ArcelorMittal, Citigroup, Chevron, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), ExxonMobil, Nestlé, Samsung, Shell, Total, and Wal-Mart were red-flagged by ECOFACT as the most controversial companies in the world. The companies were routinely in the news and criticized by non-governmental organizations in the first half of this year.
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Firms that work directly with factory managers to help suppliers take ownership of corporate social responsibility issues have a better chance of effectively addressing concerns about labor practices, the environment and worker health and safety, according to a new report by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).
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Three-quarters of companies fail to independently verify the contents of their CSR reports
Only a quarter of the 3,000 companies expected to publish a CSR report this year will include a third-party assurance statement addressing the report’s credibility and completeness.
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Intertek Sustainability Solutions has announced the release of the Ethical Sourcing Report 2008, featuring in-depth articles that address a top-down and bottom-up view of key ethical sourcing issues, comprehensive reporting on industry trends and in depth perspectives from industry thought leaders whom recently exchanged views on opportunities for advancement with a broad cross section of stakeholders at the Ethical Sourcing Forum held March 2008 in New York City, U.S.A..
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Our current patterns of consumption and production have significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gases, pollution and the depletion of natural resources. Much can be done to make the way we consume and produce in Europe more sustainable, without additional costs for companies and households, and can bring benefits. The European Commission therefore today proposed a package of actions and proposals to improve the environmental performance of products and stimulating the demand for more sustainable goods and production technologies. EU industry will be encouraged to take up new opportunities and innovate in order to ensure its continued leadership in environmental performance. The Action plan also explores means for promoting sustainable production and consumption internationally.
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Under the auspices of the WBCSD and World Economic Forum, more than 100 CEOs of major companies worldwide have developed climate policy recommendations for the G8 summit being held in Japan this week.
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is today publishing a report which identifies the CO2 emissions created by goods and services imported into the UK.
In an increasingly global economy, imported goods and services have climate impacts in other countries and the key to reducing emissions across the international supply chain is knowing the scale and nature of the problem.
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More than 600 companies expelled from UN’s high-profile CSR initiative after failing to report on progress.
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CSR Europe has launched a Sustainable Marketing Guide to help marketers take the first steps towards minimising the environmental impacts of their campaigns.
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After examining 10,000 global companies, a panel of judges at the Ethisphere Institute selected 93 companies as the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Ethisphere Institute is a think tank that studies business ethics and corporate responsibility. This is the second year Ethisphere Magazine has published the list and the reasoning behind their selections, and the first year that Forbes is a partner.
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Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today – on World Environment Day – called on companies, governments and NGOs to report publicly on their sustainability performance and include details on their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Suppliers and retailers will need to take advantage of collaboration to develop sustainable supply chains, according to a report.
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