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Top Story of the Week 7th Annual Survey of Companies Checking in on the progress of companies in terms of living up to the commitments made as Global Compact signatories, UNGC and the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) conduct a survey each year; the 2013 results are in and the Global Corporate Sustainability Report documents the responses. There were 1712 responses to the survey (56% were large enterprises, the balance, small-to-medium sized businesses). Using a Six-Sigma approach (commit, assess, define, implement, measure, communicate), the report authors looked at human rights, labor, environment, anti-corruption, and other important elements of supply chain management and global sourcing. Four key findings are documented in the Top Story from Triple Pundit. UN Global Compact Releases Sustainability Research Findings Sustainability in Focus The Sustainable Workforce: Part of a Global Sustainability Strategy Target Sets Sustainability Standards For Product Sourcing What Do ‘Sustainability’ Executives Do? Let Us Know: Survey Linking Sustainability Performance to Compensation: A Must for Success The best way to integrate sustainability into business Why “sustainability” should be more than a meaningless buzzword Coca-Cola study finds leadership key to sustainability 4 success secrets for small business sustainability ESG Issues & Players Natural gas ‘fracking’ has flipped US energy map, study says Water Shortage Seen Worsening on Climate Change in Potsdam Study Are we experiencing a corporate social responsibility bubble? Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Ben Bernanke helped lead nation out of crisis Why the Debt Ceiling Matters Pension funds in NY to get greater scrutiny Many SWFs still bound to politics, study finds Watching the Watchers Fairtrade Labelling OrganizationsInternational KEY PARTNERS OVERVIEW/MISSION The 25 member organizations include Fairtrade Labelling Initiatives that license companies to use the FAIRTRADE mark. Producer groups may also join Producer Networks: there are three Producer Networks, covering Africa and the Middle East, Asia and Latin America/the Caribbean region.There are 19 FairTrade Labelling Initiatives covering 23 countries.New standards in late 2012 included those for grapefruits and pomegranates. News Sweeps What’s Fairer Than Fair Trade’ Try Direct Trade With Cocoa Farmers FLO Releases Annual Report for 2012-13 Fairness of fair trade: A food for thought |
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