Monthly Archives: February 2012

As Senior Vice President for Sustainability Research and Policy since 2006, Bennett Freeman has led Calvert’s Sustainability Research Department and its environmental, social and governance research analysis, shareholder advocacy and public policy work of the largest family of sustainable and … Continue reading →

We seek to uphold high standards of honest and ethical behaviour. Operating our company openly, fairly and with integrity best serves our many stakeholders as well as our business. It’s also the right thing to do. Our Code of Business … Continue reading →

ANALYSIS As the number of private military and security companies continues to grow at an alarming rate, the need for a regulatory and control system of their activities, particularly within the African continent, cannot be overemphasised. Despite the fact that … Continue reading →

As our business grows and evolves, we remain committed to upholding the human rights of the people impacted by our operations. For an energy company, our direct impact on human rights is quite low. Most of our operations are based … Continue reading →

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever’s London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. The company would double the size of its business, he said, by channeling its efforts toward achieving eight ambitious goals by … Continue reading →

African Barrick Gold (ABG) has partnered with Search for Common Ground to facilitate conflict resolution and help reinforce the company’s own efforts to improve relations between the North Mara mine and the villages surrounding the Tanzanian operation. Search for Common … Continue reading →

ATTN: Ms. Danielle McMullan, Researcher and Mr. Christopher Avery, Director RE: Enbridge Inc. Response to Human Rights Issues of Northern Gateway Project Dear Ms. McMullan and Mr. Avery: Thank you for the opportunity to provide a rejoinder to Enbridge Inc.’s response … Continue reading →

For those of us who have been working in corporate social responsibility (CSR) for years: Now is our moment. Apple’s supplier woes have put the social impacts of business onto every media outlet from the Daily Show [see below] to … Continue reading →

A number of the countries in which we operate – Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines and South Africa – are considered moderate or high risk for breaches of human rights. The most important human rights … Continue reading →

As more of us conduct an increasing portion of our daily lives online, we create a growing and permanent digital footprint with every Google search, Facebook “like” and eBay purchase. Yet few of us give much thought to the consequences … Continue reading →