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Farmer training launched in Ghana as part of the Cargill Sustainable Cocoa Program
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business – in close cooperation with the Ghana Cocoa Board – is expanding its Cargill Sustainable Cocoa Program with the launch of an extensive four year commitment to farmer training in Ghana.The training will be delivered in partnership with Ghanaian licensed cocoa buying company Akuafo Adamfo and the non-governmental organization Solidaridad West Africa. This program aims to train 15,000 farmers and support cocoa farming communities over the next four years in the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana.Read more (Source: Cargill)
28 February 2012
BASF wins award for integrated reporting
BASF has published an integrated corporate report since 2007. BASF’s first environmental report was published in 1988 and its first corporate report containing economic, environmental and social topics in 2003. BASF’s 2010 Report, which documents the company’s economic, environmental and social performance, was honored with an Award by Germany’s Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and future e.V. BASF’s integrated approach to reporting is a response to greater demands for transparency and information. Read more (Source: BASF)
28 February 2012
BASF beats green 2020 goals nearly nine years early
Chemical giant BASF has extended its 2020 emissions and energy efficiency targets, after beating both goals nine years ahead of schedule. The company's latest sustainability report shows a 35 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per metric ton of sales product compared to 2002, 10 per cent above its original 2020 ambition.The company credited the deep cuts on improvements to production processes, while also reporting that its use of combined heat and power technologies helped improve energy efficiency 2… Read more
27 February 2012
IBM Corporate Citizenship efforts “Enrich the Ecosystem”
Following the publication of Rosabeth Moss Kanter's article "Enriching the Ecosystem" in the Harvard Business Review (March 2012), IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs and President of the IBM International Foundation Stanley S. Litow notes the specific IBM programs that professor Kanter cites as outstanding examples of corporate citizenship.Read more (Source: IBM Citizen Blog)
27 February 2012
BLOG highlights the connection between corporate responsibility and IBM's business strategy
Director of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Diane Melley blogs about connection between corporate responsibility and IBM's business strategy, with some examples of how IBM's evolving business model has translated directly into the types of assistance we are able to offer their philanthropic clients. Read more (Source: Citizen IBM Blog)
27 February 2012
IBM to Receive World Environment Center's 2012 Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development
The World Environment Center’s (WEC) Twenty-Eighth Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to IBM for its commitment to advancing environmental sustainability throughout the company and providing business solutions in support of more sustainable cities and the planet. IBM Chairman Samuel J. Palmisano will accept the Gold Medal Award on behalf of the company on Thursday, May 3, 2012 during the Gold Medal Presentation Ceremony in Washington, DC.Read more (Source: WEC Press Release)
27 February 2012
Business in Development: Major EU research opportunity expected this summer
The European Commission’s 2013 Social Sciences Research Work Programme will be formally launched this July at the Euroscience Open Forum in Dublin. It is expected that the Programme will include a € 7-8 million call for proposals on business in development. Based on previous indicators, the specific focus is anticipated to be on the role of multinational firms in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.Read more (Source: EABIS)
27 February 2012
Western Union celebrates Business Partners and the role they play in helping better the lives of consumers across the globe
Western Union has published a special edition of LifeWires, the Western Union Foundation and Social Ventures team newsletter. This issue celebrates Western Union’s Business Partners and the role they play in helping better the lives of consumers across the globe. From the U.S. and Uganda to Lebanon and Liberia, and nearly everywhere in between – Western Union Business Partners help move money for better AND help make life better for millions – through the services they provide, the time they spend volunteering in the community and the money they donate through the Western Union Foundation… Read more
27 February 2012
Dow Chemical to extract business value out of sustainability
Dow Chemical has had a long history of pioneering research and innovation in sustainability, from collaborating with nonprofits on driving solutions it was named one of the most sustainable companies in Brazil in 2011 to industry-wide partnerships on reducing their products' environmental footprint.Dow is entering a new phase of integrating the value of nature into the corporate balance sheet through breakthrough 5-year collaboration with The Nature Conservancy. This partnership will determine the value of ecosystems to Dow’s operations.Read more (Source: CSR wire)
23 February 2012
CSR Europe hosts stakeholder dialogue session for McCain on Sustainable Agriculture
On the 22nd of February 2012, McCain Continental Europe held its second stakeholder meeting with CSR Europe and welcomed stakeholders from the European Institutions and Business arena. The first stakeholder meeting was held in June 2011 and welcomed over 20 attendees from across Europe. During the first meeting, sustainable agriculture was identified by stakeholders as a complex, multifaceted theme, to be addressed as a priority by McCain. Against this background, the aim of the second working session was therefore to explore how McCain can go ahead, investigating the impact of its agricultural operations, specifically on planting and growing… Read more
22 February 2012
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