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Corporate Responsibility Overview? (What is sustainability, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, governance, ethics, and business strategies related to CSR) is the first of the twelve included in the full course syllabus. REGISTER & Take Advantage of This FREE Limited-Time Offer NOW! Top Story Sustainability: Megatrend Of The 21st Century
(Wednesday - July 27, 2016)
Source: CleanTechnica - Sustainability is changing the way we experience life in the 21st Century. It integrates concepts that in the 20 th Century were considered in isolation. No longer can we celebrate a strong economy if the environment is in... Sustainability in Focus Our Sustainability Challenge: What Does It Take for Us to Thrive Within Earth's Finite Resources?
(Monday - July 25, 2016)
Source: Alternet - Practicing sustainability involves expanding our focus to consider the long term and the whole system. But our current culture, in most organizations, in most of the world, pushes us to do just the opposite. We tend to focus... With Sustainability Rising on the C-Suite Agenda, is Green IT a Game Changer'
(Monday - July 25, 2016) Associated Profiles : Verdantix
- technet.microsoft.com - Stirring up the discussion, the UK-based analyst house Verdantix recently claimed the end of green IT. The analyst firm's Green Quadrant: Sustainable Technology Services 4 report approaches the market... Standards: Health and safety at the heart of corporate sustainability
(Monday - July 25, 2016)
Source: SHP News - Corporate sustainability is – or should be – the ‘red thread’ running through all aspects of a responsible business, creating long-term value. Sometimes known as ‘the triple bottom line’ or ‘people, profit, planet’, in layman’s... A (Carbon) Market-Driven Approach to Sustainability
(Monday - July 25, 2016)
Source: Sustainable Brands - In December of 2015, representatives from virtually every nation gathered in Paris for the 21st Conference of the Parties, better known as COP21. While the conference didn’t fully resolve the steps needed to address the issue of... 5 Inspiring Signs That Sustainability Is Gaining Traction In The U.S.
(Tuesday - July 26, 2016)
- The first half of 2016 saw devastating events that have left many — including us — feeling pessimistic about the future of the U.S. and the world. However, since December 2015’s Paris Climate Agreement, there have been various... Crown Announces 2020 Sustainability Goals
(Tuesday - July 26, 2016)
Source: PR NewsWire - Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, announced new environmental sustainability goals which it aims to achieve by the end of 2020. The goals, which focus on further reducing... Why CFOs Need to Consider Sustainability
(Tuesday - July 26, 2016)
Source: CFO - With sustainability capturing the attention of consumers, regulators, activists and the media, organizations can no longer afford to put it on the back burner. Sustainable initiatives are now integral to a company’s overall... Is corporate sustainability shaping your cloud adoption strategy?
(Wednesday - July 27, 2016)
Source: NetWorkWorld - Corporate sustainability departments looking to reduce waste are influencing IT decision making, and it could lead to increased cloud adoption...
Blog: Study Shows That Investment In Material Sustainability Issues Yields Higher Performance
(Wednesday - July 27, 2016)
Source: JD Supra Business Advisor - With the SEC asking proactively in its concept release (see this PubCo post) whether to mandate sustainability disclosure, the question of the relevance to investors of sustainability issues has assumed a new prominence... Cornell Study Outlines Improved Hotel Sustainability Benchmarks
(Wednesday - July 27, 2016)
Source: Hospitalitynet.org - The report, "Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index 2016: Energy, Water, and Carbon," led by Eric Ricaurte in collaboration with eleven global hotel firms, analyzes data provided for 8,880 properties. The report, which details... 4 Eco-Friendly Fashion Brands That Are Making Sustainability Look Chic
(Thursday - July 28, 2016)
Source: Forbes - In 2013, global authorities, such as the European Union (EU), began to take note of the startling Danish Fashion Institution claim that the fashion industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, second only to oil.. Demand for Sustainability Spreads into Established Industries
(Thursday - July 28, 2016)
Source: Triple Pundit - More and more people are learning about sustainability and how important it is to seek out products and services derived from sustainable sources. This has led to ever increasing demand for sustainable options, which is now... Investing in Sustainability Is More Profitable Than You'd Think
(Friday - July 29, 2016)
Source: Entrepreneur - In the post-An Inconvenient Truth era, many companies have improved their supply chains to take a more sustainable approach (or at least to make it appear as such). However, other businesses, such as NatureBank Asset Management,...
Why Starbucks issued its first 'sustainability' bond
(Friday - July 29, 2016)
Source: GreenBiz - Slowly but surely, U.S. companies are waking up to the notion that bonds can be a useful financing mechanism for all manner of corporate sustainability projects. ESG Issues & Players CEOs Are Paid A Lot Because CEOs Are Worth A Lot - Hans Vestberg And Ericsson Edition
(Monday - July 25, 2016)
Source: Forbes - Much ink is spilled in denouncing how much money CEOs of large companies are paid these days. But there is a simple answer to all of this which is that CEOs are paid a lot because CEOs are worth a lot... Scientists caught off-guard by record temperatures linked to climate change
(Wednesday - July 27, 2016)
Source: Reuters - Record temperatures in the first half of 2016 have taken scientists by surprise despite widespread recognition that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense, the director of the World Climate Research... Improving the Way Boards, CEOs, and Shareholders Interact
(Friday - July 29, 2016)
Source: Harvard Business Review - A group of prominent corporate leaders and institutional investors — including Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Immelt, and Larry Fink — recently unveiled the Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance. Intended to strengthen... Oil prices slide on oversupply, economic headwinds
(Monday - July 25, 2016)
Source: Reuters - Oil prices fell on Monday, holding near two-month lows amid worries that a global glut of crude and refined products would weigh on markets for some time... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds,
Sovereign Wealth Funds 'Rigged' market? Panel lists changes to fix trading problems
(Friday - July 29, 2016)
Source: CNBC - Responding to charges of a "rigged" market and propelled by some highly publicized malfunctions, the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation released a laundry list Thursday of changes it believes will make the market function... Deloitte Resigns as 1MDB Auditor
(Wednesday - July 27, 2016) Associated Profiles : International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)
Source: NASDAQ - Deloitte, which succeeded KPMG as 1MDB's auditor, later signed off on the investment after a unit of an Abu Dhabi government fund, International Petroleum Investment Company, guaranteed it, a Deloitte auditor told a... Why public-sector pension plans take more risk
(Tuesday - July 26, 2016) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: The Economist online - Even if their asset allocation might have beaten a bond-only portfolio, the overall strategy isnâ??t working. For example CalPERS, the Californian state pension fund, has underperformed its targeted... | 
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