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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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New trends in sustainability reporting

Richard Ketchen

When it comes to determining the primary audience for sustainability reports, is it investors, customers or another stakeholder group? A recent study by Ernst & Young and GreenBiz.com found employees to be the second most important audience for sustainability reports. That’s not surprising when you consider that the study also found employees to be second only to customers as drivers of sustainability initiatives. more[...] login_required

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Webinar: The Value of Sustainability Reporting

Nancy Manchilla, ISOS Group

The webinar organized by ISOS Group and Concept Green looks at sustainability reporting from various perspectives—investment analysts, capital providers, corporate social responsibility watch groups and sustainability reporters and reviewers. more[...]

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Webinar: Sustainability Reporting

Todd Heslin, Apathco

This webinar will provide a 101 guide to the in's and out's of sustainability reporting. Jonathan Sweet from OneSteel will be the guest presenter and will speak about OneSteel's use of the Global Reporting Initiative to add value to the OneSteel business. more[...]

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The Human Rights and Business Dilemma

Verisk Maplecroft
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Human rights have traditionally been the concern of states, and international human rights law has generally been addressed to them only. As more companies come to realize their legal, moral, and/or commercial need to address human rights issues within their own operations and activities, they are confronted with a number of challenges. Businesses will have to come to grips with the human rights framework and assess how their activities may relate to it. Moreover, companies are often uncertain how to avoid complicity in human rights abuses and where, in practical terms, the boundaries of their human rights responsibility lie. more[...] login_required

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Corporate Sustainability - The Way Forward

Natalia Gonchar, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
Sakhalin Energy

Sakhalin Energy has based its activities on a strategy of sustainable development. It allows the company to achieve business goals while taking into consideration the potential environmental and social impacts on its employees and on local communities. It is fair to say that such an approach means no operational or technological decision is made without adequate environmental, health,and social assessments of the potential impact of the Sakhalin-2 Project. more[...]

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The Accountability Web: Weaving Corporate Accountability with Interactive Technologies

Bill Baue

Using Web 2.0 tools for corporate accountability makes inherent sense, as they share a common thread: Both are rooted in interaction and thrive on engagement. We call this intersection The Accountability Web, the title of the report we wrote last year during a research fellowship for the CSR Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. more[...] login_required

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The Organizational Implementation of Corporate Citizenship

Prof. Andreas Georg Scherer, University of Zurich

The Communication on Progress (COP) policy is the central component of the UN Global Compact’s integrity measures. The policy establishes a mandatory reporting requirement for businesses to report annually on their progress in implementing the Ten Principles of the UNGC more[...] login_required

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United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

United Nations

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document. more[...] login_required

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5th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Institute of Management

The series of CSR-Conferences has established itself as the world's premier international forum for exploring the global themes of corporate social responsibility in all its manifold dimensions. Every two years since 2004, leading academics, executives, policymakers, and representatives from civil society organizations from around the world have been meeting in Berlin to debate key questions from a diverse range of cultural perspectives and professional viewpoints. more[...] login_required

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CSR - Social Responsibility in International Dialogue

Editorial Team

With the National CSR Action Plan, the German government adopted a broad range of measures to take effect at the national and international level and is now implementing them. At the two-day conference, this Action Plan will be presented to an international audience and the introduction of the concept “CSR - made in Germany“ will underline the high level of social and environmental standards of internationally operating German companies. more[...] login_required

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