Corporate Responsibility

Upper Class Pillaging

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 10.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Corporate Responsibility, Wall Street, Economy, Middle Class, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, Obama, Obama Middle Class, Upper Class, Capitalism, Class Warfare, Barack Obama, Business News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

Warren Buffet says, "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."

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"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"

Ryan Mack | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: US Economy, U.S. Economy, Corporate Responsibility, FInancial Markets, Corporate America, Corporations, Weak Economy, Financials, Economy, Financial Crisis, Corporate Greed, Bear Sterns, Bankruptcy, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Tax Breaks, James Cayne, Business Ethics, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bailout, FHA Loans, Financial Ethics, Pbgc, Business News
Ryan Mack

I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.

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Leadership is More Than Profit

Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory | Posted 09.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Trade, u.s. Economy Problems, Globalization, Corporate Responsibility, Shareholder Value, Economics, Corporate America, Economy, CEO Pay, Recession, Business News
Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory

In the rush to globalization, the United States has tossed aside a crucial principle that guided the economic prosperity of the twentieth century: co...

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Representation Without Taxation: Study Says Most Corporations Avoid US Income Tax

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 08.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Carl Levin, Gao, Government Accountability Office, Income Tax, Tax Evasion, Corporate Greed, Business News

WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005, according to a new report from Congress. The s...

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Toyota/Pew Collaboration Teaches Businesses How To Be More Sustainable

Julie A. Varughese | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Pew Center, Sustainability, Toyota, Global Climate Change, Business, Green Business, Green News
Julie A. Varughese

The Japanese automaker has touted its philosophy of reducing emissions in every aspect of its operations, from building more efficient manufacturing plants to aiming for completely recyclable vehicles.

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Corporate Responsibility: How Can U.S. Economy Stay Competitive, Get Greener?

Envrionmental Capital | Keith Johnson | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Corporate America, Ge, Gm, Corporate Responsibility, Steel Industry, Economy, Ford, U.S. Climate Action Partnership, Alcoa, Green Economy, Green News

Big U.S. companies obviously want a seat at the table when it's time to draw up America's plan to fight climate change. A year after issuing its "Call...

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All Press is (No Longer) Good Press

Richard Laermer | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Good Press, Laermer.com, Transparency, Perfect PR, Corporate Responsibility, P&G, Business News
Richard Laermer

A long time ago, in the analog years, the Canada Dry company hit upon a PR wallop when they announced that theirs was the only non-caffeinated soft drink on the market. This, of course, wasn't true.

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Ore. polluter sent to federal prison for 6 months

AP | WILLIAM McCALL | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environmental Crime, Corporate Responsibility, Spencer Environmental Inc, Donald Spencer, Pollution, Tim Smith, Green News

PORTLAND, Ore. — In a rare prison sentence for an environmental crime, the owner of a company that repeatedly mishandled waste oil and other haz...

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