Reuters reported today that, according to an administration official, US President Barack Obama would attend the beginning of the UN climate meeting in Copenhagen on December 9. The news comes after days of speculation whether Obama would attend the meetings despite slow progress towards climate change legislation in the US. Obama will travel from Copenhagen [...]
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A recent report published by Mercer supports the growing belief that considering environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors has a positive impact on the return of an investment portfolio. The study, available on Mercer’s website, examines sixteen academic studies and finds that ten of them show evidence of a positive relationship between ESG [...] It’s that season again – awards season! And I’m not just referring to all the talk about Oscar-worthy and Golden Globes-friendly releases that come out of Hollywood in the last quarter of the year. It’s CSR Awards season as well, a time for the private sector to pat itself on the back for [...] Two new reports were published this week as a result of a collaborative effort among The United Nations Global Compact, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative and the Global Reporting Initiative. The reports examine trends in corporate measurement and reporting on human rights performance and provide practical guidance for companies engaging on this emerging [...] Public Relations Industry magazine PR News announced its Corporate Social Responsibility awards for 2009. Awards will be presented in March 2010 at the National Press Club in DC. Candidates can win awards in categories such as best Annual Report, Blog, Cause Branding Campaign or Corporate-Community Partnership, among many others. The deadline for entries is [...] |
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