All Blog Posts Tagged 'Conference' (15)

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(3BL Media) San Antonio - May 29, 2012 - The Ram Truck brand and The Chrysler Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation's largest provider of college financial aid for Latino students. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund/Chrysler Scholarship Program is designed to support outstanding Latino undergraduate or graduate students interested…

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Olga Orozco, Managing Director at Business Social Compliance Initiative sat down with 3BL Media at the Ethical Sourcing Forum to talk about BSCI's social compliance guidelines. Olga explains how the current market demands social compliance implementation from all companies, and BSCI helps to make this happen.



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Avedis Seferian, President & CEO of WRAP sat down with 3BL Media at the Ethical Sourcing Forum to talk about the role of the Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production Program as a "sweatshop watchdog". WRAP works directly with factories, carrying out audits and issuing certificates of compliance, to promote safe work environments and raise awareness about widespread safety issues.



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The Conference Board has released a study on the comparative sustainability practices of 476 Chinese enterprises and multinational corporations doing business in China. The report, “Business and Sustainability in China,”…

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CITGO’s headquarters building in Houston has been awarded LEED Gold Certification for an Existing Building by the U.S. Green Building Council. CITGO implemented many green retrofits in the areas of energy efficiency, water usage, and construction materials to earn the sustainability award. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design ratings are given out for sustainable improvements in existing structures as well as for new…

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Cone Communications has released the 2011 Cone/Echo Global CR Opportunity Study, a 10-country survey that draws on data from countries that make up half the world’s population. Among the study’s findings: 81 percent of consumers say companies have a responsibility to address key social and environmental issues beyond their local communities. 93 percent of consumers want to know more about what…

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Starting October 4^th, Starbucks retail stores and select grocery stores will feature specially marked bags of Gold Coast Blend - Morning Joe Edition coffee with $5 DonorsChoose.org donation…

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A new conference series, Social Media for Nonprofits, is about to start this summer. NTEN (the Nonprofit Technology Network) is fiscally sponsoring the series.

 

As part of our Social Actions community, you can get $20 off Social Media for Nonprofits conferences with "SA" discount code in San Francisco (6/29), Washington, DC (7/14), New York City (8/4), Los Angeles (8/22), Seattle (10/14), Chicago & Atlanta. Keynotes by Beth Kanter,…

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Beyond Business, a consulting and sustainability reporting firm based in Israel, has published its first Sustainability Report. The report, “How a Little Consulting Firm Makes a Big Impact,” reviews the company’s performance during 2009 to 2010, and describes…

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Hello, I’m Emily Polk, and these are your CSR Minute headlines for Thursday, August 12th:

Walgreen’s has launched a new social responsibility Web site to highlight the company’s commitment to supplier diversity, the environment, and community. The site includes articles, personal stories, videos, and interactive features about the company’s practices and benefits to the communities it… Continue

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The Green Meetings Council Industry Conference, to be held next month in Denver, will focus on defining the value of sustainable meetings. The conference will address how sustainability practices and recent green meeting standards are changing the way organizations which are driven by corporate social responsibility strategies can evaluate… Continue

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With the ever-increasing consumer demand for environmentally responsible materials in the product and packaging industries, many new substrates and processes have been brought to market in recent years. Using buzzwords like sustainable, eco-friendly and recyclable, there is no shortage of… Continue

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The 3BL Media CSR Minute: 60 seconds or so of daily news and commentary on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the triple bottom line (3BL).



Today's Corporate Social Responsible News: Be Green's Sustainability Scorecard; EcoSecurities' Carbon Report; Canada's BSR Conference







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