As Part of Trust Across America’s “North American Trust Awards” – the new
“Hank Boerner Accountability Award” Goes to Intel The Trust Across America (TAA) / Trust Around the World organization, headed by Barbara Kimmel, has featured a unique recognition program for the past five years. The organization was founded in the wake of the stock market crisis of 2008-2009, to explore and advance important concepts on “trust” in the life of institutions and individuals. “Trust”
TAA has assembled expert panels to identify and recognize the prominent voices in trust matters in 2010, and in the years since. In 2015, of the 500 men and women recognized over the five years, 15 were on the list each year and so were named “Top Thought Leaders in Trust.” In their honor, the 15 had special awards created and named for them.  G&A Institute is proud that our chairman, Hank Boerner, has been on the list of trust thought leaders every year since 2010 and this year had a special award named in his honor. That means he got to nominate an outstanding public company for the “North American Trust Awards – Hank Boerner Accountability Award." Intel was added to “America’s Most Trustworthy Public Companies” for 2015. His choice: Intel Corporation, a company that he believes has been a leader in corporate accountability, responsibility and sustainability for many years.
You can read more in our Top Story. Also, check the link to the TAA organization to learn more about their great work. Top Story of the Week Intel Corporation Named To TAA's Most Trustworthy Companies, and Receives Special Award: Hank Boerner Accountability Award
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Source: G&A Institute, Inc. - Intel Named to Trust Across America's "America's Most Trustworthy Public Companies" 2015 list -- and receives first time "Hank Boerner Accountability Award," named for the chairman of Governance & Accountability Institute. Sustainability in Focus Why global development banks need to invest in sustainability
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Source: GreenBiz - Recent news that the U.K. and other Western European countries will join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has prompted a flurry of discussion about how the U.S. — which has been reserved about the new... What Do Chief Sustainability Officers Actually Do?
(Thursday - May 07, 2015)
Source: The Atlantic - The country’s first Chief Sustainability Officer was appointed in 2004, at DuPont. Today there are more than three-dozen public U.S. companies with a position with that title, and many more have a senior executive charged with... Can Sustainability Standards Build Stronger Businesses And Better Informed Investors?
(Thursday - May 07, 2015)
Source: Forbes - Late last year, I spoke with Andrew Winston about building more sustainable organizations to better serve investors, customers and the public interest. One of the organizations leading the charge in the US is the Sustainability... Six reasons to respond to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index survey
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015)
Source: Greenbix - While the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) provides scores and industry rankings, the actual process of responding can provide tremendous benefits to companies — even for those that do not get listed on one of DJSI’s... Getting employers, employees on the same path to sustainability
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015)
Source: NH Business Review - With lessening their environmental impact in mind, New Hampshire businesses gathered Monday at the Grappone Center in Concord, for New Hampshire Businesses for Social Sustainability’s spring conference, “Think Bigger, Dig... State of Green Business: Money flows where sustainability grows
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - The last year has ushered in a number of encouraging developments that are increasing the flow of capital toward more sustainable business models — a trend with interesting implications for corporate sustainability executives... George Plumb: True sustainability
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Source: VT Digger - The term “sustainable” is regularly used these days by non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, and even businesses. But they rarely, if ever, define what they mean by that term. The most... Sustainability meets Louis Vuitton
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - Luxury and sustainability are not two words that often go together. Outside of wallet-draining eco-lodges in the Maldives, the green movement is often mocked as a bunch of hair-shirted hippies living without electricity... UPS Appoints Edward Rogers Global Director of Sustainability
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015) Associated Profiles : UN - Global Reporting Initiative GRI
Source: StreetInsider - During this period, the company became one of the first U.S. companies to meet the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 framework at the comprehensive level, exemplifying its leadership in reporting... 5 ways that H&M makes sustainability stylish
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015) Associated Profiles : Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Source: Philstar - Aside from this recent award, H&M has also received several awards from institutions and associations related to sustainable development like the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, FTSE4Good Index, and... Sustainability’s Missing Stakeholders: Nature and the Future
(Tuesday - May 05, 2015)
Source: Triple Pundit - There is an adage in crisis management that goes something like this: You don’t get to decide whether your company is in a crisis, your stakeholders do... A partnership for a sustainable future'
(Tuesday - May 05, 2015) Associated Profiles : Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Source: China Daily - Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates the total cost of Germany's clean energy expansion at 106 billion euros ($114 billion). Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal quotes government sources as predicting... Sustainability a new core requirement at UVM
