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ACADEMIA12/26/07 (Blogspot): NYU Stern School Names Alice Tepper Marlin Its Fifth Citi Distinguished Fellow. Celebrating the fifth anniversary year of the Citi Leadership and Ethics Program, NYU's Stern School of Business has focused on Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Stern describes Alice Tepper Marlin as "one of the true pioneers in the field [who] has been called the 'architect' of CSR." She is the founder and current president of Social Accountability International (SAI), an organization that created the SA8000 workplace standard to address the ethics of supply chains. Alice Tepper Marlin was also the founding president and CEO of the Council on Economic Priorities (CEP), the first organization to research and publish information on corporate ethics for consumers. Its consumer handbook, Shopping for a Better World, sold more than a million copies. (She was astonished at receiving more than 100 congratulatory emails and phone calls when her appointment as Citi Fellow was announced.) More: 12/26/07, Blogspot, CSRNYC, NYU Stern Names Alice Tepper Marlin.
12/26/07 (Blogspot): CSR in Academia, December 2007. Postgraduate CSR Certificate, University of Geneva, Switzerland. The course, in English, starts January 2008, runs six months. It is held monthly from a Thursday evening to a Saturday evening in Geneva, aimed at three groups: (1) company executives who wish to improve and refine their CSR skills; (2) those who wish to enter the CSR field from NGOs, government institutions or international organizations; and (3) postgraduate students who wish to gain knowledge and skills in this area. For syllabus, see course brochure, visit the University of Geneva website or query info@mhcinternational.com. Register by January 7, 2008. Scholarship grants are available under certain conditions. Other stories about Aspen Institute, College Sustainability Survey, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management. 11/26/07 Blogspot, CSRNYC, John Tepper Marlin, CSR in Academia - December.
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12/26/07 (Blogspot): The Cocoa Verification Board. The Board is a multi-stakeholder body created to validate government surveys of labor in cocoa production. Comment by Rodney North questions whether the chocolate companies are doing enough, fast enough. 12/26/07, Blogspot, CSRNYC, John Tepper Marlin, Cocoa Verification Board - Willy Wonka Cares. Rodney North is author of Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry, |
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