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On Friday evening, 60 Brown University students and community members joined Brown Divest Coal to hear ethical arguments for Brown to divest its funds from the coal industry. The event came two weeks in advance of the expected vote on divestment by Brown’s Board of Trustees. At the event ... keep reading
Written by Racel B this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Finance & Money
Call it “one step up and two steps back,” or call it cowardice, the move to abandoned proposed chemical rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, looks and sounds like intimidation. But in the wake of the EPA’s ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts last month, about Chemicals, Children and Families, Corporate Social Responsibility, Health, Industry & Business (1 comment)
General Motors has donated an additional 2,000 yards of scrap vehicle sound-absorption material to a nonprofit that uses the material to insulate coats that transform into sleeping bags for the homeless. GM’s donation keeps materials out of landfills and will help insulate about 400 coats , according to the ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader last month, about Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business, Innovation, Recycling
New Zealand’s leading sustainable businesses will come together to identify practical ways of future-proofing our clean, green economy at a Conference on ‘Transforming Business’ on 4 September at Te Papa in Wellington. “New Zealand’s clean, green reputation is in the spotlight at the moment so this is the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Branding, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability
Commenting on Monday’s ruling by a federal judge in Anchorage that Shell’s oil spill plans for drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort and Chukchi seas don’t violate environmental laws, Greenpeace International Arctic campaigner Ben Ayliffe said: "Even a cursory glance at Shell’s oil spill response plans shows ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Law, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The finalists in the 2013 Unpackit Packaging Awards have been announced. Unpackit spokesperson Sue Coutts said the shortlisting panel had a tough job choosing the 16 finalists from 424 nominations. Twice as many nominations were put in compared with 2012. Ms Coutts said that companies really sat up and took ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business, waste
The anchor lightproof milk bottle won’t be one of the 8 finalists in the worst packaging category of the 2013 Unpackit awards.The Unpackit Packaging Awards are run by Wanaka Wastebusters and encourage New Zealanders to choose smart packaging and raise awareness about the issue of packaging waste. Unpackit ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Transparency, waste
Canadian tree planters pledged over $20,000 this past month to help communities in Tanzania plant their own trees, reforest & adapt to climate change challenges. To date, planters in Canada have planted trees in order to raise over $98,000 to support Community Forests International’s (CFI) tree planting projects ... keep reading
Written by Community Forests International in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money, Poverty & Development
UK company Lush Cosmetics has begun an anti-fracking campaign as the Government announces tax breaks to companies involved in the UK's shale gas industry. Lush has provided its 105 UK and Irish shops - including windows, staff and online channels - for ten days to activist group Frack Off. Announcing 'Don ... keep reading
Written by Edie/Leigh Stringer in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Water
What an inspiring climb! And absolutely captivating to watch the live video feed. After 15 hours of arduous climbing on the sheer face of Western Europe’s tallest building, six women climbers from Greenpeace finally reached the top of the Shard at 07.08pm today. The climbers were cheered by ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business
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