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Investor Relations and the Value of Human Intelligence 21 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
By Robert Ludke, Hill+Knowlton Strategies In reading Ambassador Henry Crumpton’s The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, I was struck by the premium America’s n...
Delaware Public Benefit Corporations Bring Social Purpose 21 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
by Jonathan Storper Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP A new and more sustainable legal paradigm known as the Benefit Corporation is emerging in the U.S. On August 1, 2013, Delaware became the 19th state ...
Obama Administration Attacked for Retreat on Tobacco in Trade Talks 21 Aug 2013 | 09:19 pm
by Myron Levin, FairWarning Health advocates are blasting the Obama administration for watering down a proposal aimed at keeping the tobacco industry from exploiting trade agreements to fight tough a...
Sustainability Reporting Group Issues First Standards for SEC Filings 15 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
by Michael Connor A new initiative to develop standards for reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues by publicly-held U.S. companies has launched its first set of standards - fo...
Protest by Tobacco State Politicians, Business Groups May Snuff Out Obama Administration Trade Move 13 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
by Myron Levin, FairWarning Facing vehement protest from tobacco state lawmakers and business groups, the Obama administration appears to have retreated from efforts to keep cigarette makers from usi...
After Flicking Away Lawsuits, Lead Industry Goes for a Final Knockout 8 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
By Lilly Fowler, FairWarning In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised to 535,000 its estimate of the number of American children with potentially dangerous levels of lead ...
Richard Branson and ‘The B Team’ Plan for Corporate Responsibility 23 Jul 2013 | 09:33 pm
by Gael O’Brien What happens when leaders of companies see business as a force to create a better world? Not by what they contribute from their profits, but by operating in a way that puts people and...
Report: Managing Environmental and Social Risk Helps Create More ‘Valuable’ Enterprise 30 Jun 2013 | 09:43 pm
by Michael Connor Companies that invest in the management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are far better prepared to deal with business “shocks” and can demonstrate to investors a...
Environmentalists Asssess Barack Obama’s Climate Change Initiative 29 Jun 2013 | 08:41 pm
EarthTalk® E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the gist of President Obama’s new plan to tackle global warming and how does the green community feel about what the White House is ...
Walmart Accepted Clothing from Banned Bangladesh Factories 18 Jun 2013 | 01:05 am
The world's largest retailer last month released a list of more than 200 factories it said it had barred from producing its merchandise because of serious or repeated safety problems, labor violations...
