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11.08.10 Workshop "Energize the BoP - Energy Business Models for low-income markets" on December, 1st and 2nd 2010 in Berlin

1.6 billion people around the world have no access to electricity, 2.4 billion use sources of...

08.07.10 The Role of Governments

The economic crisis that so many countries have been experiencing has put the spotlight on the need...

11.05.10 oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy 2010 in Costa Rica

oikos invites doctoral candidates and post-docs to submit a paper to the first international...

07.04.10 Vontobel study "Sustainable Investing in Asia - Uncovering Opportunities and Risks"

The latest Vontobel study shows that sustainable investments in the asian economic market offer a...

11.03.10 The 5th international Conference conference SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CURRENT CHALLENGES 2010 »the nature and humans«

The main current challenges include issues of how to take care of our natural environment in the...

22.02.10 The fifth eLearning Africa Conference in Sambia

eLearning Africa is an international conference about information and communication technologies...

09.11.09 The German-Malaysian Society e.V. (DtMG) Award Presentation Ceremony 2009

For Outstanding Contribution towards Promoting Cultural Understanding between Malaysia and Germany

09.11.09 China, Germany and Europe: Joint Solutions for CSR in the Global Value Chains

Exchange of experience and knowledge among Chinese, German and European business representatives...

19.10.09 Forum European Union – Latin America and Caribbean

Responsibility and competitiveness – the contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and...

12.10.09 Pathways out of the crisis: CSR as a strategic tool for the future

The trend paper identified four mega trends which will affect direct or indirect the future action...

21.09.09 RESEARCH TRANSFER WORKSHOP "RESEARCH ON CSR AND CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY - DOES IT GENERATE USEFUL INPUTS FOR COMPANIES?"

The International Research Network on Social and Environmental Aspects in Business and Management...

15.09.09 Second Regional Corporate Governance and Responsibility Forum

In its second year, the Corporate Governance and Responsibility Forum (CGR Forum), organized by...

Stuttgart, 15.09.09 Symposium „Best Practice in applied LCA and Carbon Footprinting“

2009 is an extraordinary year for life cycle assessments, PE INTERNATIONAL and LBP University...

Vevey, Switzerland, 27.04.09 Nestlé launches major initiatives in nutrition, water and rural development

Creating Shared Value: a business response to global economic and social challengesNestlé today...

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29. August 2010Conflict Kitchen: Business as Activism

“What do we want? Sandwiches! When do we want them? Now!” Businesses are not infrequently the targets of protests, boycotts, and other forms of activism. But what about business as a form of activism? I’m not...

27. August 2010Ethics, BP, & Decision-Making Under Pressure

Over the last couple of months, criticism of BP has become an international pastime. It’s hard not to get the impression that most members of the public believe that senior managers at BP (and quite possibly everyone...

26. August 2010Global Standards: Between Regulation, Normativity, and Rhetoric (Call for Papers)

The Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (zfwu) is a scholarly journal. Through its interdisciplinary theoretical and practical orientation at the crossroads of...

25. August 2010Corporate Social Responsibility – Manager, Community Engagement

About the Hyatt Corporation At the Hyatt Corporation we believe our customers select us because of our caring and attentive associates who work hard to provide efficient service and meaningful experiences. We care about our...

24. August 2010Measuring the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility - Does CSR matter?

Öko-Institut and EABIS, together with a consortium of fourteen leading European research institutions, launches the website for a unique research project that measures the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR...

23. August 2010Shooting straight at Target?

Target, the American discount retail giant that has for years been trying to claw market share from its mammoth rival Wal-Mart, was generally regarded as a more socially responsible alterntive to its big box competitor. That...

22. August 2010Success at Selling Less

A few months ago, I posted about Pepsi promising to stop selling its sugary drinks to kids at school (see The Ethics of Selling Less.) I pointed out that there’s a significant problem for a company that sells a product that...

19. August 2010New issues of Business Ethics Quarterly (volume 20, 2+3)

The resent issues of Business Ethics Quarterly (volume 20, 2+3) contain: Transnational Corporations and the Duty to Respect Basic Human Rights, by Arnold, D.G., in: Business Ethics Quarterly, volume 20, number 3, pages 371-399...

19. August 2010New issues of Journal of Business Ethics (volume 95)

The resent issues of Journal of Business and Ethics (volume 95) contain: The Effect of Confucian Work Ethics on Learning About Science and Technology Knowledge and Morality, by Yeh, Q. -J. and Xu, X. , in: Journal of Business...

19. August 2010Environmental Performance Analyst – CSR department in Stockholm

H&M aims to be at the forefront of sustainability. Sustainability is about reaching our high goals within People, Planet and Profit. The CSR Support Department's vision is to enable a better choice to more people by working...

19. August 2010Senior Sustainability Manager – UK/London

Our well-known client, a high profile global FMCG, is looking to recruit a Senior Sustainability Manager, to be based in their London office. This role has huge scope to play a part in driving the delivery of the environmental...

19. August 2010Tip the Farmer?

In much of the world, patrons of restaurants and bars tip their waiters, waitresses, and bartenders, in recognition of a job well-done (and in recognition that, in some jurisdictions at least, such jobs are exempted from minimum...

17. August 2010Governments Renew Support for the Global Compact

(New York) - The UN Global Compact Office released today the report of the Ministerial Session held in conjunction with the Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010, held on 23-25 June in New York. Ministers and other high-level...

15. August 2010Corporations & the Right to Sue for Libel

Back in February, just after the US Supreme Court issued its Citizens United decision that essentially asserted that corporations have a right to mostly-free speech in the political realm, there was a lot of speculation about what...

11. August 2010Global Compact Encourages Business Contribution to Humanitarian Efforts in Pakistan

(New York) - The worst floods to hit Pakistan since 1929 have left an estimated 13.8 million people affected as of 9 August, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Over 1,600 people have...

Bayer CropScience Child Care Program - Protecting Children´s Rights

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Bayer CropScience Child Care Program - Protecting Children´s Rights

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When Bayer CropScience acquired the seed production company Proagro at the end of 2002, the company ...