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Clive
Job Seekers' Facebook Passwords Asked For During U.S. Interviews huffingtonpost.com
SEATTLE -- When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.
Clive
A brave man to go against entrenched cultural practices
This is the first time I have heard of a significant Chinese political figure making an anti-sharksfin appeal. Is this the start of the ...
Deputy: Take shark fin off official menus chinadaily.com.cn
BEIJING - A National People's Congress deputy has called on the central government to take shark fin off the menu at official banquets to help save the lives of up to 100 millions sharks slaughtered every year.
Eric
Wow, Chris and Clive; you got the show on the road! Great stuff, congrats!
Wow, Chris and Clive; you got the show on the road! Great stuff, congrats!
Christopher James
Do companies respond only to negative pressure?
Is it only through boycotts that companies will do the right thing by the community? Can positive incentives compliment boycotts, or ...
Consumer Boycotts Keep Business Focused on Communities justmeans.com
Clive
How new is sustainability in business?
Martin Blake argues that what we now call sustainability is just the current term for "principled capitalism". What do you think?
MARKETS & INVESTING | Contributed Content, Singapore In recent years, I’ve noticed an entirely new vocabulary being used to describe the modern business approach to sustainability. A number of them cropped up during our panel...
Clive
Where the living is easier economist.com
A new index ranks the competitiveness of global citiesTHE Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist, has devised a new index which ranks the competitiveness of the most prominent cities across the globe...
Christopher James
Unilever's plan for sustainability -
Unilever is certainly in a unique position to push large scale change through its product life cycle.
How do you think they're going ...
Changing lives - FT.com ft.com
Sustainability, Unilever likes to suggest, is embedded deep in its DNA. And the company knows a thing or two about being in it for the long haul. From its paternalistic beginnings in Victorian Britain, the Anglo-Dutch...
Christopher James
US Supreme Court contemplates if corporations are responsible for aiding Gov't Human Rights Abuses
What would be the implications for CSR if the supreme court sides with the Nigerians?
US Supreme Court tackles Nigeria-Shell rights case By Fabienne Faur (AFP) – Feb 28, 2012 WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit accusing Royal Dutch Shell of human rights abuses, a case that...
Christopher James
Will we always need celebrities to "point the way"?
There are some celebrities that do a great job of using their influence as thought leaders to highlight important causes.
I'd like to ...
Clive
A portrait of sustainability consulting in the Asia-Pacific region | Eco-Business.com eco-business.com
A regional difference in industry and technical focus among consultants Green Research, the New York-based corporate sustainability research and advisory firm, today released an analysis of the sustainability consulting...
Christopher James
Christopher James
Worldchanging: Bright Green: Thank You for Seven Years of... worldchanging.com
Seven years ago, Alex Steffen and Jamais Cascio started Worldchanging with the intention of providing access to the tools, models and ideas for building a better future...
Christopher James
Should a company keep it's nose out of issues not part of the core business?
Is a company over stepping it's bounds if it begins to run campaigns, lobby or create awareness around issues that are not related to ...
A step too far? - CSR Asia news.google.com
CSR Asia A step too far? CSR Asia In situations like this, I turn to the ISO 26000: Guidance on Social Responsibility, which is a useful resource for clarifying dilemmas or best practice. In the section on "Consumer Issues", ISO 260
Christopher James
What will it take for children to idolise those striving for a better world?
Kung Fu Panda is doing a live show at down town east, and the kids are going crazy for it...
Prepare for the awesomeness of social change chrisjensen.info
Kung Fu Panda is doing a live show at down town east, and the kids are going crazy for it. How can an animated character do a live show you ask? You make a furry, cuddly mascot, put him on stage, get some performers to do some...
Christopher James
Who has influenced or inspired your business ethics?
On the weekend I was struck by how very simple acts of leadership can influence us when a friend started cleaning up after someone he ...
2011 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics ethisphere.com
The following list of 100 individuals represents those that had significant impact in the realm of business ethics over the course of the last year....
Clive
After years of compaigning by ACRES and other local groups, Shangri La Hotels removed sharksfin from their menus last month
Is this a great example of how individuals can effect positive change or is it just another victory for pressure groups?
Christopher James
How grateful should we be for CSR?
I've been fortunate lately to have a lot of opportunities to express my gratitude to people for their help.
Whenever I take that ...
Christopher James
Can companies really grow too big to be good for us?
Nick Bilton suggests that Google is now to big to uphold their mantra "Don't be evil".
Can a company really get so large that it's ...
Why Google May Have Outgrown Its Conscience bits.blogs.nytimes.com
Google came up with "Don't be evil" in 2000, but recently the company, now with $38 billion in revenue, has had to counter complaints that it invaded consumer privacy. Is it possible for a company that has grown big and faces...
Clive
Compulsory for large hotels, malls to report waste data eco-business.com
In a bid to cut waste and boost recycling, the Government is making it compulsory for large hotels and shopping malls to report how much waste they generate and their targets for reducing and recycling it. Only hotels with more...
