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Suzanne Pinckney

Women, Garment Work and Safety: Clothes to Die For? - 0 views

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Suzanne Pinckney

Where Should the 'Responsibility' in CSR End? - 0 views

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  • Hannah spoke of how the accusations leveled at Nike in the nineties, which claimed they used child labour, were the greatest threat to the company, but at the same time the company’s biggest gift and a golden opportunity.
  • But where does this responsibility end? Should the alcohol industry be held responsible for the 2.5 millions alcohol-related deaths every year? Can the fashion industry be blamed for anorexia and unhealthy body image issues amongst young women?
Cortney McDermott

India passes world's first corporate responsibility law - 1 views

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    Must tap this market...Talk about synchronicity... India is the first country to pass a corporate responsibility law requiring larger companies to spend 2 percent of each year's profit on those kinds of initiatives. The law kicks in for companies with a profit of at least $80 million over the past three years.
Suzanne Pinckney

Grow Profits Using GM's Waste Management Best Practices - 0 views

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  • The reason for this focus by Walmart’s CFO, is that Walmart earns $230 million annually through their waste management efforts.
  • GM is generating $1 billion annually through recycling and repurposing their waste stream. They are literally turning trash into cash! This is not an isolated example. Sustainable waste management is now a competitive advantage for businesses ranging from Walmart to Dupont to small businesses like JJH Auto Body and Paint in Salt Lake City.
Suzanne Pinckney

Driving sustainable transformation via the power of design | Guardian Sustainable Busin... - 0 views

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  • Shaw Industries, an early adopter of cradle-to-cradle principles, is committed to making only C2C certified products by 2030. Currently more than 60% of its $4bn in total annual sales comes from certified carpet and hardwood flooring.
  • Numerous benefits accrue from values-first leadership. It clarifies and broadens, in the best way, how a company views itself. It changes how others view it. The products the company sells, its way of doing things and, indeed, its very existence, can be a living testimony to its support for a world of prosperity, social equity and environmental health.
  • most successful companies embrace good design by loudly and clearly stating their positive intentions.
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  • When a CEO declares that his or her company will improve the water quality of an entire community or build a workplace that will generate more renewable energy than it requires, this statement alone can unleash enthusiasm, creativity and innovation
  • . It stresses the good, such as 'we will use and generate only renewable energy,' rather than the more common
Suzanne Pinckney

India passes world's first corporate responsibility law | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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  • aw requiring larger companies to spend 2 percent of each year's profit on those kinds of initiatives. The law kicks in for companies with a profit of at least $80 million over the past three years.
  • t outlines nine "pillars" that can fulfill the requirement, one of which is "ensuring environmental sustainability," under which installing solar systems falls. This likely will incentivize more solar development because it's an area that provides businesses with a return in investment.
  • Companies must use a new auditor every five years and any given auditor can't serve more than two five-year terms; an auditor can't serve more than 20 companies; and auditors can be criminally liable if they knowingly or recklessly omit information in their reports.
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