Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility News from 3BL Media- The End of the Party?: GE to Open Helium Reuse Plant as Shortage Worsens 20 May 2013
- Ecolab Event Raises More Than $130,000 for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation 20 May 2013
- Rynae Benson honored with Spirit of Volunteerism Award in Orange County, California 20 May 2013
- NAEM to Offer Strategies for Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management 20 May 2013
- 2013 Warrior Games Presented by Deloitte Concludes with Chairman's Cup, Ultimate Champion Presentation 20 May 2013
Tag Archives: Steve Lydenberg
Human Rights: A Moral and Material Business Concern
The TakeAway: Several sustainability milestones were reached in June, but the greatest of these was the UN Human Rights Council endorsement of the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, which established human rights as both a moral and material … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Human Rights, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Allen White, BASESwiki, Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHRCC), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), Carbones del Cerrejón, Caroline Rees, Center for Transnational Corporations, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, due diligence, Elizabeth Umlas, Esquel Garments Group, Faris Natour, Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Harvard Kennedy School, human rights, Jean Rogers, John Ruggie, MacBride Principles, Northern Ireland, Sakhalin Energy Investment Corporation, Sarah Altschuller, South Africa, Steve Lydenberg, Sullivan Principles, Tellus Institute, Tesco, UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
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Passing It On: Joan Bavaria’s Legacy
Over at Ceres, nominations are still open – through next Tuesday, March 8th – for the Joan Bavaria Awards, so it’s a good time to reflect on this extraordinary woman who gave so much to what is now a large … Continue reading
Posted in Notable People
Tagged 2011 Ceres Conference, Amy Domini, Bob Massie, Calvert Investments, Center for Political Accountability, Ceres, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), Joan Bavaria, Joan Bavaria Awards, Peter Kinder, Social Investment Forum (SIF), Steve Lydenberg, Tim Smith
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Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory
The TakeAway: Harvard’s Initiative for Responsible Investment works to build a “master narrative” for responsible investing, along with educational tools for improving trustee performance. Massive changes in financial regulations and ramped up activism – aided in part by interactive technology – make … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Sustainability, Interactive Technology, Investor Governance, Sustainable Investing
Tagged beneficial owners, communities of practice, Harvard, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Initiative for Responsible Investment, institutional investors, International Foundation, Lord Paul Myners, Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), real economy, responsible investment, Steve Lydenberg, sustainable prosperity, trustees
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Finance Offers Meeting Point for Discussion With Islam
The TakeAway: The CSR and SRI communities can discover shared values with Islamic finance over goals of sustainability, prosperity, and justice. The frenzy surrounding a Southern preacher’s threat to burn the Koran – on the eve of the ninth anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Investing
Tagged 9/11, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Dar Al Istithmar, DinarStandard, Domini Social Investments, Ground Zero, Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance, Harvard Islamic Finance Project, Harvard Law School, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), Islamic finance, Koran, Laura Berry, Nazim Ali, Park51, Rafi-uddin Shikoh, Sayd Farook, Shari’ah, Steve Lydenberg
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