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Recent NewsApril 11, 2010 2010 International Corporate Citizenship Conference
Source:Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
The conference, titled "Corporate Citizenship: Winning a Seat at the Table", will focus on business strategy, best practices, and trends related to the role companies play in society and the value of having these efforts...[more] February 8, 2010 Alan Greenspan fights back
Source:Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine) -- When the Senate grudgingly reconfirmed Ben Bernanke as Fed chairman two days before his term expired, he was only a stand-in for the man 30 senators were really mad at. "I knew that he would continue the... February 8, 2010 Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Its Aaa Debt RatingSource:BusinessWeekTreasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010 February 8, 2010 G7 wants banks to pay for rescue, details pending
Source:Reuters
The idea of a global tax on banks to recapture bailout costs gained ground on Saturday, boosted by the Obama administration's latest proposals, but there was no agreement on a specific design. February 8, 2010 Fraud Besets E.U. Carbon Trade SystemSource:New York TimesCarbon markets have had a rocky ride since trading began five years ago in the European Union. The latest bump came last month, when swindlers used faked e-mail messages to obtain access codes for individual accounts on national... February 8, 2010 EU carbon market failing to drive low-carbon investment, says reportSource:Energy & Efficiency NewsThe EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is failing to deliver much needed investment in low carbon technologies, says a report from UK MPs. The report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is calling for the... February 8, 2010 Road map to a balanced energy-climate billSource:PoliticoWeeks of speculation about the president’s commitment to an energy-climate bill ended with the above words. Next up: weeks of speculation about whether this was a wise decision. Not acting now may appeal to some, but several... February 8, 2010 A Recovery That’s Factory-Built and Gaining SpeedSource:Floyd Norris, NY TimesA GLOBAL recovery in manufacturing appears to be accelerating. Most manufacturers around the world are reporting an increase in output and new orders, both of which plunged in late 2008 and early 2009 as a credit crisis spurred... February 8, 2010 Wal-Mart's green pushSource:The Globe and MailIt may seem like the poster child for uber-consumption, but Wal-Mart Canada Corp. is intent on greening its image. On Wednesday, the discount titan aims to make an environmental splash by hosting a sustainability business summit... February 8, 2010 Sudan: UN chief sends top 'fix it' envoy to SudanSource:Afrique en ligneUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has deployed an outstanding Eritrean diplomat, Haile Menkerios, as the new Special Envoy to Sudan, replacing Pakistan's Ashraf Qazi, who said on Sunday he was leaving earlier for personal reasons February 8, 2010 School Lunch Safety Initiative LaunchedSource:Food Safety NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week a number of new initiatives to improve the safety and quality of food purchased for the National School Lunch Program and other federal nutrition assistance programs. February 8, 2010 Addressing Global Warming: Retrain Coal Workers for Green JobsSource:Mary Ellen Harte & John Harte, The Huffington PostA perfect storm of factors are massing against continued coal burning, and given the catastrophic consequences of current and future climate change, it's coming none too soon. After more than a century of coal mining, the most... February 8, 2010 Taiwan to pursue water-saving measures: economics ministerSource:Taiwan NewsTaipei - Taiwan is promoting a nationwide water conservation campaign that sets the goal of reducing the average amount of water consumed per person per day from the present 274 liters to 250 liters. February 8, 2010 SHAREHOLDER GROUPS, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS LAUNCHING MAJOR EFFORT TO PROTECT INTERESTS OF INVESTORS IN WAKE OF CITIZENS UNITED COURT RULING
Source:Shareholders.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. A large and growing group of shareholder organizations and major investors have announced that they are working together to advance a wide-ranging, three-pronged response to the last month's U.S. Supreme Court...[more] February 8, 2010 Lessons from the swine flu pandemicSource:Los Angeles TimesIt's too soon to say if the swine flu pandemic is over, but health experts have begun to look back and survey the damage. One of the lessons from the pandemic is that pregnant women are at particularly high risk for severe... February 8, 2010 President to Host Bipartisan Health Care Reform Meeting Later This Month
Source:ABC News
President Obama has invited the Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress to a meeting near the White House to work on health care reform legislation. "What I have been doing is consulting closely with the leaders in the... February 7, 2010 This Crisis Won’t Stop MovingSource:Gretchen Morgenson, NY TimesYOU know we’re in trouble when we’re told that the economic problems in Greece, Portugal and Spain, the most indebted countries in the euro zone, are likely to remain safely contained in those nations. February 6, 2010 Fraudulent Activity Has Increased
Source:The Institute of Internal Auditors
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Fraudulent acts by employees and outsiders alike have risen since the onset of the 2008–2009 economic recession, and internal auditors predict that these criminal activities will continue unabated...[more] February 6, 2010 Bring Back Van Jones! Blindsiding Clean Energy with Dirty CoalSource:Jeff Biggers, The Huffington PostIf President Obama's brilliant green jobs administrator hadn't been hounded out of office in a bizarre witch hunt last fall, we would be engaged in an exciting discussion about pursuing a just transition to a clean energy economy... February 6, 2010 Healthcare Still Tops the List of Most Important Issues
Source:Business Wire
When asked to say, without being prompted or shown a list, what “are the two most important issues for government to address,” more people (45%) mention healthcare than any other issue. However, many more people, in total,...[more] February 6, 2010 Swine flu cases down, but virus keeps spreadingSource:San Francisco ChronicleFewer people are getting sick with the swine flu than is typical for influenza rates this time of year - but public health officials still aren't ready to say the pandemic is over. February 6, 2010 Europe Reels Amid Investor FearsSource:Wall Street JournalFinancial markets gyrated downward again Friday as investors turned skittish on banks that may have exposure to the sovereign debt of troubled European economies. February 6, 2010 The End of Switzerland
Source:NewsWeek
In the third man, Orson Welles famously mocks Switzerland by saying, "Five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock." This was never quite true. While 20th-century Switzerland often... February 6, 2010 Bernard Madoff family members agree to asset freezeSource:Guardian.co.ukThe brother, sons and a niece of the convicted US fraudster Bernard Madoff have agreed to an asset freeze in a deal with the trustee liquidating his firm February 6, 2010 Goldman Chief’s Bonus Seen by Some as Show of Restraint
Source:New York Times
Once again, a bonus at Goldman Sachs has all of Wall Street talking — only this time, over how small it is. |
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