Sustainability reporting is becoming more popular among publicly-traded companies, according to an analysis from New York-based Governance & Accountability Institute. In 2011, 53% of S&P 500 companies reported on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts, up from just 19%…
Novembre a été marqué par un léger relà¢chement de la pression sur la réputation éthique des entreprises suisses: elles affichaient en effet un ratio de 43% d’informations positives (57% de négatives), contre 41% en octobre. Cela demeure toutefois inférieur au…
Despite an uptick in business activity -- which might be expected to result in higher emissions -- some of the world's top-earning companies are managing to reduce their carbon footprints, according to a new report. Five of the six highest-ranked…
Google and Microsoft each unveiled new charitable initiatives Tuesday, in separate efforts which channel millions of dollars to innovators tackling social ills. Google launched its Global Impact Awards program with a first round of funding allocating a total of $23…
Roche and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) partner to strengthen laboratories medicine training and knowledge on the African continent. Today Roche Diagnostics and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced a public-private partnership…
Les marchés actions ont à nouveau progressé en octobre et ainsi amélioré encore de quelques points leur performance depuis le début de l’année. Les risques conjoncturels seront toutefois toujours présents dans notre pays jusqu’à la fin de l’année, à en…
More bad news for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), as a major donor has announced plans to sever funding to the organization on account of a controversial anti-gay policy. The United Parcel Service (UPS), Inc. will soon adopt a…
Google, Amazon and Starbucks will face aggressive and detailed questioning by MPs on Monday over their decision to base their European businesses outside the UK to avoid paying full UK tax. Responding to a growing public anger over corporate tax…
Swisscom, SOS Villages d’enfants et Valora s’associent pour collecter des téléphones portables au profit d’une bonne cause, dans le cadre de l’opération Mobile Aid. Du 12 au 30 novembre, les portables inutilisés peuvent àªtre déposés dans tous les points de…
A little bit of sanity has returned to the US. With the presidency safely back in his grasp, Barack Obama finally felt able to mention what has been the elephant in the room during the entire election campaign: climate change…
