Domestic Violence in the Workplace

“Domestic Violence: Your Coworker’s Dark Secret” is a Fortune online article that blew my mind.  First, I was surprised to see that someone in the established media was willing to take on the subject; Second, it’s a well-written, well-researched, and heart-rending article that captivated my attention.  From the article:
Now a small but growing group of [...]

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Sustainability in Mergers & Acquisitions

Green trends and sustainable practices are the talk of everyone in business–well, almost everyone until now. Deloitte reports that companies involved in Mergers & Acquisitions haven’t been paying much attention to them. Read their report, “How Green Is the Deal? The Growing Role of Sustainability in M&A”. From the press release:

The [...]

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Two Fortune “10 Most” Lists

Fortune online has two new “10 Most” lists: “10 Most ‘Accountable’ Big Companies” and “10 New Gurus You Should Know.” What I found interesting was that the first guru, BJ Fogg, whose big idea is that “mobile technology will be the most powerful way to influence consumers in the next 15 years” while the first [...]

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UN WomenWatch

Thanks to Jeff, a SOM library student worker, for reminding me about the United Nations’ great website, WomenWatch.  The site acts as a clearinghouse for all subjects related to women in the world, from news to research to events.  You could spend the day looking at all of information they have, there’s just so much [...]

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Russell Simmons in The Economist

The Economist has an interesting and fun-to-read article about the entrepreneurial-promotion efforts of Russell Simmons, the hip-hop mogul and philanthropist.  My favorite part is the description of an upcoming event hosted by his Hip-Hop Summit Action Network:
It has recently taken up the challenge of promoting financial literacy to the young hip-hop fans who attend its [...]

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Green Jobs Report

The United Nations, International Labour Organization, and Cornell University’s ILR school have collaborated on “Green Jobs: Toward Sustainable Work in a Low-Carbon World”, which was released today. It’s billed as “the first comprehensive study of the ‘green economy’ and its impact on the work world” and features some interesting findings, as well as [...]

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Do Firms Respond to Social Responsibility Rankings?

“How Firms Respond to Being Rated”, an HBS working paper, investigates whether companies respond when being ranked according to their corporate environmental policies and actions. In their preliminary findings, companies responded to a low ranking by improving their performance. From the abstract:
While many independent rating systems are designed primarily to help buyers overcome [...]

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International Poverty and the Working Poor in the US

The World Bank recently released a report, “The developing world is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty”, saying that new economic figures show a larger amount of people in poverty than previously thought, but progress is being made against the dilemma. From the news release:
In a new [...]

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Socially Responsible Investing Study

Business for Social Responsibility, a consulting and research non-profit focusing on helping foster corporate social responsibility, released a report on the financial market’s mainstream opinion of socially responsible investing.  The title of the report is “Environmental, Social and Governance: Moving to Mainstream Investing?” and you can download the full report here.  The current situation for [...]

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Q&A with CEO of 10% Solution

There was an interesting interview I came across the other day, which was with Jamie Walsh of the 10% Solution.  If you’re not already familiar with their work, 10% Solution is a consultancy group that certifies companies as being socially responsible.  In the interview, Jamie talks about how social networking and Web 2.0 affects companies [...]

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