Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility News from 3BL Media- NT School Introduces Business Program for Aboriginal Youth 18 June 2013
- NewPage To Accept Top 2013 AmeriStar Packaging Award For Sustainability 18 June 2013
- EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: The Perils of Authoritarian Overreach 18 June 2013
- Currently Available Technology Can Transform Treatment and Care of Children With Chronic Diseases, New Report Says 18 June 2013
- Mars, Incorporated Joins BICEP and Signs Climate Declaration to Promote Climate-Focused Policies 18 June 2013
Category Archives: Corporate Political Activity
Gift Xchange: Giving, Investing, and Grantmaking for Good
Part One of Two The TakeAway: Charitable requests are a constant, but the end of the year brings a blizzard of appeals. In addition to our donor dollars, there’s a vast amount of untapped money power held by nonprofit institutions, … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Sustainability, Ethics and Values, Human Rights, Public Policy, Sustainable Investing, Uncategorized
Tagged .350.org, Bill McKibben, Bob Massie, Center for Responsive Politics, Ceres, endowments, fiduciary, foundations, Free Software Foundation (FSF), Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), Joshua Gay, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), New Economics Institute, OpenSecrets.org, Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC), Rootstrikers, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
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Ready For Their Close-Up: Corporate Secretaries and “The Shape of Things to Come”
Part One of Three The TakeAway: The recent annual conference of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals focused on “The Shape of Things to Come”—that is, key issues and trends affecting corporate accountability and sustainable prosperity. In so … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Ethics and Values, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Anthony Horan, Corporate Board Member, Doug Chia, ESG, Fay Feeney, Governance Minutes, Jim Brashear, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, Ken Bertsch, materiality, Nasdaq, Sarah Teslik, Sarbane-Oxley, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, T.K. Kerstetter, Tim Smith, Walden Asset Management, ZixCorp
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A Valentine’s Bouquet: Twelve for 2012
The TakeAway: The blooms of sustainable prosperity and justice are fed by at least twelve currents that will get stronger throughout 2012. They involve the maturation of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance; rethinking the meaning of “fiduciary”; balancing internationalism … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Investor Governance, Natural Disasters, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing
Tagged Apple, B-Corporations, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), climate, conflict, Corporation 20/20, divided societies, ESG, fiduciary, G4, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), human rights, Middle East, MITSloan Management Review, Occupy Wall Street, post-conflict societies, social sustainability, stakeholder engagement, supply chains, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), U.N. International Year of Cooperatives, XBRL
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Proxy Resolutions, Shareholder Engagement, and Buggy Whips
Part One of Two Parts The TakeAway: Proxy resolutions continue to influence corporate behavior on social policy and corporate governance, but proponents need to explore additional forms of engagement, including social media and other digital means. It’s the day after … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged @CorporateSecret, animal welfare, As You Sow, board diversity, Calvert Investments, climate change, Facebook, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Heidi Welsh, hydraulic fracturing, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), IRRC Institute, Michael Passoff, Movie Mom, Nell Minow, political contributions, proxy access, Proxy Impact, proxy plumbing, proxy resolution, Rule 14a-8, Say-on-Pay, shareholder engagement, social media, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Stu Dalheim, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), Tripoli, Tunisia, Twitter, Women on Boards
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Corporate Oligarchs, Politics, and the Common Good
The TakeAway: Among other events, this week’s anniversaries of JFK’s inaugural speech and Citizens United call us to fight to elevate conscience over politics and capitalism. This week juxtaposed statesman service and corporate dominion at a time when oligarchs increasingly … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Center for Responsive Politics, child obesity, children of light, Citizens United, clean tech, Comcast, Eric Schmidt, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ford Foundation, Google, Grey Areas Project, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Larry Page, Let's Move!, Marsha Blackburn, Martin Luther King, Michael J. Copps, Michelle Obama, NBC, net neutrality, oligarchs, Paul Ylvisaker, Peace Corps, Reinhold Niebuhr, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Sargent Shriver, Super PACs, Verizon, Walmart, War on Poverty
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Controversial Compromise on Net Neutrality
The TakeAway: The FCC’s decision on “net neutrality” creates a double set of rules applying to fixed broadband and mobile broadband—with the public interest standard in question. The near decade-long struggle over “net neutrality” revolves around money, power, and access … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Political Activity, Interactive Technology, Media & Entertainment, Public Policy
Tagged Apple, At&T, broadband, Comcast, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Free Press, Google, Gore Commission, Michael Connor, net neutrality, Open Internet Order, OpenMIC, public interest standard, Public Knowledge, Steve Wozniak, Telecommunications Act of 1996, Verizon, wireless
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Extractives: Dirty Industries, Clean Standards
The TakeAway: New SEC proposals require ethical health, safety, and human rights due diligence by companies engaged in the extractive industries. Extractive industries are by definition a dirty business, but recent legislation and regulatory moves aim to clean them up … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged As You Sow Foundation, Boston Common Asset Management, Conflict Minerals, Costco, Defend, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dodd-Frank, Domini Social Investments, due diligence, Extratives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), human rights, Institute for Human Rights in Business (IHRB), John Ruggie, Lowes, Massey Energy, mine safety, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OECD), Protect, Remedy, Respect, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Investment Forum, Target, Trillium Asset Management, Wal-Mart, XBRL
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What Price Democracy?
The TakeAway: Big money bought many midterm elections, but a new Conference Board publication provides guidance on responsible corporate political spending. In a preview of what’s in store for 2012, political campaigners – including candidates, parties, and outside interest groups … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting
Tagged American Action Network, American Crossroads, Bruce Freed, Center for Political Accountability, Center for Political Responsiveness, Citizens United, corporate political spending, Crossroads GPS, DISCLOSE Act, Ellen Miller, engagement, ethical corporate culture, Federal Elections Commission, filibuster, governance, Handbook on Corporate Political Activity, IRRC Institute, Karl Rove, OpenSecrets.org, Sen. Russ Feingold, shareholder resolutions, Sunlight Foundation, Super PACs, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), The Conference Board, US Chamber of Commerce
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