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Should corporate transparency extend to political donations?

Why do some companies refuse to make political donations; others make such contributions and disclose them; and still others — most likely the greatest number — make the contributions anonymously??

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Powerful partnership promotes energy intelligence, innovation

“Energy is an issue that touches every person on the planet. That’s why National Geographic in partnership with Shell* has launched the Great Energy Challenge.”

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“Double-Bottom-Line” companies looking to make social impact get capital for launch, growth

Tesla, Solar City and Pandora Media are among companies benefiting from venture capital.

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Business organizes to “make a lasting impact on the lives of children and youth through education”

2015 Education Countdown: Failure is Not an Option

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Before ISIS, Iraqis’ chief public concerns: unemployment 79%, crime 64%, corrupt political leaders 63%, religious group conflict 46%, ethnic/tribal group conflict, 39% (Pew 2012)

“The lack of jobs arguably softened the ground for ISIS’ sudden advance. Although a poor economy does not cause violent extremism, it can contribute to the conditions that terrorists can exploit.”

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Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh (Marx and Lenin, too) must be restless as people in Communist-led countries admire capitalism

Maybe it’s just the old story: “What have you done for me lately?”

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Can a rich man enter “CSR Heaven?”

To this allegorical question, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton seems to answer, “Yes, but it may not be easy and it may take time”.

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As a “new corporation” in evolving capitalism, Unilever emphasizes growth addressing social issues with its long-term oriented investors, employees, consumers.

There are many articulations for successful corporate social responsibility/sustainability, but none more forceful and convincing than that of Unilever’s CEO Paul Polman.

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Eighth World Public Relations Forum: “Communication With Conscience”

“Transforming Communication/Corporate Social Responsibility”

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Arabesque Asset Management, incorporating Islamic investment principles, and Oxford join the chorus supporting CSR and investments in companies

An unusual business research partnership is presenting new CSR/investment support.

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Terrorism, brutality and ideological extremism must be confronted and overcome — mainly with military and political firepower. What comes after that?

People everywhere want security, stability and a chance for a better life. In the long term, that’s what business aims to provide, even when people differ. There’s a way:

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Economic transformation of US “Rust Belt” trumps fiercely-debated environmental concerns

Even as fracking is a hot environmental issue nationwide, it has become an economic game-changer for decaying Midwestern cities.

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As business titans move, will the earth shake?

We know their power and influence, but what will new Bloomberg and Tesla “re-sets” mean in the vast sustainability space?

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Prestigious business media voice offers new assessment of current, future CSR, sustainable development.

The Economist,in its latest assessment,appears to give “corporate sustainability” qualified support.

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Did Market Basket employees and customers make labor-management history in restoring their CSR-oriented president?

It’s been called “unheard of in American corporate history”.

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