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Lafarge rated for website accessibility
Lafarge has become the first CAC 40 company to earn a silver rating for making its company website accessible for disabled people. The rating has been issued as part of the French Accessiweb label and is complemented by an A grade from the European label Euracert. More...
Ethical trading guidance for retailers
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is launching new guidance to retailers on how to trade ethically. Advice ranges from initial pointers about the essential ingredients of a company’s ethical trading strategy plus tips for buyers on how to integrate ethical trade into their decision-making, to information on accessing the ETI Workbook. More...
Barclays announces sponsorship of Mandela Rhodes Scholarships
21/08/2008 - Barclays yesterday announced that it would be sponsoring three Mandela Rhodes Scholarships in perpetuity. The announcement was made at the Mandela Rhodes Foundation’s official 90th birthday celebrations for Nelson Mandela, held at his home in Cape Town, South Africa. More...
9 July – De La Rue International has completed the global rollout of TrueContext’s Pronto forms solution throughout its Field Mobility team. By replacing paper forms with an electronic handheld solution, De La Rue is benefiting from operational productivity gains as well as an impressive array of environmental savings. More...
OpenSRI to launch collaborative web platform
OpenSRI has announced the launch of the first collaborative web platform on Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and Corporate Social Responsibility. The project is
supported by Intertek Group. More...
3i launches dedicated Corporate Responsibility website
3i has launched a dedicated corporate responsibility website. It has also tried to take a 'straightforward' approach to dealing with the issues raised in the recent debate on the role of private equity. More...
WBCSD's Cement Sustainability Initiative urges G8 leaders to adopt sectoral approaches to accelerate reductions in carbon emissions
2 July 2008 - The WBCSD's Cement Sustainability Initiative, currently co-chaired by Lafarge and Taiheiyo Cement, has called on G8 members and the UNFCCC to accelerate the creation of a policy framework that will allow the development of effective sectoral approaches. More..
SC Johnson releases Public Report
June 30, 2008 – “ When you reach for any SC Johnson product, you can feel good about it.” These words, spoken by SC Johnson Chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson in the company’s latest TV advertisements, are supported by the data reported in the family company’s 2008 Public Report, released today. More...
City of London launches City Climate Pledge
On Monday 23 June, the City of London Corporation will launch its City Climate Pledge. The Pledge is a new initiative, designed to help companies in the City of London play their part in addressing climate change. More...
Global ethics prize builds on success
The Robin Cosgrove Prize for Ethics in Finance is now open for the 2008-9 edition. The global prize aims to promote greater awareness among young people with an interest in the banking and related financial industries of the benefits of ethics in finance. More...
Global Compact Launched in Greece
The Global Compact has been launched in Greece, in a ceremony in Athens attended by dozens of representatives of Greek business, civil society, government and the United Nations. More...
Lloyd’s teams battle it out to be crowned charity challenge champions
More than 100 underwriters and brokers have gathered in the Old Library at Lloyd’s for the official launch of Lloyd’s Charity Challenge. More...
Atlas Copco launches energy efficiency roadshow in Europe
Atlas Copco has announced that it will run a worldwide 'roadshow' for its most energy-efficient oil-injected compressors ever produced, the new GA90-160 kW range. More...
Business travel largely unaffected by environmental concerns
Research released by Barclaycard Business shows that just one per cent of business travellers adhered to their company environmental policy and reduced the amount they travelled in 2007. More...
Making money sustainably – a definitive guide for all business
A new report is set to become the definitive guide to succeeding in the new economy. leader business 2.0, published by Forum for the Future, provides businesses with a rigorous framework for achieving their objectives in a more sustainable way. More...
GlaxoSmithKline named a top employer for promoting healthy lifestyles
GSK was among 52 employers to receive the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Health’s Institute. More...
CBS Outdoor launches new green initiative
By facilitating a six week trial of an innovative new material, CBS Outdoor plans to provide a greener alternative for bus advertisers that uses recyclable fibres. More...
Companies from Brazil and India scoop most awards at inaugural GRI Readers’ Choice Awards for sustainability reporting
The Global Reporting Initiative has announced the winners of the Readers’ Choice Awards for sustainability reporting at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. More...
More CEE blue-chips issuing stand-alone english-language environmental, social and governance reports
The Partners for Financial Stability Program has published its tenth semi-annual survey of reporting on corporate social responsibility by the ten largest listed companies (by market capitalization) in 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries. More...
Generation Investment Management closes Climate Solutions Fund at $683million
Generation Investment Management, the London-headquartered fund management business dedicated to long term investment and sustainability research, has successfully closed its Climate Solutions Fund at $683 million. More...
New website for sustainability reporting
The effectiveness of European countries in encouraging sustainability reporting can now be judged at a glance with the launch of a website by The European Sustainability Reporting Association. More...
Csrnetwork assures Kesko's 2007 corporate responsibility report
Csrnetwork has provided the independent assurance statement for Finnish retailer Kesko's eighth non-financial report, which includes case studies of its sustainable activities. More...
Mixed response from food and drinks companies on water sustainability
Food and drinks processing companies have much to do before they can claim to be operating sustainably in terms of water consumption, concludes a new report from the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility. More...
Brent Council donates 500 PCs and laptops to Africa
Schools and hospitals in Africa are directly benefiting from PCs, laptops and monitors donated by the London Borough of Brent via Computer Aid International. More...
Adnams launches the UK’s first carbon neutral beer
Adnams, a leading environmental brewer, has launched East Green, the UK’s first carbon neutral beer. East Green is brewed using an energy recovery system that recycles steam created during the brewing process. More...
Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program provides one billionth litre of clean water
Former P&G Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, John Pepper, celebrated the creation of the one billionth litre at a rural clinic near Lagos, Nigeria. More...
GlaxoSmithKline backs developing world coverage
GSK, the global pharmaceutical and healthcare company, is sponsoring an international journalism competition to promote coverage of crucial developing world issues. More...
New report offers best practice for eco-labelling
Forum for the Future, the UK-based sustainable development charity, has teamed up with Business for Social Responsibility,to produce a how-to guide for companies wanting to make environmental claims about their products and services. More...
Sue Ryder Care announces support to help combat climate change
Sue Ryder Care has signed the Third Sector Climate Change Declaration drawn up by Every Action Counts (EAC). More...
Royal Mail Group partnership smashes fundraising target
The three-year partnership between Royal Mail Group and the hospice movement’s national charity Help the Hospices has raised nearly double its original fundraising target of £1 million. More...
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