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CR and sustainability: leadership and organisational change - video highlights from EABIS Colloquium

Held in September 2008, the 7th Annual Colloquium of the European Academy on Business in Society (EABIS) focussed on how businesses embed a deep commitment to Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. What does existing knowledge and practice in leadership and organisational change have to tell us about how to embed CR and sustainability successfully?Video highlights of the Colloquium are now available on the website of the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield University:Video highlights: http://www… Read more
03 April 2009

G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal

Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis with measures worth $1.1 trillion, the BBC reports. To help countries with troubled economies, the resources available to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be tripled to $750bn. There will also be sanctions against secretive tax havens and tougher global financial regulation, as well as about $250bn to boost global trade. US President Barack Obama said the summit could mark a "turning point" in the pursuit of economic recovery and made progress in reforming a "failed regulatory system"… Read more
03 April 2009

New CorporateRegister.com report analyses global trends and winners in corporate responsibility reporting

Following the CR Reporting Awards '08 (CRRA '08), CorporateRegister.com has published a report that summarises and interprets global corporate responsibility (CR) reporting statistics. The report shows that the world's largest companies are disclosing more - the quantity and quality of CR reporting continues to develop. Two thirds of the Global FT 500 are producing CR reports. Corporate responsibility reporting has clearly become an important element of business communication by the world's leading companies, with over 3,200 reports published during 2008… Read more
03 April 2009

ESG applied to $300 billion of investment in emerging markets

More than $300 billion is invested in ‘sustainable' emerging market funds, or mainstream funds which have promised to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into their investment process, Environmental Finance reports on the findings of the first survey of the sector, commissioned by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).The research, carried out by consultancy Mercer, involved a global survey of managers of emerging market funds. It used the findings – which were not verified – to compile a ranking of the top ten emerging markets fund managers globally on sustainable investment and ESG-integration… Read more
03 April 2009

Green jobs bringing colour back to the economy

Whether you're a rampant green activist or gas-guzzling climate change sceptic, one fact can surely no longer be disputed: green jobs are on the rise, the Guardian writes. Green jobs encompass a widening scope of roles: from hydrologists to engineers, architects to advertising, waste workers to financiers, plumbers to project managers, marketers to retailers. They will all be in demand as public spending kicks in and the private sector responds. But green jobs also provide the answer to a bigger piece of the puzzle, one that's often overlooked: providing meaning in people's careers… Read more
02 April 2009

Microsoft publishes 2009 Global Citizenship Report

MicrosoftThe Microsoft 2009 Global Citizenship Report provides an overview of Microsoft’s worldwide citizenship programmes and activities, underscoring the company’s commitment to advancing social and economic opportunity through partnerships with governments, NGOs, educational institutions and others in industry.The company’s citizenship efforts are focused on extending the benefits of technology to underserved communities through Microsoft Unlimited Potential and on being a responsible business leader… Read more
02 April 2009

Forética and IRSE sign agreement to promote CSR in Ecuador

Forética, CSR Europe's Spanish national partner organisation, and ISRE (Institute for Social Responsibility Ecuador) have signed an agreement with the aim of working together for the promotion of CSR in Ecuador. Under this agreement, Forética's SSG 21 standard will serve as a framework to promote the management of CSR in organisations in Ecuador.In addition, Forética has been invited to attend the Third Meeting of the Corporate Social Responsibility to be held in Quito (Ecuador) on April 2, 2009 under the title "Social Responsibility: a foolproof management model"… Read more
01 April 2009

Microsoft publishes comparative study on carbon footprint of software downloads

MicrosoftMicrosoft has released the results of a comparative carbon footprint study which found significant environmental benefits to providing its software to consumers online. The study concluded that downloading Office 2007 avoided 8 times the amount of carbon emissions compared to producing and shipping a DVD and its associated packaging through traditional retail distribution channels. Microsoft worked with its partners, Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy, to apply leading standards for product carbon footprinting in accounting for greenhouse gas emissions arising from the complete lifecycle of its software products… Read more
01 April 2009

European Commission wants to scrap 'throw-away' culture

The European Commission urged European business leaders gathered at the European Business Summit in Brussels on 26 March to empower Europeans to consume more sustainably by offering them affordable and recyclable products, EurActiv reports. Speaking at the summit, Jivka Staneva, a member of EU Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva's cabinet, made the case for sustainable consumption and production (SCP).Introducing sustainable manufacturing and consumtion patterns "takes a long time," but Europe cannot afford to adopt a 'wait-and-see' attitude, Staneva stressed during a session on SCP and greening the supply chain… Read more
01 April 2009

G20 must encourage low carbon economy, BITC says

Business in the Community, which represents 850+ companies employing 1 in 5 of the UK private sector workforce, has urged G20 leaders not to forget climate change as they come together for the London summit. The business-led charity is backing the calls of climate change experts for the G20 communiqué to include commitments to any economic stimulus targeting low carbon jobs and industry, as well as further significant collective action on climate change at Copenhagen later this year. Business in the Community says it shares many people's concerns at the failure of the financial system and growing unemployment; as well as the deterioration of our climate, but highlights that progress has been made by many companies that are working hard on the climate challenge… Read more
01 April 2009

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