We call your attention to the top story (below) which describes a new service offering for corporate clients. Investors and stakeholders – and of course, corporate boards and managements – are describing how important third party awards and recognitions really do matter. With reputation, culture, character of the corporation becoming ever-more important company management, these services are designed to help management understand what third party recognitions matter to their company, industry or sector. We monitor and research the expanding awards/recognitions field and provide advice to corporate managements based on our team’s work. Top Stories of the Week G&A Institute And 3BL Media Announce Service For Companies To Achieve CSR & Sustainability Awards & Recognitions
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: 3BL Media & Governance & Accountability Institute Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A), a strategies and consulting firm focusing on Sustainability and 3BL Media, the leading distributor of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Health, and Energy news and... Sustainability in Focus New Guidelines to Help Companies Report on Sustainability Issues
(Wednesday - April 17, 2013)
Source: Bloomberg - Sustainability initiatives assuage the conscience of executives and honor the appeals of NGOs. It's no wonder that feel-good business improvements are plentiful in most large companies. The trouble is, as these programs mature... Companies: what is your unique contribution to a sustainable future'
(Wednesday - April 17, 2013) Associated Profiles: Water.org
Source: The Guardian - By 2050, there will be nine billion people living on earth. That's nearly 30% more people in the next 37 years to feed and water, to clothe and to live together with what we hope will be a high degree of life... Sustainability, By Design
(Wednesday - April 17, 2013)
Source: Forbes - How do you convince your neighbors to recycle or to use less electricity? In Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, mud stenciling, moss graffiti and Works Progress Administration-inspired posters were a few of the media used by a... The sustainability Generation
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: Huff Post - I recognize that I do not see a random sample of young people by teaching graduate students in environmental policy and sustainability management at Columbia University. I also confess that my visit last week to Portland, Oregon... Business leads the way in sustainability
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: FT.com - While many companies have embraced energy efficiency or resource management, some argue that corporate leaders must go beyond incremental change and transform their business models. So as Business in the Community (BITC), the UK... Game on: Why Walmart is ranking suppliers on sustainability
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013) Associated Profiles : Carbon Disclosure Project
- GreenBiz - Oakhurst Dairy, a family-owned company in Maine that markets milk and dairy products, has been reporting its greenhouse gas emissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project, at Walmart's request. Now the dairy is working... Business leads the way in sustainability
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: FT.com - While many companies have embraced energy efficiency or resource management, some argue that corporate leaders must go beyond incremental change and transform their business models. So as Business in the Community (BITC), the UK... How Target aims to hit the mark on sustainability
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: GreenBiz.com - This week on Nature of Business I spoke with Kate Heiny, senior group leader of sustainability for Target, a position that she has held for more than five years. We had an exciting conversation about Target’s sustainability... Sustainability Contributes To Confidence In Corporations
(Monday - April 15, 2013)
Source: The Holmes Report - company’s commitment to sustainability, and its efforts to communicate about and deliver on that commitment, are among the more significant drivers of public confidence, according to research from Hill+Knowlton Strategies. Farming, sustainability: America's founders understood
(Monday - April 15, 2013)
Source: Star Tribune - The award-winning British writer Andrea Wulf’s “Founding Gardeners: the Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation” tells a story that we Americans seldom hear. By Wulf’s account, the like-minded men... What Is a Sustainable Fishery'
(Monday - April 15, 2013) Associated Profiles : Intertek
Source: Press Herald - It works with third parties, who do the actual vetting. For the Maine fishery, an industry group, The Fund for the Advancement of Sustainable Maine Lobster, hired a UK consultancy... Harvard sustainability office keeps goals focused (Friday - April 12, 2013)
Source: GreenBiz - U.S. colleges have been no slackers in sustainability over the past several years. That certainly holds true for Harvard University, which opened its own dedicated sustainability office in 2008 at the behest of its students. Sustainability Bill of Rights: A New Paradigm to Protect Environment and People
(Friday - April 12, 2013)
Source: Huff Post - After two decades as successful water quality and coastal advocates, we both came to the conclusion that existing environmental laws won't be enough to protect nature, biodiversity and human health. Our numerous environmental... Corporate Sustainability Drives Public Confidence, Survey Finds
(Thursday - April 11, 2013)
Source: Environmental Leader - A primary driver of public confidence in a company is its efforts to communicate and deliver on corporate sustainability goals, according to a survey conducted by Hill+Knowlton Strategies. The online survey of 1,000 respondents... ESG Issues & Players Trust Across America Names Most Trustworthy Public Companies 2012
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: Yahoo - Trust Across America™ (TAA) leaders in information, standards and data, and the “Who’s Who” of trustworthy business, today announced the results of its 3rd annual study of over 2000 public companies, naming Green Mountain Coffee... Climate change: how a warming world is a threat to our food supplies
(Monday - April 15, 2013)
Source: Guardian.co.uk - Global warming is exacerbating political instability as tensions brought on by food insecurity rise. With research suggesting the issue can only get worse we examine the risks around the world Americans Still Divided on Energy-Environment Trade-Off
(Friday - April 12, 2013)
Source: Gallup - PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans divide evenly when asked whether the U.S. should prioritize energy production (46%) or environmental protection (45%) when the goals conflict. From 2001 to 2008, Americans consistently came down on the... | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds CalPERS Earns 'A' Grade in Asset Owners Disclosure Project 2012 Climate Change Survey
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: Calpers - SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it has earned an 'A' grade from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), one of only 22 organizations to do so, ranking number... Africa: Norway's Government Pension Fund Divests From Palm Oil Producers
(Monday - April 15, 2013) Associated Profiles : Carbon Disclosure Project
Source: All Africa - The decision comes in the same year that the fund became a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project, an international not-for-profit organization that "works with market forces to motivate companies to... Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013)
Source: FT.com - Gold prices have suffered their sharpest fall since the 1980s, heightening fears among investors that the precious metal’s decade-long bull run has ended. Watching the Watchers  Conservation International
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News Sweeps Work in protecting endangered species in Pacific must continue - CEPF
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013) Associated Profiles : Conservation International
- rnzi.com - Conservation International says there is a desperate need for local environmental groups to continue their work in protecting endangered species in the Pacific region. A final evaluation conference is... Fastest Growing Wine Producing Region in the World
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013) Associated Profiles : Conservation International
- World - (Lee Hannah, Conservation International When you hear about climate change, it’s usually about melting glaciers, super storms, or polar bears. Here’s a twist: a new scientific study looks at the... Program reaps reward
(Tuesday - April 16, 2013) Associated Profiles : Conservation International
- Fiji Times - In a statement, CEPF's regional implementation team manager for Conservation International, Leilani Duffy-Iosef, said the program review highlighted numerous success stories... 
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