The adidas Group has released its tenth annual sustainability report, providing an overview of the company’s strategies to reduce environmental footprints of its own operations while continuing to help suppliers reduce their environmental impacts, as well.
In particular, adidas Group reports that it is focusing its 2010 efforts on actions directed at these specific 2015 targets (each measured against a baseline of 2008 unless specified) : (more…)
If you’re curious about what’s new regarding sustainability reporting, sustainability investments and sustainability regulation, I suggest you spend a few minutes with the newly released CSR Insight Report, available at www.csr-insight.com (registration required).
The 93-page report gives a comprehensive overview of the field, including perspective on a variety of fundamental factors, including: (more…)
Yesterday, the Clorox Company launched a new CSR website devoted entirely to increasing communication about the company’s CSR initiatives.
These CSR initiatives fall into five broad categories, defined by Clorox as:
On Friday, Nike released its fiscal 2007 to 2009 Corporate Responsibility (CR) report in which it outlines long-term strategies designed to prepare the company to thrive in a sustainable economy.
Nike says these new strategies represent a shift from a previous CR model based on risk management, philanthropy and compliance. Now, the company will focus on innovation, collaboration, transparency and advocacy. This new push for “Sustainable Business and Innovation” (SB&I) will be more seamlessly integrated across Nike’s business strategies, creating a more sustainable approach aimed at providing greater returns to its business, communities, factory workers, consumers and the planet, according to a press release.
The Nike CR report outlines some important initiatives for the company including: (more…)
Even during the economic crisis, most businesses have continued with their community involvement efforts as part of their long-term commitments to CSR initiatives, according to new research from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.
The Boston College Center surveyed more than 300 North American companies in a variety of industries, and then compiled the results in the newly released report, “Staying the Course — The 2009 Community Involvement Index.”
Here are a few key findings: (more…)