(Tuesday - May 05, 2015)
Source: VT Digger - Starting with this fall’s freshman class, all University of Vermont undergraduates must satisfy a new requirement to complete their degrees — sustainability. Rising trend: Sustainability buzz draws business attention
(Monday - May 04, 2015)
Source: TRibune - In a competitive world, businesses are constantly required to evolve, companies need to develop a unique selling point in order to stay ahead and thrive. In this spirit, increasing emphasis is paid to developing an... Sustainability: A Matter of Soul
(Monday - May 04, 2015)
Source: Huff Post - As a faculty member of the W. Huizenga Business School, I was recently invited to contribute to a paper edited by Prof. Frank Cavico about orientation for new graduate students. Based on his experience in orientation sessions, he... For Ford And Competitors, Bar For 'Sustainability' Keeps Rising
(Monday - May 04, 2015)
Source: Forbes - While Ford executives have worked hard to make sustainability an integral part of the business for more than a decade now, Sheryl Connelly, Ford’s in-house futurist, helps carry the message to the outside world. And she told me... ESG Issues & Players Activists aim to block Shell's Arctic drilling rigs from Seattle waterfront
(Friday - May 08, 2015)
Source: The Guardian - Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle’s waterfront – but the petroleum giant will have to get around protesters in kayaks and a mayor determined to take on climate change. Institutional investors need to participate in investee firms' governance
(Thursday - May 07, 2015)
Source: Business Standard - To improve business practices at listed companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)’s international advisory board (IAB) has suggested a new code to enable institutional shareholders to participate in the... Greedy Environment Steals California's Water
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015)
Source: Bloomberg View - There’s this thing called “the environment,” and it’s using up as much as half of California’s scarce water. Pretty greedy, huh... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds,
Sovereign Wealth Funds California’s government pensions are a crippling burden
(Thursday - May 07, 2015)
Source: Watchdog - The people of California are being burdened by an unsustainable, unfunded liability–a trillion dollar government pension system. At the end of the day under California law, the taxpayers will subsidize the shortfall in the budget... In a down year, hedge fund CEOs did just fine
(Wednesday - May 06, 2015)
Source: CBS Money Watch - The top 25 hedge fund managers earned an eye-popping $11.6 billion in compensation in 2014. However, that was only about half as much as they earned the prior year and roughly in line with their pay at the height of the financial... World Bank pension fund found investing in coal and tobacco firms against bank's principles (Tuesday - May 05, 2015) Associated Profiles : State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ)
Source: International Business Times - The fund's ranking was lower than that of pension funds of companies including British Coal and the state oil fund of Azerbaijan. The World Bank has a responsibility to... Time for pension funds to burn their investments in coal
(Sunday - May 03, 2015) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Source: Orange County Register - One fact remains: Neither the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), nor the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) have taken a formal stance of opposition... Watching the Watchers The Hunger Project
Headquarters: New York, NY
Established: 1977
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes, "empowering women and men to end their own hunger."
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Partners on programs and sponsorships with dozens of entities around the world, such as Catholic Relief Services, Ford Foundation, United Nations agencies, Newman's Own Foundation, and Scotiabank.
OVERVIEW/MISSION
The Hunger Project describes itself as "a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger." It works in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, and "seeks to end hunger and poverty by empowering people to lead lives of self-reliance, meet their own basic needs and build better futures for their children."
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The Hunger Project was established in 1977 after the Rome World Food Conference raised awareness about world hunger. Founders included Werner Erhard (perhaps better known for "est" ventures) and John Denver (the popular American singer).
The Hunger Project calls itself a strategic organization, stressing that it has "reinvented itself time and again to meet each challenge along the path of ending hunger." A timeline of THP work shows its evolution, from early work in public education, to offering leadership training and focusing on Millennium Development Goals. News Sweeps
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(Thursday - May 07, 2015) Associated Profiles : The Hunger Project
- Broadway World - On International Women's Day for the United Nations Council on the Empowerment of Women and The Hunger Project. It is presently touring colleges from Ohio to Massachusetts and is gearing up for a... Traders trained in how to access loans
(Tuesday - May 05, 2015) Associated Profiles : The Hunger Project
- Ghana News Agency - Akim Oda, April 28, GNA - The Zonal Credit Officer of the Hunger Project (THP), Mr Ishaque Mohammed Essie, has advised managers of small and medium-scale enterprises, to adopt good managerial...
SMEs Managers Advised To Adopt Good Practices Before Opting For Loans
(Thursday - April 30, 2015) Associated Profiles : The Hunger Project
- Spy Ghana - Zonal Credit Officer of the Hunger Project (THP) Mr Ishaque Mohammed Essie, has advised managers of small and medium-scale enterprises, to adopt good managerial practices before going in for loans... | Check It Out...
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