Corporate Responsibility

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The Right Way to Icahn-Proof Your Board

Carl Icahn | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Shareholders, Corporate Boards, Corporate Responsibility, Carl Icahn, Economy, Corporate Board Member, Business News

I await Corporate Board Member magazine's upcoming article, "How to Icahn-proof your board," with keen interest, particularly since I serve on a number of boards that apparently failed in this regard.

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Carbon Neutrality: What It Means And What It Doesn't Mean

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 12.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Dell Environment Plan, Corporate Responsibility, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Neutrality, Dell, Computers, Environment, Green Economy, Green Business, Dell Carbon Neutral, Green News

The Wall Street Journal reported today on corporate goals of "carbon neutrality" and just what those goals entail. The story presents a highly skeptic...

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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

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

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

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

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 Responsibility, S Renewable Energy, Steel Industry, Corporate America, Economy, U.S. Climate Action Partnership, Gm, Green Economy, Ford, Alcoa, Ge, 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

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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