Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility News from 3BL Media- New Drama Promotes Women's Rights in Mexico: Video Trailer 8 February 2012
- Pipeline Heat Project Recaptures Energy With Chevy’s Help 8 February 2012
- CR Leaders Corner: Witold Henisz 8 February 2012
- Newark Schools Receive IBM Technology Centers to Improve Children's Math, Science & Language Skills 8 February 2012
- Accountability-Central.com AC Alert for February 7, 2012 Is Cheaper Natural Gas Good for Our Environment? 8 February 2012
Tag Archives: CalPERS
Sustainability News Roundup
The TakeAway: CalPERS to factor ESG issues in all its funds by mid-2011; GRI announces work on fourth generation reporting guidelines; and a BSR poll shows increased support for CSR/sustainability. Three developments this week demonstrate the rising acceptance of incorporating … Continue reading
State Law, Supply Chains, and the End of Slavery
The TakeAway: Pending California law seeks to end slavery and trafficking in business supply chains, part of a renewed broader trend of state-level action to address global sustainability and social justice issues. When thinking about corporate reform toward sustainability and … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Public Policy
Tagged Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET), California, California Catholic Conference, California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010, CalPERS, Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST), Darrel Steinberg, David Schilling, Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Forest Footprint Disclosure Project, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), human trafficking, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), John Ruggie, Julia Ormond, Julie Tanner, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Responsible Cotton Network, slavery, supply chains, SweatFree Communities, Western Climate Initiative (WCI)
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NOTABLE PEOPLE: Bob Monks and the Battle to Change Corporate America
The TakeAway: Bob Monks believes new corporate governance reforms fall short, but digital tools can help advance accountability goals. Robert A.G. Monks has a long history of pioneering work on corporate accountability. From his tenure as first Department of Labor … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Interactive Technology, Investor Governance, Notable People, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing, Web 2.0
Tagged beneficial owners, Bob Monks, CalPERS, Corporate Governance, ERISA, institutional investors, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), interactive technology, LENS, Nell Minow, proxy access, Robert A.G. Monks, Roebuck, Sears, SEC, The Corporate Library, trustee
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The Future of Good Governance
July is the month to celebrate democracy’s journey—Independence Day in the US, Bastille Day in France ten days later. Too bad democracy’s core values aren’t enacted, even though they’re embedded in our corporate governance system of checks and balances. Fortunately … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anne Simpson, Bill Baue, Bob Massie, CalPERS, consumers, Council of Institutional Investors, Council of Institutional Investors, democracy, engagement, ESG, Funston and Wagner, Ira Millstein, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, proxy access, shareowner, stakeholders, Stephen Davis, Yale, Yale Governance Forum
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