

    Carol Sanford, InterOctave Global

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    Carol Sanford, InterOctave Global 
     
 
 
 
 

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