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Members of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark complete a methodology based in part on U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
by Robert Kropp
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Two years after the collapse of a garment factory killed 1,100 workers in Bangladesh, a coalition of investors argue that not enough has been done to remediate dangerous conditions.
by Robert Kropp
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Large investors withdraw a shareowner resolution after the packaged food giant agrees to remove tree-cutting palm oil suppliers from its supply chain.
by Robert Kropp
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A shareowner resolution is withdrawn after the jelly maker commits to sourcing only deforestation-free palm oil.
by Robert Kropp
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Carbon Tracker's 2011 report helped launch the fossil fuel divestment movement. Now it's insisting that Shell's position underestimates high risk to investors.
by Robert Kropp
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Shareowner resolution withdrawn after Kellogg's agrees to new sourcing policy and to respect human rights.
by Robert Kropp
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A coalition including Green Mountain Coffee helps fund Root Capital's Coffee Farmer Resilience Initiative, which seeks to stabilize supply chains by battling the coffee leaf rust fungus in Central America.
by Robert Kropp
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Despite esteemed sustainability leaders like Intel, U.S. companies by and large fall short compared to the sustainability practices of their European peers, according to a new report.
by Robert Kropp
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The clamor for companies to confront their supply chain vulnerabilities is growing. A new report advises investors to assess their portfolio exposure -- and discusses the challenges of doing so.
by Robert Kropp
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Praxis Mutual Funds launches a campaign to bring cell service providers AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, and Verizon into the conversation about conflict minerals.
by Robert Kropp
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Thirty-two schools across the country universities have already commited $65 million to self-managed green revolving funds that invest in energy efficiency upgrades.
by Robert Kropp
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The Electric Power Research Institute receives a $1 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture for its Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project, which seeks to improve watersheds at lower cost.
by Robert Kropp
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The company, a contract manufacturer for a number of electronics companies including Apple and HP, faces questions about its labor practices in the aftermath of suicides by workers.
by Robert Kropp
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Seeking to replicate its success in increasing voluntary reporting by companies on carbon emissions, the CDP develops a mechanism for corporate reporting on water use.
by Robert Kropp
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A new report from EIRIS finds that reporting and short-term reduction targets are comparable to global peers, but North American companies lag in third-party verification and linking executive compensation to emissions reduction.
by Robert Kropp