Tag Archives: Deepwater Horizon

The US Military: Partners in Sustainable Peace

Posted on 12 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Climate change, clean energy, and humanitarian stability operations are mission-critical components of the Defense Department’s policy doctrine and operational stance. As we hailed our troops on Veterans Day, we should also salute the U.S. military for embracing sustainability. … Continue reading →

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Sustainability News Roundup

Posted on 29 October 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: BP’s transparency, the power of proxy advisory firms, and uncontrolled campaign spending BP disaster: truth or “integrated spin”?  | Today’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal report that Halliburton knowingly supplied “unstable” cement to BP to seal … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Ratings!

Posted on 6 October 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: In response to the boom in corporate sustainability ratings, SustainAbility releases the second report in its four-phase “Rate the Raters” project. Last month, when JustMeans and CRD Analytics released their Global 1000 Sustainable  Performance Leaders list (the latest … Continue reading →

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