NGO Recommends Going Beyond Conflict Minerals Compliance

Mon, 10/12/2015 - 10:00

NGO rankings/ratings, regardless of the subject matter, always heighten program manager’s and even board room senses. Will the work that I, as the program manager, did for my company to comply be represented well? Will the level of compliance we, as the board room, decided to have, be enough for the NGO? Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), in response to their recent report ranking 155 large cap companies for conflict minerals, discloses their intention of their efforts to identify trends and determine areas for improvement among companies, with the ultimate goal to encourage all companies to develop a robust conflict minerals program.

Source Intelligence’s Lina Ramos Named a Finalist for Stevie Awards for Women in Business, Maverick of the Year

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 19:30

GRC Analyst Web Briefing Features Source Intelligence “Best in Class” Platform

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 17:50

Moving forward and advancing in the world is inevitable. The manual way of doing things is quickly being replaced with technology and with a more superior process. As companies find ways to enhance their capabilities in their global markets, they are quickly identifying what solutions are making their processes, with regard to world wide regulatory compliance, a much more manageable and streamlined practice.

Creating a Rallying Cry Around UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development

Tue, 10/13/2015 - 11:15

Late last month the United Nations approved the Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs), the most comprehensive and ambitious set of 17 goals to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. But to achieve these goals it's going to take a village, or rather an entire planet, to succeed.

Trim Tab Magazine | Can Manufacturing Save the World?

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 10:00

By reimagining the way products are built and designed, we have the power to counter negative environmental and social impact at a massive scale.

Governance, Risk and Compliance Third Party Management Woes?

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 06:05

GRC 20/20 just released a governance, risk and compliance third party solution perspective to correlate with their 2015 Innovation Awards. The perspective goes into detail of the challenges that many organizations face when managing the governance, risk management and compliance of extended business relationships

Chemical Crisis In Cape Town, South Africa

Thu, 10/08/2015 - 18:40

In a time where most of the world is taking a proactive approach to chemical safety, there are still pockets of chemical concern.

School Milk to 66 Million Children Worldwide

Thu, 10/08/2015 - 15:00

In 2014, 8.2 billion Tetra Pak packages filled with milk or other nutritious drinks reached 66 million children all around the world. In cooperation with governments, food processors, development agencies and NGO’s, Tetra Pak and Tetra Laval Food for Development are supporting practical implementation of school milk programmes around the world.

Faces Apparel Turns T-shirts Into Education For Filipino Children

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 09:00

There’s plenty of evidence of how the benign air of social responsibility is blowing through many a fashion company.

Crystal Sanchez, a Freshman at University of California Irvine from Lawndale, CA, is the Nation’s Top Student Entrepreneur

Wed, 10/07/2015 - 14:30

College freshman, Crystal Sanchez from Lawndale, CA won the 2015 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by the Citi Foundation.