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Tag Archives: Tellus Institute
Getting Off the Couch
The TakeAway: Last year we became conscious of the breakdown in public trust and its civic moral and economic consequences—and what average people can do to make a difference. This year more of us will get off the couch and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Allen White, Brookings Institution, cap and trade, climate change, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation 20/20, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Greenpeace, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Lisa Woll, Norman Lear, Occupy Wall Street, Pew Research Center, Richard Cordray, Simon Zadek, Tellus Institute, U.S. Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, water risk
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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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Integrated Reporting: The Future of Corporate Financial and Sustainability Disclosure
Part One of Two The TakeAway: New Harvard Business School eBook provides insights from first global conference on integrated reporting Last week, Harvard Business School published its first free eBook, featuring contributions by participants at the recent global consultation on … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Web 2.0
Tagged Adam Kanzer, Allen White, Bob Eccles, Bob Massie, Domini Social Investments, Harvard Business School, ICCR, integrated reporting, International Integrated Reporting Committee, Laura Berry, Tellus Institute
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The $3 Trillion Socially Responsible Investing Market
The TakeAway: Nearly one out of every eight dollars professionally managed in the US employs sustainability criteria, according to the Social Investment Forum SRI Trends Report. As the US economy slumped into the worst recession since the ‘30s over the … Continue reading
Welcome to the USA, GRI!
The TakeAway: The Global Reporting Initiative, with the support of the global Big Four audit firms, launches “Focal Point USA”. Good news for sustainability in the US! Today, the Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced that it’s opening an office … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Accounting for Sustainability (A4s), Allen White, Bob Massie, Ceres, Deloitte, Ernst & Young LLP, Ernst Ligteringen, Focal Point USA, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), integrated reporting, International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC), KPMG, Mike Wallace, PwC US, Tellus Institute, The Conference Board, UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
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