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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. July 13, 2007 Book Review--Ethical Markets: Growing the Green EconomySource: Bill Baue in Social Funds.com Author Hazel Henderson's exhaustive survey of the sustainable business landscape serves as a perfect primer on green economics and tracks lesser-known trends and developments. June 18, 2007 Brundtland Report celebrates 20th anniversary since coining sustainable developmentSource: Bill Baue in Ethical Corp Bill Baue examines how the Brundtland Report has promoted sustainable development over the past two decade May 22, 2007 Fidelity Divests Large Chunk of Sudan-Related HoldingsSource: Bill Baue in SocialFunds Despite similar pressure from Sudan divestment activists, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway retain holdings in PetroChina, which is linked to genocide in Darfur. May 15, 2007 Opening Up Pandora's Box: SEC Proxy Roundtable Questions Role of Non-Binding ResolutionsSource: Bill Baue in SocialFunds SEC officers and panelists discuss the possibility of removing non-binding resolutions from the proxy and replacing them with online communications between shareowners and companies. May 2, 2007 Yes and No: Newmont Recommends Voting For One Resolution, Petitions SEC to Omit AnotherSource: Bill Baue in SocialFunds The actions span the gamut of corporate responses to shareowner resolutions on environmental, social, and governance issues, from wholehearted support to forceful opposition. April 25, 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility: Perfect Playing Field for Tipping Points and Cognitive FramesSource: Bill Baue in SocialFunds The Lifeworth review of CSR developments in 2006 fuses two popular concepts on social beliefs and change to promote personal, corporate, and societal transformation. April 16, 2007 If You Tag It, It Will Be Used: Sustainability Reporting in XBRLSource: Bill Baue in SocialFunds Weeks after the latest SEC roundtable on interactive data, the Global Reporting Initiative releases a draft taxonomy of XBRL tags mapped to G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. April 10, 2007 Ruggie Report Says Voluntary Human Rights Initiatives Set Stage for Binding Global StandardsSource: Bill Baue in Policy Innovations While the report finds significant flaws with voluntary collaborations between corporations and civil society, they currently fill the gap created by nation-states failing to protect human rights.
April 10, 2007 Porter and Kramer Framework Melding CSR with Business Strategy Wins Harvard AwardSource: Bill Baue in the Social Funds The Harvard Business Review grants the 2006 McKinsey Award to an article arguing companies create competitive advantage by integrating social and environmental issues into core strategy. April 4, 2007 Carbon Offsets: Modern-Day Indulgences to Assuage Carbon Guilt or Market Mechanism for Supporting Clean EnergySource: Bill Baue in SocialFunds Even as they gain popularity as a climate change solution, carbon offsets have come under considerable criticism for diluting action on global warming--the truth likely resides between these extremes. |
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