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Cisco’s Shareholders Want Answers on Human Rights

Harington Investments, with the support of Boston Common Asset Management, has proffered a shareholder resolution that requests Cisco "amend the company's bylaws to establish a board committee on human rights that is authorized to review the implications of company policies,…

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Wal-Mart in China: Going Green Despite the Downturn

Wal-Mart’s push to make its stores and suppliers in China more environmentally-friendly cuts to the heart of one of the big debates these days: Is a “green economy” the antidote to or a potential victim of the economic crisis?  Wal-Mart’s…

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Role of corporate giving grows in Third World projects

Greenwire: Third World water projects are attracting increased attention and cash from corporate charitable efforts. Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo Inc. committed millions for water projects last month at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting. The company plans to spend…

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Nokia Cell Phone Made of Sustainably Harvested Wood

If there’s one thing I hate about modern gadgets, it’s all the plastic. I’ve long looked back at wooden electronics wishing you could still find up-to-date versions of the sophisticated designs. Plus, there’s the fact that so many plastic gadgets…

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The Junk-Food Trap: An International Epidemic

I steadfastly write about one of my major pet peeves: marketing junk food to children who are extraordinarily susceptible to the health-hazardous messages companies download into their brains. It’s not a purely American phenomenon. A new investigation by Consumers International…

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