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(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) September 22nd, 2010 (Santa Monica, California):  KooDooZ to be joined by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, Alliance for Climate Education, Green My Parents, ReUse Connection,Team Marine and Real Curriculum on September 25th, 2010 for a bonus Social Media Week event. Social Media Week, a multi-city global conference connecting people, content and …

Do you experience business sustainability resistance within your organization?  Do you feel like sustainability concepts are working against the flow?  The direction of resistance is often directly related to the source of new ideas, the nature of internal communication, and the degree of alignment across the organization. Experience has led us to believe that, in order to …

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(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) New York, NY - September 22, 2010 - Amid rising global temperatures, population growth and resource constraints, Ceres formed a collaboration today with Nike, the Skoll Foundation and the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation's largest public pension fund, to use their collective clout to urge the nation's largest companies to move more …

According to Ernst & Young’s 2010 Business Risk Report, corporate social responsibility and the need for social acceptance both appeared on the top ten risks facing businesses.  "Regarding corporate social responsibility or "radical greening", the report finds that in order to maintain the corporate image and reduce environmental impact, companies must take proactive …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) September 22, 2010 - For the fourth consecutive year, Bradesco adopted the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) directives for its 2009 Sustainability Report. It also used specific indicators, guided by the GRI’s Financial Services Sector Supplement which can be read at: http://www.reportalert.info/ra/profiles/Bradesco/2010/?ID=30684This year’s focus is on …

When academics, pundits and corporate heavy hitters take the stage to debate semantics, who wins? That question weighed heavily in my mind during last week’s “Great CSR Debate,” an event hosted by PR Firm Fenton and instigated by Professor Aneel Karnani’s controversial Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, “The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility.”As the …

Founded in 2005 by President Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative was created to turn ideas into action creating a more integrated global community with shared benefits, responsibilities, and values. It brings together people from around the world, and channels the capacities of individuals and organizations to realize social and economic change. It focuses on practical solutions to global …