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Our mission is to help transform the role of corporations in society by building the capacity of our members in their corporate campaign work, by providing education, facilitating collaboration, and increasing recognition of their campaign successes with the funding community and the public.

The one-issue cause: PR over substance [02.08.10]
Since 2003, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have been handing out Proggy Awards, which “recognise companies, people, and products for innovative and animal-friendly achievements”. [Read More]
The Great White Shark Song [02.08.10]
Sharks were a big part of the film fest, and conversations revolved around finning and the massive decline of an apex predator that holds the balance of the oceans together. But not every video at the Ocean Film Festival was serious footage about ... [Read More]
For farmers in Kenya, jatropha reality fails to live up to the hype [02.08.10]
Biofuel has been touted as the panacea to the world’s perennial energy crisis, a silver bullet that would quench the growing global demand for oil with limited negative impact on the environment — a major topic the world over. [Read More]
British Arms Maker Pays Up [02.08.10]
British defense giant BAE has agreed to pay the UK and U.S. governments almost $800 million in penalties after it finally admitted guilt in the face of long-running corruption allegations. [Read More]
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Releases List of 2010 "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality" [USA] [02.08.10]
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation...today released its annual list of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.” [Read More]
Australia signs huge China coal deal [02.06.10]
An Australian firm has signed a $60bn (AUS$69bn; £38bn) deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations. [Read More]
U.S.D.A. Plans to Drop Program to Trace Livestock [02.06.10]
Faced with stiff resistance from ranchers and farmers, the Obama administration has decided to scrap a national program intended to help authorities quickly identify and track livestock in the event of an animal disease outbreak. [Read More]
Chiquita Must Face U.S. Suit Over Colombian Terrorist Murders [02.06.10]
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra…let stand five of the lawsuit’s claims against Chiquita while dismissing 19. [Read More]
Good News For Bluefin Tuna: CITES Scientists Support International Trade Ban [02.06.10]
In a move which could bode well for the future of endangered, but still being overfished, Atlantic bluefin tuna, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has backed a proposal to enact a ban on trade in bluefin [Read More]
Military bases to offer morning-after pill abroad [02.06.10]
he Pentagon for the first time will require military bases worldwide to offer emergency contraception or the so-called morning-after pill, a military spokeswoman said Thursday. [Read More]
Global Business Initiative on Human Rights- Mark Hodge Interview [video] [02.05.10]
Mark Hodge, Director of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, talks with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernard Lo about Google and China in the context of the wider need for business to respect human rights [Read More]
Brazil Confirms Huge and Controversial Hydroelectric Dam in the Amazon [02.05.10]
The environmental Ministry of Brazil has announced a controversial project to build a huge hydroelectric dam in the middle of the Amazon forest has been granted an environmental license. [Read More]
Kraft pledges to honour Cadbury's Fairtrade sourcing commitments [02.05.10]
Fears that US food company would stop selling ethically-sourced products after a takeover allayed, but expansion of Fairtrade agreements remains in doubt [Read More]
Glaxo offers free access to potential malaria cures [02.04.10]
The chief executive of [Glaxo-SmithKline]…will today announce that he is putting into the public domain thousands of potential drugs that might cure malaria. [Read More]
Profit Before People and Human Rights [02.04.10]
The report exposes the role of EU institutions in constructing a complex political and legal architecture which allows European transnational companies to operate with impunity in the region. [Read More]
13 Countries Meet to Save Endangered Tigers [02.04.10]
The global tiger population has dipped below 3,200 individuals, making it one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet. Facing threats from habitat destruction, climate change, and poaching—encouraged by the animal's value in illegal ... [Read More]
Bank of America, ex-CEO charged in fraud suit [02.04.10]
New York's attorney general charged Bank of America Corp., its former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price with fraud for allegedly misleading shareholders about the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. [Read More]
Searching for ways to enlighten worker rights illiterates [02.01.10]
How do you talk about worker rights to people who are illiterate about worker rights issues? [Read More]
Conversation Starter: The US Supreme Court, Free Speech, and Corporate Citizenship [02.01.10]
Many of you are already aware of last week's controversial decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Citizens United case. Basically, the decision struck down a part of the U.S. government's law that limited the freedom of corporations (and unions) ... [Read More]
Pulp & Paper Industry To Cultivate Genetically Modified Eucalyptus In Southestern USA [02.01.10]
I grew up amidst the commercial poplar stands of God's Country. Sure, there were clear cuts; but, in June we got to pick blueberries in last year's openings; and, in summer, wild raspberries enveloped the logging roads. [Read More]
[DOC] First Watch-Dog Report on CSR in Israel [executive summary] [02.01.10]
On January 10, 2010, the Legal Clinic for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Academic Center of Law & Business (Ramat-Gan, Israel) held a conference on the issue of Practices of CSR in Israel [Read More]
“Shock waves of anxiety” over Shell’s tar sands move [02.01.10]
Remarks made by Shell CEO, Peter Voser to the Financial Times Energy Editor that his company has “clearly scaled down” its plans for a massive expansion of tar sands production should send waves of anxiety through the Canadian oil industry and a ... [Read More]
Achieving Sustainability: The Urgency and Potential for new Business-NGO Alliances [02.01.10]
Future 500 Teleconference Series featuring Sarah Severn, Nike's Director of Stakeholder Partnerships and Michael Marx, Executive Director of Corporate Ethics International in a conversation on Achieving Sustainability: The Urgency and Potential for ... [Read More]
Meet Earthjustice Attorney, Sarah Burt [01.30.10]
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US/KUWAIT: Settlement possible in military contractor fraud case [01.30.10]
A Kuwaiti firm indicted here for overcharging the Army on an $8.5 billion contract is negotiating a possible settlement of the case with the Justice Department. [Read More]


February Events:
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  • Feb. 10th - Achieving Sustainability with Business-NGO Alliances
  • Feb. 11th - Talking Financial Risks: Leveraging Investor's Concerns in the Tar Sands Campaign
  • TBA - United Citizens Supreme Court decision


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