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The State of Nature Affects Us All

SBToolkit — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Published last week amid as much of a blaze of publicity that the media ever grants to environmental issues, the State of Nature report was launched by veteran documentary maker Sir David Attenborough.

Canada's Corruption Problem

craneandmatten — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000

This is the kind of corruption that in terms of 'tone at the top' is sending a very dangerous message to the rest of us that no amount of increased enforcement is going to compensate.

It’s Not Just Generation Y Experiencing Feedback Deprivation

TedCoine — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Sure, performance reviews and feedback were perhaps a once a year event for me yet I think Generation Y’s on-demand expectation for feedback is good for all of us.

15 Things Your Office Can Recycle, and That You May Not Know About

erinsteiner — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

When it comes to recycling, there is more to it than paper and soda cans. Here are a bunch of things that you can recycle that you might not have already tackled.

Smart Power Opens Minds, Opens Markets

rjcrespin — Sat, 25 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

When companies combine their hard and soft power in "smart power" partnerships with government agencies and non-governmental organizations, everyone benefits.

Rise of Islamic Politics: Another Mode of Global Capitalism?

craneandmatten — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

One can argue that much of what made Protestantism the ideological midwife of modern capitalism can now be applied to many contemporary streams of political Islam.

Trucost Report: Nail in the Coffin for Sustainable Capitalism?

SBToolkit — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Last month, the environmental consultancy firm Trucost published a report entitled “Natural Capital at Risk: The Top 100 Externalities of Business,” calling into question the validity of sustainable capitalism as a new paradigm.

We Love Sustainability Reports!

elainecohen1 — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

The act of training groups of passionate people just brings home to me that all reports are good, all reports are an attempt to do better, all reports are worth the words they contain.

Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility

SBToolkit — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

No longer is the term ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ a novel idea amongst businesses. A 2011 sustainability study by MIT showed that sustainability, in the US at least, now plays a permanent part in 70% of corporate agendas.

Communication: Crucial to a Conservation-Minded Society

Glenn Vowles — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Communication between organisations and stakeholders on environmental and other issues is important because stakeholders are individuals, groups or organisations that affect and/or are affected by it.