September 25, 2013 - Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver & ONLINE
Press Release
September 12, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Over the past years, a consensus has emerged that free, prior, and informed consent ("FPIC") is a cornerstone component of international human rights law, particularly in relation to indigenous peoples.
By Caroline McDermott, Senior Associate Consultant, Advisory Services, Taproot Foundation
Blog
GlaxoSmithKline’s Emerging Talent Program sought an experiential learning opportunity for the future leaders of the pharmaceutical company, and saw a perfect fit in the ScopeAthon. The ScopeAthon matches business professionals with nonprofit leaders in an intensive, three-hour diagnostic session to articulate one organizational challenge facing the nonprofit, brainstorm solutions, and develop a scope of work for a project that addresses that need.
BOSTON, September 12, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Ceres announced today that its board of directors has approved Xylem Inc., a major global water technology company, as the newest member of the Ceres Company Network. Companies that join Ceres’ network work to further integrate environmental and social performance into their business strategies and initiatives.
September 16, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Leonardo Academy has released two new case studies highlighting the benefits of replacing diesel-fueled trucks with trucks that run on compressed natural gas (CNG). These case studies list real-world reductions in pollutants that will be achieved by removing older diesel trucks from America’s roadways.
CECP, in association with The Conference Board, releases Giving in Numbers: 2013 Edition, a robust analysis of corporate giving patterns
Press Release
September 16, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Despite the continued impact of the global recession on businesses, 59 percent of companies, many without waiting for their own profits to recover, recommitted to their communities by giving more to charity in 2012 than they did in 2007, before the recession took hold.
In an exclusive interview, Source Intelligence CEO Jess Kraus highlights the obstacles companies are facing as the first conflict minerals filling deadline approaches.
According to Kraus, supply chain managers must have a transparent data collection and management system in place – visibility is CRITICAL because it is THE BASIS for measuring and managing risks at all levels in the supply chain.
Employee engagement is one of the toughest and often most perplexing elements of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. Two leading Midwest sustainability/CSR experts, Matthew Rochte and Jocelyn Azada, set out to find just what were companies doing to successfully engage employees in sustainability/CSR. They share their findings in the whitepaper Workforce for Good™ and in this 3BLmedia series on employee engagement.
Employee engagement is one of the toughest and often most perplexing elements of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. Two leading Midwest sustainability/CSR experts, Matthew Rochte and Jocelyn Azada, set out to find just what were companies doing to successfully engage employees in sustainability/CSR. They share their findings in the whitepaper Workforce for Good™ and in this 3BLmedia series on employee engagement.
Principle 8 of Workforce for Good: Measure & Track Progress
