The results of the second annual Edelman goodpurpose study tell us that that across the globe people’s sense of commitment to helping others—and to brands and companies that share that commitment—remains strong. The study shows that 83% of consumers are willing to change their own consumption habits to help make tomorrow’s world a better place. [...]
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British retailer Marks & Spencer says it has already hit the mark on 20 of the 100 environmental goals of the ambitious green plan the company launched just 22 months ago with a target date for completion of 2012.
The firm detailed its progress on the eco-friendly agency it calls Plan A (”because there is no [...]
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This is an entry from my blog. I thought it might be a CR news item as well.
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Yesterday I came across the latest CSR/Sustainability Review from Cadbury in the UK. You know, Chocolate, etc…..
They had a history of good reporting so I thought lets take a look and do a review.
The first thing I noticed [...]
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The first shipment of palm oil certified as environmentally sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is on its way from the rainforests of Malaysia to the UK this week, where it will eventually end up on the shelves of Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
Last year, the trade group launched a certification scheme designed to allow [...]
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Computer company Fujitsu Siemens is going to start slapping a big, fat ‘green’ label on all its products that are more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
Fujitsu Siemens says the ‘Green IT’ label (pictured) will help flag up the green credentials of its computer products for customers.
The new green IT label appears on products manufactured from [...]
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Enough already, get moving, say global institutional investors that control $6 trillion in assets.
The London Pensions Fund Authority and California Public Employees’ Retirement System are among 130 investors pushing for action to implement national policies for countries around the world to reduce emissions 80% by 2050.
They want countries to sign on to a new binding agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol climate pact, which would set medium [...]
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Nearly nine out of ten business leaders polled by Business for Social Responsibility have said they believe that US President-Elect Barack Obama will have a positive impact on the promotion of the corporate social responsibility agenda.
The survey respondents focused on what they saw would be the three most important steps that the new president should [...]
When a company releases its first sustainability report, it often raises more questions than it can answer. More often than not, the biggest obstacle in making progress is learning just how big a company’s footprint is, and those first reports can often only lay out the big picture without necessarily giving a road map towards [...]
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Companies are increasingly experimenting with ways to make their global supply chains greener amid pressures to address environmental concerns, public health issues and growing stakeholder expectations.
Managing massive supply chains spanning borders and cultures is a herculean task but not insurmountable, according to the World Environment Center (WEC), which has spent the last four years working [...]
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Businesses are being urged to think carefully about how best to dispose of their recyclable materials, following the recent collapse in prices for materials such as paper, cardboard and plastics.
The spot price for many recyclable materials plummeted last month after recycling plants in China largely stopped buying material from Europe, amid fears that the global [...]
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