Posts Tagged ‘Education’
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CSR Social Research Digest – March 2013
Summary
This survey report aims to uncover what types of organizations conduct sustainability-related work, what the educational and professional backgrounds of individuals who work in sustainability-related activities, and what are the important skills for a successful professional working on sustainability-related activity. The sustainability survey report is conducted in collaboration with the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), receiving input from more than 700 professionals working in the field.
Key findings
- The survey reveals that the most common educational backgrounds of sustainability professionals don’t match the skills considered most successful in the field and nearly more than 80 percent of sustainability workers pursue more training.
- Sustainability professionals have extensive backgrounds from several disciplines.
- 77 percent are from health and safety; 67 percent from quality control, 66 percent from risk management and 62 percent from compliance jobs.
- 69 percent of respondents have less than 10 years experience in the sustainability profession.
- Communication was named as the most important skill in the profession.
- Other high-ranking skills influencing change management, technology and expertise, problem solving and financial analysis.
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ISSP/Sustainable Plant
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1. Edelman Goodpurpose 2012
The goodpurpose study is Edelman’s annual global research that explores consumer attitudes around social purpose, including their commitment to specific societal issues and their expectations of brands and corporations. Read more
2. Socioeconomic Impacts of Wireless Technology
Building on BSR’s review of wireless and the environment, this follow-up report explores the opportunities and challenges for society from the use of wireless (licensed spectrum) technology. Read more
3. HIV/AIDS as Business Risk: A South African Case Study
This article utilizes a political system framework to trace the political sources of business risk stemming from the unfolding HIV/AIDS generalized epidemic in South Africa. Read more
4. 2011 Higher Education Sustainability Review
Since 2006, AASHE has produced an annual review of higher education sustainability efforts over the previous year. Read more
5. 2012 Social Innovation Awards
The Justmeans Social Innovation Awards exist to honor the global leaders from the business and nonprofit sectors that are tackling global issues through social innovation. Read more
6. Formula One Companies’ Response to Human Rights Concerns
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre published the summary of business response to human right concerns relating to the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for 20-22 April. Read more
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Social Research Digest – May 2012
Summary
Building on BSR’s review of wireless and the environment, this follow-up report explores the opportunities and challenges for society from the use of wireless (licensed spectrum) technology. The report has a particular focus on the areas of health care, finance, education, and community empowerment.
Key Findings
- Wireless products and services are a powerful agent of social change that provide billions of people around the world with anytime, anywhere access.
- Around the world, there are billions of “underbanked” or “unbanked” people, but thanks to wireless technology, they have access to market information and banking services so they receive a fair price for their goods and services and protect their money.
- From remote monitoring to disease management, wireless technology is helping improve healthcare outcomes and address the healthcare worker shortage.
- In the United States, chronic disease treatment costs more than US$1.4 trillion each year, but using mHealth could mean a savings of more than US$21.1 billion per year.
- By using mobile technology, interactive learning may happen at any time and virtually anywhere.
- Technology-based instruction can reduce the time it takes students to reach learning objectives by 30 to 80 percent.
- Wireless technology empowers citizens around the world to create and interact with their communities and the world, hold their political leaders accountable, and organize for social, political, and economic change.
- The report also highlights the role that licensed spectrum availability and the world’s 6 billion mobile connections have played in encouraging innovators to develop a range of applications.
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BSR
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1. Morgan Stanley Added to Carbon Performance Leadership Index
Morgan Stanley is one of 29 companies from the Global 500 Index to be represented in the Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI)…
2. Report shows 16 ‘greenest firms’
The World Economic Forum has identified 16 companies from across the developing world that are sustainability champions…
3. One Universal Score Will Impact Purchase Decisions
New survey findings published in the One Green Score for One Earth sustainability research white paper suggest shoppers would increase sustainable product spending if only they could determine which products were truly green and which had been simply green-washed…
4. How to future-proof your company
Future-proofing needs collaboration, innovation, education and inspiration. Use these four primary catalysts for transformation to optimise your company’s journey and change your business mentality…
5. CSR: Carbon Social Responsibility
Monitoring carbon is a key corporate social responsibility issue. Carbon management and reduction, particularly within the built environment, construction and facilities management sector should be seen not only within sustainability/environmental terms but as a lens to understanding wider CSR impact…
6. CSR Reduces Costs
A new Harvard study shows CSR reduces capital costs. Joe Sibilia, CSRwire CEO, reports on Talkback…
7. Next Up for Cause-Related Marketing
Platforms: It’s what’s on deck for cause-related marketing. Robert Rosenthal drives home the message on Talkback…
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1.Panera Bread CEO says pay what you can
People are inherently good, and Panera’s new social model proves it.One in six Americans live in ―food insecure homes. …
2.How Social Media Empowers Consumers to Re-engineer Capitalism
Simon Mainwaring explores how social media can drive co-op capitalism, conscious capitalism, ethical capitalism, philanthrocapitalism and creative capitalism and how these efforts will impact the new dynamic between brands and consumers …
3.Thirty Million Dollars, a Little Bit of Carbon, and a Lot of Hot Air
Through the magic of carbon credits, Verstergaard Frandsen CEO’s “philanthropy” will line his own pockets …
4. BSR and Tomorrow Partners Launch New Tool to Educate Women on Health Issues in Developing Countries
Last week in Jakarta, Indonesia, BSR’s HERproject launched the HERproject Toolbuilder – a web-based application to create training tools for factory-and farm-based health education in developing countries furthering MDG 3 …
5. Déjà Vu All Over Again, BP Style
Author, activist and corporate governance adviser, Robert AG Monks, tells why it’s time to get tough on repeat corporate offenders …
6. Drive Environmental Sustainability and Maximize Savings with Think Green Initiative
Intertek Sustainability Solutions has launched the Think Green Initiative (TGI), which enables companies and their key stakeholders to demonstrate environmental Sustainability commitment through clear actions and measurable results …
7. Climate change issues increasingly integrated into investment decisions
Institutional investors globally view climate change as a material investment risk/opportunity, and most frequently look to their listed equity portfolio …
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