Last year, the U.S. Sentencing Commission released a set of guidelines for fines assessed to organizations found responsible for federal offenses. The guidelines specify that companies with an “effective compliance and ethics program in place,”…

“What does it take to get great CSR work done?” Nine months in, I’m convinced it takes a clear direction, supported by a committed organization and great people.

Hundreds of students and professionals answered the call to help fix our broken food system by looking to nature to create design solutions. Now, after receiving 86 submissions from 18 countries, the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge judges have…

First Nation entrepreneur, James Walkus from the Kwakuitl Nation, has had incredible success growing his multi-generation, family-run business – James Walkus Fishing Company. Walkus started his career in the commercial fishing industry at age 15 on…

Global Forest Watch, an initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI), has recently released a palm oil risk tool that maps deforestation risk for palm oil mills worldwide. The PALM Risk Tool (Prioritizing Areas, Landscapes and Mills) assigns a…

For the fourth consecutive year, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles are the leaders of the Made in America Automotive Index produced by American University’s Kogod School of Business.

Black & Veatch's fifth annual water report , based on survey responses from more than 350 industry participants, offers insights and analysis of the key issues facing water service providers across the United States and international…

At the fifth Deauville Green Awards 2016, an international festival of film productions promoting sustainable development and eco-innovations, Pernod Ricard received the silver award in the “Sustainable Production and Circular Economy” category for…

Earning a social license to operate is not something that happens automatically, said PepsiCo’s Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Tony West during an interview with Ethisphere’s CEO Tim Erblich.

With many environmental regulations undergoing landmark change and new ones being introduced, the regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly complex. China RoHS 2 is still a hot topic, and TSCA Reform is one step from being signed into law.…

On Wednesday, June 15th, The European Union (EU) agreed to outline a deal to facilitate a focus on transparency in the supply chain. This legislation concerns the sourcing of conflict minerals, not just in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but…

On Feb. 7, 2005, Ellen MacArthur’s sailing prowess peaked, as she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the Earth.

After speeding through the sea for 71 days, surviving only on limited rations of food, water…

EcoPlanet Bamboo has signed a long-term lease, tripling the size of its Ghana forestry operations to 26,000 acres (10,500 hectares). This expanded area will enable the landscape scale restoration of a highly degraded ecosystem in a commercially…

Boulder, CO, June 14, 2016 -- PACT | ORGANIC, makers of premium organic and Fair Trade Certified™ basics, announced its launch in 460 participating Target locations across the United States. Available now at Target and Target.com, PACT | ORGANIC men…

Why Investing in Sustainable Agriculture is Vital to our Health and our Wealth

Cement is not often at the forefront of investors' minds – unless perhaps they are involved in a property project. However, it is an everyday necessity, and leading cement companies face an enormous challenge in the wake of the Paris Agreement…

HPRC recently held our spring 2016 meeting, which was graciously hosted by Johnson & Johnson in New York City. The meeting was a valuable opportunity to focus in on the HPRC mission and our projects in flight, and to redouble our efforts to…

New global reporting standards released by the Global Reporting Institute aim to make sustainability reporting easier for companies worldwide.

Green Key Global and Clean The World, two leaders in corporate social responsibility (CSR), today announced an expanded partnership that promotes soap recycling to hotels in the United States. After a successful partnership launch in Canada in 2015…

On the heels of Canada’s approval of GMO salmon, Friends of the Earth U.S. and a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups released updated numbers Wednesday showing that nearly 80 major food retailers have committed…

HP was ranked 17 in the Gartner 2016 Supply Chain Top 25 released last week. HP also scored 10 out of 10 for Corporate Social Responsibility – the first time Gartner has included this category.

While the three parties continued to negotiate over mandatory vs. voluntary reporting, the Dutch presidency highlighted their proposed system for a dynamic reporting scheme as a resolution to this disagreement.