Last week, Ford Motor Company released its 2010 Sustainability Report. The report explains how Ford’s long-term sustainability strategy centers on climate change, water stewardship, and leveraging its supply chain to make a positive impact on people and the planet.
Silicon Valley titan Intel has long pushed boundaries in technology and innovation, and the same goes for its efforts in the CSR arena.
This week Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) released its 2010 Global Citizenship Report. The report is timely, considering the greater attention businesses devote to water, a resource that is most critical for AB InBev’s long-term success.
The public interest communications firm Fenton hosted another Twitter chat yesterday, this time focused on effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication. For one hour, 40 participants from several countries exchanged over 450 tweets about companies who communicate CSR well, who needs a boost, and discussed some of the better strategies.
Fenton, a leading public interest communications firm that has sparked many campaigns including the end of apartheid in South Africa, led a chat on employment engagement via Twitter.
PwC has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions this year by 20% from its 2007 levels. That reduction is impressive when one considers that PwC had worked to achieve that goal by 2012. It’s no surprise-the firm has focused on sustainability for 15 years.
Moving your company to a more sustainable, “carbon neutral,” or “green” policy is a bold, cost-saving, and difficult shift for your firm and employees. Several factors can throw your plan awry, including: – Unengaged employees resisting such a change. – A misguided or inefficient allocation of resources. – Poor communication throughout your organization. [...]