The limits of environmental shareholder activism were highlighted last Wednesday, after shareholder resolutions demanding that oil giant ExxonMobil take a more proactive approach to tackling global warming were rejected at the company’s annual meeting.
However, supporters of the resolutions insisted that they had still proved effective at highlighting environmental issues to the company’s board.
Figures showed [...]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Suppliers and retailers will need to take advantage of collaboration to develop sustainable supply chains, according to a report.
Capgemini’s “Future Supply Chain 2016″ report looks at new concerns companies must take into account to improve their operations and reduce their impact on the environment.
Issues like carbon dioxide emissions, energy reductions and traffic [...]
The Danish government has introduced a thirty-item action plan for corporate social responsibility. The action plan has four key action areas: propagating business-driven social responsibility, promoting social responsibility through state activities, strengthening corporate climate responsibility, and marketing Denmark for responsible growth.
A Social Responsibility Council will be set up along with a new Internet portal, www.samfundsansvar.dk, [...]
Consumers have become more sceptical of companies’ claims of ethical behaviour, in spite of the focus businesses have put on pushing their environmental and fair trade credentials. A GfK NOP survey, to be released this week, will show a far higher proportion of consumers saying they felt pressure to buy “ethical” brands, up from [...]
The 2007 CitiGroup Corporate Citizenship Report was published recently.
This is the direct link: 2007 CitiGroup Corporate Citizenship Report
Tomorrow’s annual meeting of ExxonMobil is shaping up to deliver a landmark battle in the fight for increased shareholder rights with regards to the environment, after a libertarian activist tabled a new resolution designed to silence the oil giant’s green critics.
ExxonMobil is facing a package of four shareholder resolutions designed to force the company to [...]
There is a definite dichotomy in consumers’ minds between current leaders in environmental protection and who should be leading. According to Natural Marketing Institute’s 2007 LOHAS Consumer Trends Database, the largest gaps between perceived and expected performance are seen with the U.S. government and corporations.
Also noteworthy is that consumers believe that the U.S. Government is [...]
The Top 100 companies in Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index were published in a supplement supplied with The Sunday Times on 25 May. Participating companies in the CR Index are evaluated in terms of how responsible business practices are integrated into their core business processes, including their environmental impact, supply chain management [...]
Intel has published its 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report:
Intel 2007 CR Report
The number of self-styled “green” products released in the U.S. more than doubled between 2005 and 2007, BrandWeek reports. According to Mintel, Chicago, 2,670 products released in 2005 were self-styled green products - products that either had environmentally friendly packaging or contained copy on the label about humane treatment ofworkers or a lack of animal [...]
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