Business playing key role in drive for gay marriage
Gay marriage wouldn’t have passed in the Washington state Legislature this year without Gov. Chris Gregoire’s decision to reverse course and push for it. Legislators’ personal pleas to colleagues, as...
View ArticleNike, Random Hacks of Kindness Celebrate the ‘Making of Making’
Once a company synonymous with overseas sweatshops and cheap labor, Nike wasn’t exactly what anyone would consider a model of environmental sustainability. In a PR move, the brand is making a move to...
View ArticleRio+20: Coke, Unilever, Other Giants Lead Natural Capital Initiative; Plus a...
The Coca-Cola Company, Dow Chemical and Duke Energy are among 24 major companies that have agreed to develop a methodology to assign value to the world’s forests, freshwater and marine systems. The...
View ArticleCan US business rise to Obama’s climate change challenge?
A little bit of sanity has returned to the US. With the presidency safely back in his grasp, Barack Obama finally felt able to mention what has been the elephant in the room during the entire election...
View ArticleNike investigates Indonesian suppliers for labor violations
US sporting goods giant Nike said it was investigating claims by labour activists that its manufacturers in Indonesia were trying to evade paying its workers the minimum wage. “Nike takes these claims...
View Article“Ruggie Rules” detail corporate behavior abroad
Of all the challenges posed by globalization, regulating abusive corporate practices has long been particularly difficult. From Asian sweatshops supplying brands like Nike and Apple, to the oil giant...
View ArticleClashes as thousands of Cambodians protest Nike factory work conditions
Hundreds of police intervened after around 4,000 striking staff at Nike’s factory in the Cambodian capital clashed with colleagues, who continued working. This comes after the factory’s management...
View ArticleESG News Review 15-21 June 2013
Ford has been praised for cutting production emissions by 37% per vehicle since 2000, while HSBC (and Standard Chartered) officers have been caught in a Cobrapost sting operation, offering to launder...
View ArticleESG News Review 11 – 17 January 2014
Alstom appeared among the most praised companies last week, as it announced it would cease engaging sales consultants to ensure it “conducts business in a responsible way and strives to achieve the...
View ArticleESG News Review 18 – 24 January 2014
Boeing was among the most praised companies last week as it announced a partnership with Abu Dhabi’s state-owned carrier Etihad Airways and French energy firm Total to develop biofuels. Boeing, with...
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