This week the world mourns the loss of an inspired activist and entrepreneur: Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop. Sadly, Roddick passed away Monday at the age of 64. Known for her passion for the environment and her commitment to fighting social injustice, the passing of Anita Roddick reminds each of us of how far she was willing to go for what she believed. 
Beginning in the world of business with absolutely no
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By Amy Stodghill •
March 30, 2007
The Institute of Travel Management (ITM) recently introduced an Environmental Impact Reduction Toolkit to help businesses reduce their eco-footprint when travelling.
The UK-based organization provides support for travel management professionals and promotes best practices across the industry. The toolkit was announced at their 2007 conference entitled "Responsible Travel Management". The intent of the toolkit is to help create a framework for the travel management industry to help companies conduct business travel more
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By Mark Brandon •
March 26, 2007
Skeptics abound about the whole concept of socially responsible investing. Some of them have merit. Others are just plain silly.
Statement: SRI does not perform as well as traditional investing
Status: Mostly False
Explanation: As more people become of aware of investing responsibly, a lot of naysayers point out that social portfolios and funds have underperformed market indexes over the last few
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By Amy Stodghill •
March 17, 2007
Hershey's is extending its Corporate Social Responsibility efforts to include more than just chocolate.
The Pennsylvania based confection maker has been working with organizations such as the World Cocoa Foundation and the International Cocoa Initiative to help ensure that cocoa farmers are treated fairly and that the crop is grown responsibly. They also signed the Harkin-Engel Protocol in 2001 that called for the end of child labor on cocoa [...]
By Amy Stodghill •
March 7, 2007
IBM recently announced their latest venture, Big Green Innovations, in order to develop products and services to address environmental problems.
Some ideas in the works include creating a way to measure a company's carbon emissions throughout the entire supply chain; creating software to make electric grids more efficient; developing techniques to forecast water supply for cities; improving water purification and solar technologies. And this is in addition to environmental consulting - or evaluating business
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