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AccountAbility

PepsiCo Honored With 2008 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award

2nd May 2008 by razchaudary

Pepsico has won an Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiencies

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Six Steps to an Ethical Business Culture

25th Apr 2008 by Alex Briggs

This blog post takes a look at what it takes for a “for-profit” business to develop and maintain an ethical business culture.

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In Latin America, Companies Are Becoming More Interested in Social Corporate Responsibility

18th Apr 2008 by razchaudary

The main CSR drivers in Latin America are:

Education,
Social Action & Poverty Programs
Ethical Labour
Healthcare
Childhood Development

For more information please follow this link http://www.wharton.universia.net/index.cfm?

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Corporate Social Responsibility increasingly key issue for firms

17th Mar 2008 by razchaudary

How do Taiwanese companies support their CSR decision making?

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Carbon labelling, confused?

13th Mar 2008

To help shoppers make green choices, companies are slapping carbon labels on products. But even if the public can interpret the information, will it help reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

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Certification driving the Sustainability agenda?

6th Mar 2008 by Alex Briggs

This CSR NewsWire story takes a look at the increasing role that certification is taking in sustainability and CSR.

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BT’s Expansion of Materiality in CSR Operations

20th Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

A recent article by Kevin Moss, who has responsibility for implementation of BT’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy for BT in North America, looks at BT’s CSR operations and how they have expanded this by the help of AccountAbility and LRQA, a part of the Lloyd’s Register Group.

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Climate Change, Consumers and Verification

18th Oct 2007 by Alex Briggs

A new consumer research study has reiterated the results of the What Assures Consumers report.
Companies are currently winning interest and admiration (from a distance) but not trust and loyalty (closeness). Again, the need for independent, third-party verification of corporate green claims is a key point for business as it seeks to build consumer trust.

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AP article finds little change despite E Coli outbreak

14th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs

The Arizona Republic ran a story on a recent Associated Press study indicating that the anticipated wave of government and industry regulation following last year’s E Coli outbreak has not materialised.

AP’s review of data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act found that federal officials inspect companies growing and processing salad greens an average of just once […]

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Updated Climate Change Quotes

13th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs

The climate change debate is remaining firmly on the front pages.
Here are some quotes from industry and government and NGO’s that indicate the seriousness of the situation:
“The global threat from climate change is now clearer than ever. The whole economy has to change.”
Sir Terry Leahy, Tesco Chief Executive
“Climate change and the impact that it will […]

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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VCS 2007

The Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007 (VCS 2007) aims to provide a trustworthy, robust global standard for voluntary carbon offsets.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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