• Economy leaders need sustainability standards

    Dr. Sahsa Courville, ISEAL Alliance

    Sustainability Standards Systems – such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, or Social Accountability International with its SA 8000 standard – represent the practical, hands-on dimension of the CSR landscape. With consensus-based voluntary standards defined through global multistakeholder processes, and with enterprise compliance assessed through independent third-party certification, these market-based tools provide clear pathways for producers to improve sustainability practices.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Eco-labels: Signed, Sealed… Delivered?

    Mark Lee, SustainAbility
    Patrin Watanatada, SustainAbility

    Today’s supply chains span the globe. While a century ago we might have known where, how, and who produced the things we consume, today we rely on what we are told. And how can we be sure that what we are told can be trusted? Enter the eco-label: the independently verified, on-pack label that tells the consumer how a product was produced (think Fairtrade or organic) or how it might be consumed (think nutritional labels or Energy Star) in a more sustainable way. It is a powerful idea that combines sustainability standards-setting and branding, underpinned by the credibility of an independent body.  more[...]  login_required

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  • The First Global Consumer Label for Companies Using Wind Energy

    Dr. Sahsa Courville, ISEAL Alliance

    In 2010 Vestas decided to embark upon a challenging journey: to build a global partnership and create an organization that would produce the world’s first consumer label for wind energy. WindMade™ was created to drive the global adoption of wind energy by convincing the world’s largest consumer brands to put a renewable energy label on their products. This label would inform consumers about the source of energy used to make the product, thereby empowering them to consciously choose products originating from a clean source of energy.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Institutional Challenges for a Green Economy

    Prof. Dr. Adil Najam, Lahore University of Management Sciences - LUMS
    Dr Henrik Selin, Boston University

    What if the world could actualize its finest visions of a “green economy”? What sorts of institutions would we need to manage it? What sorts of institutional innovations will lead us to such a destination? Those are some of the questions that should be at the forefront of our thinking as we think about what Rio+20 can achieve.  more[...]  login_required

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  • BSR - Business for Social Responsibility

    Editorial Team

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  • Business Ethics

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  • Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum

    United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

    In cooperation with the Rio+20 Secretariat, the UN System and the Global Compact Local Network Brazil, the UN Global Compact will host the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Innovation & Collaboration for the Future We Want from 15-18 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. The Forum aims to strengthen the business contribution to sustainable development globally – seeking to bring greater scale to responsible business practices, to advance and diffuse sustainable innovation, and to stimulate broader collaboration between companies, governments, civil society and the UN.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum

    United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

    In cooperation with the Rio+20 Secretariat, the UN System and the Global Compact Local Network Brazil, the UN Global Compact will host the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Innovation & Collaboration for the Future We Want from 15-18 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. The Forum aims to strengthen the business contribution to sustainable development globally – seeking to bring greater scale to responsible business practices, to advance and diffuse sustainable innovation, and to stimulate broader collaboration between companies, governments, civil society and the UN.  more[...]  login_required

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  • CSR Asia Summit 2012

    CSR Asia

    The CSR Asia Summit 2012 will take place in Beijing, China. Focussing on “Local Innovation for Global Challenges”, the conference will bring together over 500 delegates to explore CSR challenges, opportunities and solutions aimed at China, Asia and beyond.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Redefining Value: The New Metrics of Sustainable Business

    Sustainable Life Media, Inc.

    In 2012 the meaning and measure of value is being redefined by both individuals, and society. As a result, the demand for business to demonstrate it's ability to create various forms of value for all its stakeholders rather than simply profit for shareholders is increasing, and the question of how this value is defined, measured and communicated becomes paramount. Our 2nd annual conference on Redefining Value: The New Metrics of Sustainable Business will expand on the important conversation launched at Wharton in November of 2011.  more[...]  login_required

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  • The Social Enterprise World Forum

    NESst

    The Social Enterprise World Forum - Fórum Mundial de Negócios Sociais is the premiere global event focused on building a social enterprise movement worldwide.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Corporate Social Responsibility: Stragegies to Create Business and Social Value

    Harvard Business School

    Corporate Social Responsibility explores the challenges and opportunities of current CSR models, as well as the next generation of issues that business practitioners will face. New frameworks and concepts will help you sharpen your program's focus and integrate social responsibility throughout operations in order to position your firm for higher levels of success.  more[...]  login_required

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  • 3rd PRME Asian Forum

    Principles for Responsible Management Education

    The 3rd PRME Asian Forum will be hosted by Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Sustainable Brands Conference 2013

    Sustainable Life Media, Inc.

    Sustainable Brands is an international community of learning and action focused on understanding and leveraging the role of brands in shaping a flourishing future. The Sustainable Brands Conference is ground zero for sustainability, brand and innovation professionals who come together from around the world to be inspired, engaged and equipped to succeed by building the better brands of tomorrow, while building a network of likeminded colleagues who can help.  more[...]  login_required

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  • MiaGreen 5th Edition

    Show Winners Corporation

    The MiaGreen Expo & Conference, is the only event in the United States providing access to the ever-growing, non-stoppable green, renewable and sustainable markets for ALL the Americas. This annual, business-to-business event is one-of-a-kind and grows bigger and better every year.  more[...]  login_required

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