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100% of Starbucks Espresso in Europe to be Starbucks Shared Planet and Fairtrade Certified
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| 10/9/2009 |
| Starbucks and the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations
International (FLO) today announced that by March 2010, every
cappuccino, latte, mocha and other espresso-based beverage served in
Starbucks in Europe will be Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ and Fairtrade
Certified. |
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Green is the ‘flavour of the month’
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| 9/9/2009 |
J2O cuts its packaging and energy use by introducing a new lighter bottle.
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The Ethical Investment Association announces 2009 Transparency Award winners
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| 9/9/2009 |
| Axa Investment Managers, Henderson Global Investors, Insight
Investment, and Jupiter Asset Management have received the Ethical
Investment Association’s (EIA) 2009 Transparency Awards. |
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Environment Agency and Westmark top out with greenest office building in the UK
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| 3/9/2009 |
| The Environment Agency’s new Bristol corporate office has achieved the
highest score ever awarded by the Building Research Establishment (BRE)
for its environmental credentials. |
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Danisco publishes its 8th Sustainability Report
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| 3/9/2009 |
| Danisco has published its eighth annual sustainability report, entitled "Responsibility in life and in business" |
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Deutsche Telekom publish 2009 CR Report
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| 2/9/2009 |
| For
more than ten years Deutsche Telekom has been reporting on its social
and environmental commitment. Under the title "We take responsibility,"
Deutsche Telekom introduces in its 2009 CR Report current measures and
successes in the Group-wide implementation of Corporate Responsibility
(CR). |
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Watt a victory: lights out for old-fashioned, inefficient bulbs
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| 1/9/2009 |
| Leading think tank, Green Alliance, welcomes the compulsory phase-out
of inefficient incandescent light bulbs, which starts on 1 September 09
in all EU countries. The ban, agreed by the EU under the Ecodesign of
Energy-Using Products Directive, will save one million tonnes of C02 a
year by 2020 and mean lower energy bills for consumers. |
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Sustainable construction beyond the green
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| 1/9/2009 |
| Global Holcim Awards competition: winning projects reflect broad range of approaches to sustainability |
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Brown Forman publishes its 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report
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| 28/8/2009 |
| Brown-Forman,
the alcoholic drinks company that produces brands such as Jack Daniel’s
and Fetzer, has published its second corporate responsibility report –
as a 26-page printed summary and in detailed online for |
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DHL Express launches new Packaging Range
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| 25/8/2009 |
| DHL Express, the world’s leading international express delivery company
has announced a new global packaging range in a move to simplify its
shipping services for customers and reduce its environmental impact. |
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Monsanto Releases 2008-09 CR and Sustainability Report
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| 25/8/2009 |
| Monsanto Company has released its 2008-2009 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, entitled Grown for the Future |
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Rebuilding trust through stakeholder engagement: exclusive article by Jonathan Ballantine
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| 20/8/2009 |
In the past few years CR has undergone a major surgical facelift and is no longer seen as a fluffy element of business or as an exercise in philanthropy.
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Greenhouse gas emissions verification launched by BSI for the aviation industry
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| 13/8/2009 |
| BSI is today launching a new Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
verification service for the aviation industry. This comes in response
to the industry’s requirement to comply with the EU Emissions Trading
Scheme (EU ETS) whereby aviation operators are required to monitor
their CO2 emissions and submit a verified annual emissions report by
31st March 2011. |
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Human Capital Fund recognised as signatory of European SRI Transparency Guidelines
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| 12/8/2009 |
| AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) today announced that the AXA WF
Framlington Human Capital Fund is now an official signatory of the
European Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Transparency Guidelines. |
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RSPCA: Consumers vote for the country's most animal-friendly supermarket
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| 11/8/2009 |
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The RSPCA is calling on the British public to vote for their favourite
animal-friendly supermarket. As part of the Good Business Awards, the
new People's Choice Supermarket award in conjunction with The
Independent recognises the British supermarket that is making the
biggest strides to improve animal welfare. |
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Liverpool Football Club kicking goals
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| 10/8/2009 |
Liverpool Football Club celebrated its achievement of Business in the
Community’s CommunityMark standard at half-time during a friendly match
with Athletico Madrid at Anfield on Saturday 8 August 2009.
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Is big business making progress on climate change?
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| 10/8/2009 |
In the run up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in
Copenhagen, latest research from EIRIS focuses on 300 of the world's
largest companies to examine the progress they have made over the last
12 months in responding to the challenges of climate change.
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Johnson & Johnson 2008 Sustainability Report Available
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| 10/8/2009 |
| Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has released the Johnson & Johnson 2008 Sustainability Report,
which discusses sustainability activities and progress as of December
2008. |
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Delhaize Group publishes 2008 CR Report
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| 6/8/2009 |
| The report details how Delhaize's new CSR strategy focuses on three main themes (products, people and
planet) and five focus areas: food safety, health and wellness,
associate development, energy conservation and responsible sourcing. |
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Telefónica S.A. publishes its CR Report 2008
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| 31/7/2009 |
| The online version of Telefónica's seventh Corporate Responsibility
Annual Report outlines the company's five-step strategy on
sustainability. |
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Green Awards™ - Best Green International Campaign
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| 29/7/2009 |
| The search is on for the 2009 GREEN AWARDS™ ‘Best Green International
Campaign’. If your company or organisation is based outside of the UK
and has communicated an environmental, ethical or social message in the
past year in one or more countries – the winner could be you! |
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The Co-operative Investments Launches Sustainable Investment Fund
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| 27/7/2009 |
The Co-operative Investments today launched a new unit trust that will
target the investment opportunities emerging from a changing world and
a shift in attitudes towards sustainable business practices.
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