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(Thursday - May 10, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - Not a Drop to Drink: The Global Water Crisis; 7 Signs You’ve Got a Great CSR Report; Public support slips for steps to curb climate change; United Nations Cites Risk of Social Unrest From High Food Prices; Sweltering Earth:...[more]
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(Thursday - May 03, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - "High-Sustainability” Companies Perform Better Over Long Run; Report: World Progress Too Slow on Climate Control; Be "Courageous" on Sustainability to Drive Change - interview with Unilever CEO, Paul Polman; Corporate...[more]
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(Tuesday - April 17, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - Non-Financial Data is Material: The Sustainability Paradox; Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc; A Billion Acts of Green; Buffett Rule or Not, Most Rich People Already Pay; U.S. Earthquake Outbreak Tied to Fracking;...[more]
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(Thursday - April 12, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - Environmental and Social Issues Dominate Shareholder-Sponsored Resolutions for Third Consecutive Year; Water Risk Threatens Businesses, National Security; Chevy Volt comeback: gas prices spur best-ever monthly sales; 10 Ways Your...[more]
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(Thursday - April 05, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - Disturbing Survey on Business Ethics; UN: 2.4 Million Human Trafficking Victims; Coastal Areas Biggest Losers in Global Warming; Muddy Waters: Be Wary of Hong Kong Listed Chinese Companies; China Complains About Apple's Human...[more]
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(Thursday - March 29, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - Global warming close to becoming irreversible: Scientists; Companies yearn for US debt-reduction plan, says Business Roundtable leader; EPA to limit carbon-dioxide emissions from new power plants; McDonald's Worldwide Suppliers...[more]
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(Thursday - March 22, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - With Visit to Goldman, Bloomberg Says, Chin Up; Tornado Frequency In 2012: Global Warming, Climate Change To Blame?; The World's Most Ethical Companies; Boeing received $5 billion in illegal U.S. subsidies, the World Trade...[more]
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(Thursday - March 15, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - The Power of Pensions: Global Scheme Activism at CalPERS, Japan's GPIF, Noway, Others; Environmental groups call for tighter regulation of extreme genetic engineering; Forum tackles water crisis; EPA Doubts Its Own Anti-Fracking...[more]
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(Thursday - March 08, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - Will sustainability reporting ever grow up?; New ILSR Report: Walmart's Greenwash; Activists take Apple workers'-rights campaign to Facebook; UN goals on safe drinking water reaches target early (News); Nobel-winning economist...[more]
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(Thursday - March 01, 2012)
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute - What GRI Learned in Its First Year in America; US attorneys general pressure Google on privacy; TIME (blog) Why Obama's 'All of the Above' Energy Policy Won't Ease Pain at the Pump; Ethicists blast chair of science ethics panel...[more]
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