[21.11.2008]  Wal-Mart Stores  announced its first substantial purchase of wind energy in the U.S. The wind power will supply up to 15 percent of the retailer's total energy load in approximately 360 Texas stores and other facilities.

[20.11.2008] The military is being deployed to help save the ozone layer and to fight global warming under a unique partnership between the United Nations, national governments and several armed forces it was announced today.

[20.11.2008] The Green Building Impact Report 2008, written by GreenerBuildings.com executive editor Rob Watson, looks at how the LEED standard has improved the environmental impact of buildings in the last six years -- and how much progress remains to be made. It is first report of this kind.

[20.11.2008] NatureAir, the world’s first carbon neutral airline, has joined the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies.

[19.11.2008] he MasterCard Foundation and BRAC announced today a $19.6 million program to expand financial services to the poor across Uganda, benefiting approximately 2 million people. This initiative will demonstrate for the first time the full potential of BRAC’s holistic microfinance approach to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods in Africa.

[18.11.2008] Starbucks Coffee Company and (RED)TM announced a multi-year partnership, through which a portion of the proceeds from special STARBUCKS (PRODUCT)RED products will go to the Global Fund to help save lives in Africa, a key coffee growing region for Starbucks.

[18.11.2008] Social and environmental considerations in public procurement need to be vamped up. This is the conclusion of the latest ProcureITFair publication ‘Sustainable Procurement in a European Context: practices of IT procurement in five EU countries’

[17.11.2008] Liliana Anam
CSR is a concept, which can be applied to any organization, irrespectively to its size and type. It is further reflected in the trend of CSR standarization, for example in building ISO 26000 or GRI reporting. Both of them are addressed not only to multinationals, but also SME, ngo and government agencies.(only PL)

[17.11.2008] The Global Education Research Network (GERN) is a network of eight institutions focused on responsible business working together presented an analysis on corporate citizenship worldwide. The report includes following countries: Germany, UK, China, The Philippines, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Chile, USA.

[13.11.2008] BSR and Cone conducted a survey of corporate responsibility (CR) professionals to gauge their attitudes and expectations on issues related to responsible leadership amid the historic U.S. presidential election and the current global economic turmoil.