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Green internal communications campaigns wanted for Green Awards

The Green Awards(TM) is now accepting entries for the ‘Best Green Internal Communications Campaign' award. Now in its 4th year, the media and marketing industry's Green Awards illustrates the crucial role that needs to be played by green marketing and sustainability communications in informing people about green issues, products and lifestyle choices, and showcases examples of excellence and best practice in communicating sustainability and green issues across 16 categories.The best green internal communications category award will go to the campaign that best showcases positive brand and employee engagement with green issues and delivers the greatest sustainable impact… Read more
10 August 2009

IBM study: 60% of executives say CSR has increased in importance over past year

IBMA new IBM survey of 224 business leaders worldwide shows that 60 percent believe corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increased in importance over the past year. Only 6 percent say it is a lower priority.The study surveyed leaders on three areas related to sustainability: operations, supply chain and customers. The results indicate that operational information needs to be more timely, supply chain information is still too insular and more customer information is needed. The study concludes that to enable success organisations should turn the growing body of sustainability information into new intelligence… Read more
10 August 2009

Only 22% of consumers purchasing sustainable products

A new study on consumer behavior from Deloitte indicates that there is an unrealized, latent consumer demand for sustainable products, Sustainable Life Media reports.The study, commissioned by the Grocery Manufacturer's Association (GMA), surveyed over 6,000 shoppers in 11 major retail markets. According to the study, almost half of consumers consider sustainability in purchasing decisions. However, only 22% walked out of the store with sustainable products. The study also found that, in contrast to the standard view on "greenies," consumers considering sustainable products are not minimalist, nor easily categorized… Read more
10 August 2009

Human rights website adds work by UN Representative for Business and Human Rights

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a UK-based non-profit whose website contains information on the human rights records of 4,000 corporations in 180 countries, has added to its website a portal for "materials relating to the work of the United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative on business & human rights, John Ruggie", SocialFunds.com reports.   Ruggie, who is a Professor in International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, was first appointed as Special Representative in 2005… Read more
05 August 2009

Commission launches public-private partnerships for green cars, energy-efficient buildings and factories of the future

As part of the European Economic Recovery Plan, the European Commission is launching three Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) aimed at boosting research efforts in three large industrial sectors - automotive, construction and manufacturing - which have been particularly affected by the economic downturn and where innovation can significantly contribute towards a more green and sustainable economy. The Commission and the industrial partners work intensively together to develop the implementation plans for the three partnerships entitled "Factories of the Future", "Energy-efficient Buildings", and "Green Cars"… Read more
30 July 2009

Students from 40 countries collaborate with IBM to build a Smarter Planet

IBMEight of 10 students want universities to revamp traditional learning environments while over 90 percent want to join or start a Green Advocacy group at their campus. 64 percent of students believe that the world has a chance to reverse carbon emissions by 2025, and 60 percent believe that education and efficient transportation offer the best hope for sustainability of our cities. These are just a few of the findings of a remarkable crowdsourcing process held by IBM called the Smarter Planet University Jam… Read more
30 July 2009

Gender pay gap starts to grow, UK report says

“Lack of action” by the government to break down gender stereotypes in schools is partly to blame for the failure to narrow the gap between men’s and women’s pay, the Financial Times reports on the findings of an official report in the UK. The Women and Work Commission, established to recommend ways to close the gender pay gap, said that women were still paid on average 22.6 per cent an hour less than men. That had fallen from 27.5 per cent 10 years ago, but progress was stalling and there had been a slight rise from 21.9 per cent in 2007. Read more (FT)
29 July 2009

EU launches reflection on future green policies

The European Union needs to reconcile its growth and jobs objectives with long-term environmental goals, says the European Commission in a report taking stock of the bloc’s decade-old sustainable development strategy, EurActiv reports. The EU has made a positive contribution to sustainable development, but "unsustainable trends persist in several areas," notes the report, which assesses progress made since the Union launched its sustainable development strategy in 2001. The report launches a reflection on how the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) should evolve in the future and how it could be better aligned with other cross-cutting EU strategies… Read more
28 July 2009

Companies and governments lag NGOs in driving sustainability but new corporate leaders emerging, according to experts

Business and political leaders are lagging far behind NGO leaders and social entrepreneurs in driving the move to sustainability, according to a new global poll of sustainability experts. Findings from the inaugural annual Sustainability Survey by GlobeScan and SustainAbility show that thought leaders across the world view corporate leadership on sustainability to be far behind that of NGOs and social entrepreneurs, and only slightly better than governments in pushing the sustainability agenda forward… Read more
28 July 2009

Johnson & Johnson announces 2008 Sustainability Report

Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson has published its 2008 Sustainability Report. It is the Company's sixth annual Sustainability Report and the 12th year of reporting on environmental progress. The report covers the social, environmental and business impacts of the company's sustainability efforts, from managing Johnson & Johnson's environmental impact in meaningful ways to enhancing wellness, prevention and access to healthcare around the world. The Johnson & Johnson 2008 Sustainability Report is available as a PDF document: 2008 Sustainability Report
24 July 2009

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