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“Actions of Life” – Actions of Responsibility for Society
Yiannis Roundos, INTERAMERICAN
Interamerican GroupContributing to society with social responsibility initiatives and actions constitutes a core element of INTERAMERICAN’s mission. For this reason, the company invests significant amounts of time into various social actions, above and beyond the responsible practices that it has integrated into activities of its business operations. From its inception until today, it has continually focused on the people and society in general. more[...]
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Americas: Governments prioritize profit over Indigenous peoples’ rights
Amnesty InternationalGovernments across the Americas are putting profit before the physical and cultural survival of thousands of Indigenous peoples, said Amnesty International in a briefing paper published ahead of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples on 9 August. more[...]
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The world bites back
Paul Simpson, Carbon Disclosure ProjectAround the world, I see turbulence disrupting established systems and creating uncertainty. Across Europe, the ramifications of the debt crisis continue to be made known. The resolutely firm financial standing of Germany was recently rocked when credit ratings agency Moody's announced the country’s creditworthiness to be “negative”, a demotion from “stable”. The Netherlands and Luxembourg experienced the same fate and now share the label. In a desperate bid to tackle its financial woes, Spain paid the second highest yield on short-term debt since the birth of the Euro. Turn to Greece, and the scene is no less bleak. more[...]
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Diets must become sustainable say FAO
Food and Agriculture OrganizationImmediate action to promote sustainable diets and food biodiversity so as to improve the health of humans and of the planet is urged in a book just published by FAO and Bioversity International. more[...]
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New Report Examines the Geopolitics of Natural Gas
Prof. Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Harvard Kennedy SchoolA new report co-authored by Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Professor Meghan L. O’Sullivan explores the potential for new quantities of conventional and unconventional natural gas to reach global markets in the years ahead. The report is part of an on-going two-year study on the geopolitical implications of natural gas co-directed by O’Sullivan, who heads the Belfer Center for Science and International Affair’s Geopolitics of Energy Project, and Amy Myers Jaffe, director of the Energy Forum at Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. more[...]
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The United Nations and Transnational Corporations
Prof. Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business SchoolWhen former secretary-general Kofi Annan addressed business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1999, he not only started to initiate the Global Compact, but also, at the same time, fundamentally redefined the relationship between the private sector and the United Nations (UN) system. After its operational launch in 2000, the Global Compact swiftly emerged as the world’s leading corporate responsibility initiative with currently close to 7,000 business and more than 3,000 nonbusiness participants in nearly 140 countries. more[...]
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Corporate Community Involvement: The Definitive Guide To Maximizing Your Business' Societal Engagement
Nick Lakin, Molson Coors Brewing CompanyCorporate Community Involvement offers the first-ever roadmap to strategic community involvement. Building on their extensive experience, Nick Lakin and Veronica Scheubel have designed this book to be practical—for those who want to act upon what they read. more[...]
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European Commision Proposal Promoting ESG Investment Disclosure
European Forum for Sustainable InvestmentEurosif, the European Forum for Sustainable Investment, strongly supports the Proposal of the European Commission, for a Regulation making it mandatory for retail investors to be informed about how environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are taken into account in their investment, whether in a mutual fund or other investment-linked products. Eurosif believes that this Proposal represents a major milestone in terms of developing sustainability through European financial markets. more[...]
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