All Blog Posts Tagged 'change' (42)

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Kraft has reported on its environmental impacts as a global food company. The study focuses on the company’s response to climate change, land and water use, and sets targets for improvement in operations by the end of 2015. Goals include an increase in sustainable sourcing of commodities by 25 percent; a reduction in energy and water use by 15 percent in…

(Cross post from 3BL Media / theCSRfeed) St. Louis, MO – November 1, 2011 – Whether it’s providing a band-aid for a scraped knee or equipping their cars with safety seats, parents are the first line of defense for their children at home. Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are asking Moms and Dads to take a vital step to…

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Climate Counts has partnered with the University of New Hampshire to expand its effort to address climate change. An independent nonprofit, Climate Counts will locate its main office at UNH to take advantage of the university’s nationally known climate…

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Target has announced its corporate responsibility scorecard. The retailer has launched a “Here for Good” portal to provide more information to employees and customers about healthier life decisions. It has also recycled 4,000 tons of shrink wrap and plastic bags in the…

Ten years ago social entrepreneur Ewa Wojkowska arrived in East Timor with her sleeves rolled up as an Australian volunteer for an NGO. Today she works behind a computer in Brooklyn. It might sound sexier, but she’s working just as hard to deliver aid to people who need it.

Last month Change Agent Ewa and her partner Toshihiro, another former UN worker and social entrepreneur, created…

Social Entrepreneurship sometimes comes from places we'd least expect.

Ocean Robbins’ father grew up swimming in an ice cream cone shaped pool and surrounded by the luxuries afforded by owning the world’s largest ice cream company. After seeing the effects of the corporate world on

his family, Ocean’s dad left behind the 31-flavor fortune of…

Representatives from Kellogg, Marks and Spencer, and Ericcson will be among 25 other senior executives at Ethical Corporation’s 4th Annual Climate Change Summit, to be held in London this June. The focus will

be on discussion of post-Copenhagen business challenges, including

strategies to help embed climate change management throughout a

business; global benchmarks…

As I watch the Winter Olympics in Canada, my thoughts are on Vancouver native Terry Fox. Since 1982, I have had a photo of Terry on my desk. It is a small photo that I clipped from a magazine. He is running. It is the most inspiring photo I have ever seen.

Terry Fox was young athlete in 1976, a lot like most high school athletes around the world, ‘just a very ordinary kid’, according to this mother Bette.

His world would…

When it comes to humanitarian aid, there’s a difference between spending money on a country and spending money in a country. Successful projects in post-conflict and conflict zones include a whole host of

things and local procurement helps too— just ask Scott Gilmore and

Edward Rees from Peace Dividend Trust.



Scott and Edward learned nothing about peacekeeping missions or

humanitarian operations is simple. The…