Global Stories

Amongst the leading multinational sportswear manufacturers are Adidas, Nike and Puma. Germany’s Adidas is ranked as the 5th most-sustainable corporate in the World (as per The Global 100, calculated by Solactive, January 2016), whereas both Nike and Puma are yet to introduce themselves to the list of top-100. Nike faced boycotts and public anger throughout...

India leads corporate responsibility reporting rates in the world with 100%, up 27% from 2013, thanks to a mandatory requirement for large companies to do so, says a KPMG report.

Water Defense, founded by Hollywood actor Mark ‘The Hulk’ Ruffalo has launched a campaign to support the oil clean-up efforts taking place in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world. Last month an oil tanker capsized deep inside this UNESCO World Heritage site, spilling more than 350,000 liters of furnace oil into...

Following the “clean diesel” scandal, Volkswagen will be dropped from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), a leading sustainability index in the early October. Once a favourite of fuel efficient automakers, Volkswagen will be removed from the DJSI on October 6, a press release from index organizers RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Volkswagen was...

This week, I had the unique opportunity to listen to Kim Jordan, CEO and co-founder of New Belgium Company, makers of Fat Tire and several other outstanding craft beer brands. Kim spoke at Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. New Belgium is among the most socially responsible beer manufacturers worldwide...

The practice of corporate sustainability is moving beyond ad hoc, opportunistic efforts to embrace a more holistic, strategic approach that pursues transformational goals, frequently through partnerships that engage multiple entities, including competitors, suppliers, governments, and NGOs. So says a new global study by MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)...

In his last speech before leaving for Riyadh the US President made sure that he reiterated his commitment to tackling the urgent global challenge of Climate Change at a packed Siri Fort Auditorium. ‘Now here’s the truth- even if countries like the United States curb our emissions and countries that are growing rapidly like India...

BANGALORE: The Climate Group has recently announced that Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has become the first Indian company to join RE100, a global platform for major companies committed to 100% renewable power. As part of its commitment to RE100, Infosys aims to become carbon neutral by 2018. The company is already working to reduce its per capita electricity consumption by 50 per cent from...

Infosys has announced that it would expand its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) activities in the Americas through its philanthropic arm, the Infosys foundation, USA. It would focus on making quality computer science education widely and easily accessible across communities in the Americas. The company also announced the appointment of Mrs. Sudha Murty, Mrs. Vandana Sikka...

By Sarat Pratapchandran in International Stories Founder of Lettersnatcher.com, Sarat Pratapchandran’s career spans philanthropy, corporate social responsibility and content management. A graduate from the Walter Cronkite School Read More I still remember the incident vividly because I had run away in fear. It was 1995, and I was walking on Brigade Road in Bangalore, on my...

This week, The wp Journal’s ‘Responsible Stars’ radar has caught the amazing Hugh Jackman who was seen sharing stage with the Indian PM last week at the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park, New York. The ‘Wolverine’ Actor has been spreading smiles, cheer and hope for several causes even if it involves #feelingnuts sometimes!