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Mar 29, 2011 5:35 PM ET - (3BL Media / theCSRfeed) Madison, WI - March 29, 2011 - Leonardo Academy announces the appointment of three new members to the National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee in the Producers category: Fred Fleming, Lazy YJ...

Mar 28, 2011 9:00 PM ET - In a recent post, I advised nonprofit boards why and how to rid themselves of problem board members. Even better, there are...

Mar 25, 2011 12:00 PM ET - General Electric has been named one of the 110 World’s Most Ethical Companies by The Ethisphere Institute. Three thousand companies from 36 different countries were evaluated based on performance indicators including exceptional citizenship, social responsibility, governance, innovation and leadership. This year's list now covers a larger geographic capacity, with a 17% augmentation in 2011 of companies outside the US. The top ranking organizations, including GE, exemplify the importance of transparency and avoiding procrastination when problems arise. Interesting to note: the list also shows a correlation between ethics and profitability within organizations.

Mar 24, 2011 11:33 AM ET - Misconceptions of business sustainability as a passing trend are quickly falling by the wayside. Larger organizations, traditionally mistaken as burdened with a primary responsibility as change agents in the water, carbon, environment and climate...

Mar 23, 2011 3:00 PM ET - "The data show that the more financially challenged nonprofit organizations are more likely to engage more deeply with their boards," said Jennifer Talansky, Vice President, Marketing and Communications,...

Mar 21, 2011 1:15 PM ET - Check out The Natural Step Canada's March 2011 Newsletter for the latest sustainability news, resources, courses, events, and more. In this issue:...

Mar 17, 2011 10:38 AM ET - Sourcing many of it parts from various countries around the world, Ford Motor Company has come under recent ...

Mar 16, 2011 11:45 AM ET - How does your business view the current economic, political, and socially conscious business environment? Are you taking advantage of the sustainable business strategies available to your business to increase productivity as well as stay a...

Mar 15, 2011 12:00 PM ET - Happily for society, giving back is more important now than ever; the corollary is that people have greater expectations of companies to help them give back, both as consumers and as employees. A growing number of companies, aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement, have a heightened interest in employee giving programs. Despite this increased demand, the employee element of corporate giving often lags in attention and innovation behind the focus given to the community and consumer-facing aspects of corporate philanthropy.    In part one of this article, we looked at three common challenges of current workplace giving programs. Today, we'll highlight the remaining four challenges and invite you to stay tuned for our next post, where we’ll focus on 10 Steps to the New Workplace Giving: an approach to realize better returns from your employee giving and volunteering programs. 

Mar 15, 2011 11:00 AM ET - Most people accept that sustainability is necessary for the earth's survival, but a recent blog post on Clean Techies cites "GE’s revenue from ecomagination products growing to $18 billion – during the 2009 recession – with...

Mar 15, 2011 10:01 AM ET - When it comes to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), most business executives will tell you that their business sustainability stakeholders play a...