Sustainability en GlobeScan hebben een onderzoek uitgevoerd waaraan wereldwijd 550 duurzaamheidsexperts hebben deelgenomen. Deze experts verkozen Unilever als de leider op het gebied van duurzaamheid.
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Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, today reports new data to confirm that mainstream consumers are increasing their commitment to Fair Trade faster than ever. Sales of Fair Trade Certified products increased 24 percent at grocery stores during 2010.
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Two-thirds of the world’s top 100 brands are failing on climate change, according to latest research from responsible investment research firm EIRIS.
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SAM, the investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, publishes its 7th
annual Sustainability Yearbook 2011 (the Yearbook). Compiled in collaboration with
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world’s largest providers of assurance, tax, and
business consulting services, the Yearbook presents a comprehensive overview of the results of
SAM’s 2010 Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
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ASQ and Manpower Professional issued a research paper that reviews key elements of the new standard to enhance understanding and explore its implications for quality professionals.
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How fast are businesses adopting sustainability-driven management? New study results reveal two distinct camps: ‘embracers’ and ‘cautious adopters.’ And the practices of the embracers may be providing a snapshot of how the management future will look
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The quality of sustainability and corporate responsibility data that companies disclose will need to improve to keep pace with stakeholder expectations, according to a PwC US report released today, Creating Value from Corporate Responsibility.
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The Foundation Sustained Responsibility (FSR) issues the CSR Performance Ladder the English version of an initiative for managing and certification of CSR within organisations of all kind. Issued November 2010, the ISO 26000 on CSR is not a management system standard and not for certification purposes, the CSR Performance Ladder is both.
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TNT is met een 15de positie het meest duurzame Nederlandse bedrijf in de top-100 van de meest maatschappelijk verantwoorde ondernemingen wereldwijd. De Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations wordt jaarlijks samengesteld op basis van prestaties op het gebied van milieu, diversiteit en transparantie, en gepubliceerd tijdens het World Economic Forum in Davos.
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ORSE publishes report on Sustainable Procurement reporting. This study, produced in partnership with Ecovadis, focuses on Sustainable Procurement practices of 125 Asian, American and European companies from the Global 500.
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On November 29-30, the European Commission (EC) organised the European Multistakeholder Forum Plenary Meeting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI). The meeting gathered EC representatives, the private sector, investor and company associations, NGOs, trade unions and academia to discuss the future of EU CSR Policy, to be framed in the upcoming 2011 EC Communication on CSR.
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ISO, developer of the newly published ISO 26000 standard giving guidance on social responsibility, and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) have issued a joint statement reinforcing the point that ISO 26000 is not able to be and may not be used for certification. Further, the two organizations indicate that they will take action against claims of certification to the standard
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