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Bill Baue ColumnsBill Baue thinks, writes, talks, and teaches on corporate sustainability and responsibility in a whole lot of different ways and places. His writings include: the Wal-Mart Sustainability Report, working for Flag Communications in collaboration with SustainAbility and BluSkye; a chapter on sustainable investing for the State of the World 2008 report from Worldwatch Institute; regular articles for SocialFunds.com, as well as the weekly news alert for CSRwire; and articles in magazines such as Audubon Magazine, The CRO, and its predecessor, Business Ethics. Baue co-hosts/produces the nationally syndicated Corporate Watchdog Radio program and podcast. And he recently joined the faculty of the new Managing for Sustainability MBA program at the Marlboro College Graduate Center. To listen to the Corporate Watchdog Radio through Accountability-Central Radio click here. November 26, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Wal-Mart Celebrates Thanksgiving by Sourcing Local Food, Supporting Hunger-Relief, and Buying Wind PowerBy: Bill Baue, CSR Wire Last week's sudden news of Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott handing the reins over in February 2009 to Mike Duke, the company's head of international operations, raised questions on how the new leader will steer the discounter's... November 12, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Obama Election Spurs Hope for Change to a Sustainable EconomyBy: Bill Baue -CSR Wire Last week’s election of Barack Obama as President of the United States on the platform of hope and change - as well as clean energy and green jobs and wealth distribution - has sparked optimism for the prospects of transitioning... November 5, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News: Data Drives Votes - and Sustainability ProgressBy: Bill Baue, CSR Wire What role did research play in your vote? As a sustainability enthusiast, you may have compared the environmental and energy platforms of the presidential candidates, as well as their stances on economic and social issues. While... September 23, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Carbon Disclosure Project Highlights Climate Risk in Launch at Merrill LynchBy: CSRwire In a stroke of symbolic irony, the global launch of the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) took place at the offices of Merrill Lynch, the company that folded into Bank of America last week for mismanaging its subprime and... September 16, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - In Wake of Economic Meltdown, Congress Considers Green RecoveryBy: CSRwire Genocide-free investing also on Congressional agenda last week. While Monday's meltdown of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch poses dire consequences for the economy as a whole, it raises a particular question mark for the... September 9, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Organizations Stir Up Food Sustainability Issues with Big Events, Programs, and GatheringsBy: CSRwire Bon Appetit hosts Eat Local Challenge, hundreds gather for Slow Food Nation event in San Francisco.Is it better to buy local non-organic produce, or veggies flown in from half-way round the world? Does the carbon footprint of... September 2, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - "Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink"By: CSRwire As we wade further into the 21st Century, water is displacing oil as the greatest resource challenge, a dilemma Samuel Coleridge captured in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. On a warming globe, there's increasingly too little... August 19, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Investor Advocates Upping Effectiveness by Creating Issue-Specific NetworksBy: CSRwire Networks serve as pivot points for leveraging corporate change. Leverage: the term is so over-used in business, it's lost the umph of its original metaphor - think of a see–saw where a little kid can lift a big adult by placing... August 12, 2008 Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant: Shareholder Activists Promote Corporate Transparency  By: Bill Baue SocialFunds writer Bill Baue speaks with Sanford Lewis of the Investor Environmental Health Network on his shareholder activism promoting corporate disclosure. August 12, 2008 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Companies and Activists Alike Leverage Olympics to Promote SustainabilityBy: CSRwire In addition to serving up great sports feats, the Beijing Olympics have served as a platform for advancing environmental and social sustainability. China is doing its utmost to deliver on the pledge of "Green Olympics," while... |
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