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ABN AMRO has positive impact on health: it is no longer accepting clients from the tobacco industry
ABN AMRO, the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, with more than six million customers worldwide, announced that it will stop investing in the tobacco industry, because ... -
Workshop 14 June 2017: CSR/Sustainability Reporting made easy with the GRI Standards
On 14 June 2017 FBRH Consultants Ltd (GRI Certified Training Partner) and Deloitte Academy successfully organized a free seminar/workshop where participants were shown in simple terms ... -
Bravo Sustainability Awards 2017: the winners
On Thursday the 25th of May, at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, the annual event of the Bravo Initiative took place: . The Bravo Initiative Seven ... -
Dutch company to utilize the heat of computer servers to meet households’ hot water needs
Dutch company Nerdalize has developed a heating system that utilizes the residual heat of computer servers to meet the hot water needs of households. This heating ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the European Union: Directive 2014/95/EU
EU Directive: Large Companies must report non-financial information The Directive requires large companies to disclose relevant non-financial information to provide investors and other stakeholders with a ... -
Building Long-Lasting Partnerships with Government and NGOs
According to a recent report by the Pacific Basin Research Center in Orange County, California, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to integrate sustainability into business practices and ... -
Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: Who should businesses be accountable to?
Should companies only strive to maximise shareholder value or try to serve the interests of all stakeholders? There are two conflicting theories attempting to answer this ... -
Climate change: a material business risk
While climate change is widely recognized as a material risk to society, the environment, and financial stability, business leaders have yet to understand how businesses might ... -
Supply chain transparency: The key to global business success
, not least because of the many advantages: dealing successfully with the risks and capitalizing on the opportunities of supply chains globally, supporting sustainable development, positive ... -
GRI Standards recommended by Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic Exchanges
A voluntary ESG Reporting Guide issued by seven Nordic and Baltic Exchanges (in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius) in March 2017, intended to ...
