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Study: Two-thirds of Stoxx 50 companies report on diversity

Seventy-six percent of large European companies included in the Stoxx 50 index mentioned ‘Diversity’ in their annual reports for 2007, according to a study by European Diversity Research & Consulting. The number of companies reporting on diversity has significantly increased over the past six years, the study shows. In 2003, only 17 (34%) of the 50 companies reported on diversity. By 2007, the number had risen to 38 (76%). (Source: European Diversity Research & Consulting)
26 January 2009

Intel launches Small Things Challenge to raise funds for education and micro-loans

IntelIntel Corporation has joined forces with two non-profit organisations to raise awareness and funds so children in developing countries can attend primary school and their parents can earn higher incomes. Throughout the developing world more than 75 million primary age children are not in school – robbing them of future opportunity continuing the cycle of poverty – and at least 80 percent of humanity lives on less than $10 a day, according to data from the United Nations.Intel, Kiva… Read more
26 January 2009

China: Poll reveals mixed feelings about CSR and multinationals

The Chinese public has mixed feelings over the reasons behind multinationals' corporate social responsibility activities, according to an Ipsos survey of 1,000 respondents in 10 Chinese cities. Sixty percent of the respondents said that CSR is in line with the operating philosophy of these companies and is a benefit to Chinese society. But nearly 40 percent of the surveyed stated that multinationals' investment in CSR is just a mandatory action they take in order to save face… Read more
26 January 2009

New tool measures sustainability of corporate water use

The Center for Sustainable Innovation has released a new tool to measure the ecological sustainability of an organisation’s water use, Environmental Leader reports. Called the Corporate Water Gauge (PDF), the new tool uses GIS modeling to take into account rainfall, local topography and watershed boundaries. It then determines sustainability performance by measuring the rate of water use against the rate of renewable supply. Read more (Environmental Leader)
26 January 2009

Valuing Non-Financial Performance: A European Framework for Company-Investor Dialogue

An opportunity to help shape the quiet revolution In the current economic situation, demonstrating the relevance of non-financial performance in the dialogue between companies and investors is a more timely challenge than ever, according to a report released by a group of companies led by Lloyds TSB and Telecom Italia together with other business and research partners. The interim consultation report and associated website (www.investorvalue.org) are part of a project which aims to explore the relationship between companies' financial and non-financial performance and develop a European framework for improved company and investor dialogue… Read more
22 January 2009

BT announced as new title sponsor of the Paralympic World Cup

BT has demonstrated its long-term commitment to disability sport as it announced its new, four-year title sponsorship of the BT Paralympic World Cup. In addition, Oscar “Blade Runner” Pistorius, one of the world’s leading Paralympic athletes, is also confirmed as the latest athlete to join the BT Ambassador Programme, which aims to inspire BT’s employees and customers to support and mentor the young British hopefuls aiming to compete in the London 2012 Games and beyond… Read more
22 January 2009

Toyota's 'Why Not?' website invites users to share innovations

ToyotaToyota and Dentsu America have launched a microsite at www.toyota.com/whynot to support Toyota's "Why Not?" corporate advertising campaign. The site will engage users by allowing them to submit their own innovations in six areas - safety, water, land, air, community, and energy - while learning about Toyota's efforts in these same areas. Read more (PRNewswire/Toyota)
22 January 2009

Research and innovation needed to address climate change and globalisation

The 2008 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) published today shows the EU making substantial progress in its innovation performance preceding the financial crisis. The relative innovation gap with the US and Japan was reduced, in particular amid strong progress by many new Member States, the report says. "In a time of crisis, it is not the moment to take a break in research investments and in innovation. They are vital if Europe wants to emerge stronger from the economic crisis and if it wants to address the challenges of climate change and globalisation", said Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission… Read more
22 January 2009

2009 trend: "Generation G" - for generosity, not greed

Has there ever been more urgency for corporations to ditch the greed and embrace generosity?, Trendwatching.com asks in its latest trend briefing titled "GENERATION G". The term "captures the growing importance of 'generosity' as a leading societal and business mindset. As consumers are disgusted with greed and its current dire consequences for the economy—and while that same upheaval has them longing more than ever for institutions that care—the need for more generosity beautifully coincides with the ongoing (and pre-recession) emergence of an online-fueled culture of individuals who share, give, engage, create and collaborate in large numbers… Read more
22 January 2009

Ecologists warn the planet is running short of water

A swelling global population, changing diets and mankind's expanding “water footprint” could be bringing an end to the era of cheap water, Times Online reports. The warnings, in an annual report by the Pacific Institute in California, come as ecologists have begun adopting the term “peak ecological water” — the point where, like the concept of “peak oil”, the world has to confront a natural limit on something once considered virtually infinite. The world is in danger of running out of “sustainably managed water”, according to Peter Gleick, the president of the Pacific Institute and a leading authority on global freshwater resources… Read more
22 January 2009

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