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IBLF’s CEO publishes Davos commentary - ‘Re-setting the global economy – a new sense of value’
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| 9/2/2010 |
| Adam Leach, CEO of the International Business Leaders Forum, observes a
more positive mood and timely discussions on global sustainability
issues at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Christie's Announces the 2010 Inaugural Green Auction to Benefit the Environment
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| 4/2/2010 |
| Christie’s International, the world’s leading art business, announces
“A Bid to Save the Earth” Green Auction. This first-of-its-kind
charity auction will take place on April 22, 2010 to coincide with the
40th anniversary of Earth Day.
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GES awarded mandate by the Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund
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| 3/2/2010 |
| GES Investment Services has been awarded a mandate to provide research
services for the €280bn Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. The
contract comprises tobacco and weapons criteria.
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Marks and Spencers and Asda George raise wages in Bangadesh
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| 1/2/2010 |
| ETI members have heard how retailers including Marks & Spencer and
Asda George have raised workers' wages in selected Bangladeshi supplier
factories through increasing productivity.
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Radley Yeldar appoints Oliver Dudok van Heel as new Head of Corporate Responsibility
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| 1/2/2010 |
| Creative corporate communications consultancy, Radley Yeldar, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Dudok van Heel as Head of
Corporate Responsibility.
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Earth Capital Partners announce new Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry team
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| 1/2/2010 |
Earth Capital Partners LLP (ECP) announce the arrival of their
sustainable agriculture team: Bosworth Monck joins as Head of
Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry investment for ECP, along with
Gabriel Montana and Richard Smith who both join as Partners at the
firm.
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IBLF’s Asia-Pacific arm jointly launches three-year, anti-corruption project in Vietnam
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| 29/1/2010 |
| The International Business Leaders Forum jointly launched a three-year
anti-corruption project - Integrity and Transparency in Business
Initiative for Vietnam - in Hanoi on 27th January 2010.
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UK Innovation Investment Fund Launches £125m Environmental Investment Fund
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| 26/1/2010 |
| The UK Innovation Investment Fund is off the ground with the first
closing of the £125m Hermes Private Equity environmental innovation
fund.
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Diageo is completing its community support projects estimated at Birr 3,600,000 to bring clean water to the most needy people in Ethiopia
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| 21/1/2010 |
| Diageo plc, the world’s leading premium drinks company that owns
Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky, the world’s no. 1 stout beer, Guinness,
and many other global brands, is investing a further Birr 900,000
(US$70,000) in a water and sanitation project in Kechene in the
Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
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IBLF highlights the work of International Health Partners in responding to the Haiti disaster
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| 15/1/2010 |
| As Haiti suffers from the most powerful earthquake to hit the nation in
close to 200 years, the region has been left with widespread casualties
and severe damage.
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Good Energy Group PLC announces £11.8 million package for wind farm development
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| 11/1/2010 |
| Good Energy Group PLC today announces a £11.8 million financing package
for the repowering of its wind farm at Delabole in North Cornwall.
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BITC joins World Community Grid
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| 11/1/2010 |
| Business in the Community has now donated enough computing resource to
the World Community Grid project to become an official partner.
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The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) publishes a summary of findings from a public consultation on its human rights related guide
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| 8/1/2010 |
IBLF, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the UN Global Compact
recently held a public consultation on the draft Guide to Human Rights
Impact Assessment and Management (HRIA). A summary report of the
findings is now available.
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Deadline Extended For The Environment and Energy Awards 2010
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| 6/1/2010 |
| The New Year brings new challenges, but the challenge from
Sustainabilitylive! organiser Faversham House Group may be more
rewarding than most currently facing businesses.
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The BSCI receives the 2008 DNWE award for business ethics
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| 14/12/2009 |
| In a ceremony organised by the German Business Ethics Network (DNWE),
the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) received today the
2008 Prize for Corporate Ethics. This is the first time that DNWE has
awarded a prize to an association of companies, recognising the efforts
made by the BSCI to create a practical business solution for social
compliance in global supply chains.
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Preorder the Ethical Performance CSR Professional Services Directory 2010 and save 35%
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| 2/12/2009 |
| You can now pre-order your print copy of the 2010 Ethical Performance
CSR Professional Services Directory sponsored by Achilles, which will
be published in the New Year.
If you pre-order before 11 January 2010, you will receive the new
directory for the special price of 45 GBP (75 USD, 50 EUR) including
postage and packaging - a 35 per cent reduction on the normal cost.
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New guide to CSR in Europe
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| 18/12/2009 |
| A Guide to CSR in Europe has been produced by the business network CSR Europe.
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Winner of Sustainable Innovation essay competition announced
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| 18/12/2009 |
| The winner of the first Ashridge Sustainable Innovation essay competition has been announced.
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Titan Cement Again Tops Accountability Rating in Greece
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| 17/12/2009 |
| For the second year in a row, Titan Cement has topped the main
Accountability Rating in Greece, edging out close competition from Coca
Cola Hellenic Bottling Company and Vodafone.
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International Tea Day: Consumers demand a fair cuppa
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| 11/12/2009 |
UK tea drinkers consume 165 million cups a day. And 66% of UK tea
consumers buy Fairtrade or would be in favour of their preferred tea
brand converting to Fairtrade, according to a poll commissioned by
international development charity Traidcraft.
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Orkney island community renewables project supported by SmartestEnergy wins Scottish Green Energy Award
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| 9/12/2009 |
| A community windfarm owned by the Westray Development Trust and
supported by SmartestEnergy, the UK’s leading purchaser and supplier of
independently generated electricity, has won the Scottish Green Energy
Award for Best Community Initiative.
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Business in the Community 2010 Awards for Excellence open for entries
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| 8/12/2009 |
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~ Large and small businesses urged to enter to demonstrate leadership, innovation and impact of responsible business as Business in the Community launches its 2010 Awards for Excellence ~
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Deutsche Bank Launches Free Carbon Counter Widget to Mark the Launch of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
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| 7/12/2009 |
| Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division (DeAM) today launched a free,
embeddable widget of its Carbon Counter, a landmark digital billboard
in New York City which displays the running total of long-lived
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, as part of its campaign to raise
public awareness of climate change and encourage investment.
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