IBM (NYSE: IBM) and international development charity Practical Action today announce the launch of Energy Aid, a new global charity with a mission to provide sustainable energy for those who have limited or no access for heating, lighting, cooking, communications…
200 environmentally friendly mobile phone users get the chance to adopt a turtle as part of EWS’s Marine Turtle Conservation Project. Nokia and Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF), a leading regional not-for-profit environmental organization, have joined forces…
The Carbon War Room, The Gigaton Throwdown, and the World Climate Summit today awarded Schneider Electric Gigaton Awards for outstanding business leadership in action to reduce carbon usage, along with Suntech, Tesco, Phillips, Swisscom, and Centrica. The Gigaton Awards are…
Partnership will benefit the Global Fund to help bring about an AIDS-free generation by 2015. ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2011 - The Coca-Cola Company today announced a multi-year partnership with (RED) to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund's efforts…
Nestlé has decided to work with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to investigate whether children are working on cocoa farms supplying its factories. The FLA is a non-profit multi-stakeholder initiative that works with major companies to improve working conditions in…
The world's largest reinsurer, Munich Re, has called for new climate protection initiatives. The United Nations Climate Change Conference -- which began today in Durban, South Africa -- may result in some progress in the second negotiating track (i.e. adaptation…
A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Thailand, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, reveals serious violations of fundamental workers’ rights including a high degree of prevalence of…
Major global companies including Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg, Method and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) have procured or have pledged to procure at least 25 percent of their operations' power consumption from wind energy. They announced their commitment to…
The tourism industry needs to make human rights a core part of its operations and future development if it is to be taken seriously on claims to sustainability. Campaign group Tourism Concern issued a challenge to the sector at World Travel…
Deux entreprises ouest africaines viennent d’àªtre primées dans le cadre du « Prix de l’entrepreneur social », reflétant ainsi les progrès significatifs enregistrés dans le domaine de l’innovation et de l’entrepreunariat social dans la région ouest africaine. Le projet nigérien Télé-Irrigation Horticole et l’entreprise ivoirienne Kachile ont ainsi remporté respectivement le premier et le troisième…
