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Recent ResearchMarch 12, 2010 IAOP Survey Finds Corporate Social Responsibility Increasingly Important in Outsourcing ContractsSource:EIN NewsPOUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., March 10 - Corporate social responsibility (CSR) will increasingly become a more important factor to companies in awarding outsourcing contracts, show results from a survey conducted by the International... March 11, 2010 TD Bank Releases its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report
Source:TD Bank
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine -- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank ®, today released its second annual Corporate Responsibility Report. Titled "Investing in Our Communities" the report profiles TD Bank's role as a...[more] March 5, 2010 Women still under-represented in the boardroom: Survey
Source:Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — A survey pointing to a dearth of female corporate directors suggests it's high time Canada's top companies opened their boardroom doors wider to women. As the 100th anniversary of the first International Women's Day is... March 3, 2010 Corporate Responsibility Magazine Releases 11th Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ListSource:ForbesCorporate Responsibility Magazine (the new name of CRO Magazine) has announced its 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, based on publicly-available information and recognized by PR Week as one of America's top three... March 3, 2010 Corporate governance standards drop - reportSource:Businance and FinanceThe number of companies claiming full compliance with the combined code on corporate governance has dropped from 51 per cent to 36 per cent, according to the annual Grant Thornton Corporate Governance Review published today March 2, 2010 Companies Exposed to Water Risks Are Providing Investors With Too Little Data
Source:Social Funds.com
Global water scarcity has become a material business risk about which investors need information, to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) included a reference to the issue in its recent interpretive... March 2, 2010 Corporate social, what…?Source:Arabian Business.comIt seems the tough days of business when lunch was “for wimps” and executives thought nothing about the wider social benefits of their business are long gone. March 1, 2010 Overview of the 2009 amendments to the Delaware General Corporation LawSource:LexologyThe Delaware General Assembly enacted several important amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) in 2009. Consistent with Delaware’s flexible, enabling approach to corporation law, the most widely... February 25, 2010 Have You Become Sick From Something You Ate?Source:BusinessWireOver the past several years Americans have seen numerous food recalls related to our nation’s food supply. Spinach, peanut butter and even pet food are just some of the food items that have been subject to massive recalls. While...[more] February 24, 2010 Executive pay at lowest levels since 2005Source:Orlando Business JournalA new study by the Economic Research Institute shows that the average total compensation of the highest-paid executives in U.S. publicly help companies dropped by 11.8 percent from February 2009 to February 2010 — the lowest... February 23, 2010 Study: UAE companies shirk social responsibilitiesSource:The NationalABU DHABI - In the 1970s, the economist Milton Friedman delivered a withering assessment of the idea that companies need to be socially responsible. Writing in The New York Times Magazine, he said, “There is one and only one... February 22, 2010 Health Insurance Coverage Varies Widely by Age and IncomeSource:Gallup.comPRINCETON, NJ -- As White House and congressional leaders prepare for their bipartisan summit on healthcare on Feb. 25, a new Gallup Daily tracking analysis reinforces the wide degree of variability in health insurance coverage... February 20, 2010 UK Beverage Firm, Swiss Mining Co., Arizona Utility Post Highest Scores Among 100 CompaniesSource:CSRWireKPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm discusses how it has achieved a 7 percent reduction of its U.S. carbon footprint while pursuing a green business operations strategy in its second annual KPMG Living Green Report. [more] February 18, 2010 Measuring the Risk of Accounting IrregularitiesSource:WebCPATwo services are using new technology to assess the likelihood of accounting irregularities at companies and the impact of negative news stories on corporate reputations. One of them, from Audit Integrity, assigns Accounting and... February 17, 2010 New Report: Largest Companies Fall Short in Managing, Disclosing Water Scarcity Risks
Source:Ceres
BOSTON - Despite growing water-scarcity risks in many parts of the world, the vast majority of leading companies in water-intensive industries have weak management and disclosure of water-related risks and opportunities,...[more] February 16, 2010 Major New Study Reveals Corporate Social Responsibility “IcebergSource:PR WebPublished by the British Brands Group, the study comprises a new collection of essays which estimates that billions of pounds of value is currently hidden as branded companies do not measure fully the impact of their CSR... February 12, 2010 Governance Risk Assessment Prior to Merger or Acquisition Could Save BillionsSource:BoardMember.comA new report from The Corporate Library, an independent corporate governance risk research firm, demonstrates how incorporating an assessment of corporate governance risk into due diligence prior to a merger or acquisition could... February 12, 2010 Poll finds most Americans are unhappy with government
Source:Washington Post
Two-thirds of Americans are "dissatisfied" or downright "angry" about the way the federal government is working, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. On average, the public estimates that 53 cents of every tax dollar... February 10, 2010 Nike Releases Fiscal 2007 to 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report
Source:Nike
As the world's leading athletic brand, NIKE, Inc. is committed to delivering innovation and inspiration to every athlete. As we look at the challenges of today and the future, it's clear that success relies on our ability to...[more] February 9, 2010 Report finds moderation in executive pay - but more activism expectedSource:Communicatemagazine.co.ukNew figures show that FTSE companies are bending to shareholder pressure and moderating executive remuneration. ‘Executive Compensation - Review of the Year 2009’, a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, has found that median... February 5, 2010 Nationwide Survey Finds: Americans See Environment as Alternative Fuel Source for Economic Growth
Source:BusinessWire
Americans are hopeful that the environment will help rescue the struggling economy, according to the results of the third-annual survey on environmental investing released here by Allianz Global Investors, a leader in the global...[more] February 4, 2010 Fair Value Accounting: Villain or Innocent Victim?Source:Sanders Shaffer, Federal Reserve Bank of BostonThere is a popular belief that the confluence of bank capital rules and fair value accounting helped trigger the recent financial crisis. The claim is that questionable valuations of long term investments based on prices obtained...[more] February 2, 2010 Russia Low On Globalization ReportSource:St. Petersburgh TimesRussia is one of the least globalized countries among the 60 largest economies in the world, according to a report released Friday. The country ranks 55th on the list, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Ernst & Young... February 1, 2010 Most Environmentally and Socially Controversial Companies of 2009
Source:RepRisk
Companies on the list have been severely criticized by the world’s media, governmental organizations and NGOs for issues including human rights abuses, severe environmental violations, impacts on local communities, corruption and...[more] February 1, 2010 Suppliers that don't manage CO2 could lose clientsSource:ReutersSuppliers that fail to manage their greenhouse gas emissions could lose clients, said a report published on Monday. |
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