Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility News from 3BL Media- HP Global Study Establishes Sustainability As a New Workplace Standard for Successful Businesses 18 April 2019
- HP Expands Efforts to Reduce Ocean‐Bound Plastics 18 April 2019
- Morgan Stanley Launches Broad-Based Commitment to Develop Systemic Solutions to Reduce Global Plastic Waste 18 April 2019
- General Mills Global Responsibility Report Highlights Employee Engagement, Progress Against Planet Commitments, and Food Security 18 April 2019
- Board Diversity: Time’s Up on Good Intentions 18 April 2019
Tag Archives: The Corporate Library
Wanted: US Leadership in Sustainability Reporting
The TakeAway: The US played a pioneering role in sustainability reporting, but we currently fall short in advancing it. The US has “the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world,” according to the CIA World Factbook, and traditionally … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability
Tagged Ben & Jerry's, Bob Eccles, Calvert Investments, Carbon Disclosure Project, Ceres, Clark Abt, EIRIS, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Harvard Business School, integrated reporting, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC), Jem Bendell, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Lifeworth, Mike Krzus, signatories, The Conference Board, The Corporate Library, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Volans
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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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Board Diversity, Elitism, and Performance: What Works Best?
Part Two of Two Parts The TakeAway: Can Diverse Boards Avoid Pitfalls of Directors Spread Too Thin, And Enhance Performance? Yesterday we described the Mad Men effect on corporate boards sorely lacking gender diversity. Today, we continue our discussion, placing … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance
Tagged board diversity, interlock, Nell Minow, SEC, The Corporate Library
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Corporate Boards and Mad Men: We’ve Come How Far?
Part One of Two Parts The TakeAway: Number of Women on Corporate Boards Still Low, Despite Research on Value of 3 or More Women Directors Mad Men is one of my favorite television shows because it captures the style and … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance
Tagged board diversity, Fortune 500, Russell 3000, The Corporate Library
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