CSR Blogs

If only sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) were simple and easy to execute. On the contrary, their very complexity is shifting and shaping the current and global professional landscape. And with these changes come a host of new questions, a bevy of new challenges, countless creative successes, and even more demoralizing failures as businesses, nonprofits, governments, and individuals attempt to embrace sustainability and CSR on both the professional and personal levels.

In this everchanging space, Justmeans Staff writers use their knowledge and expertise to bring you the leading stories and facts to help readers stay current on all these issues. As the business world continues to grapple with sustainability and CSR, Justmeans will continue to write about it.

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Innovation & Technology

Why The Cat Spring Tea Sisters Value Heritage, Mentorship and Accountability
I don’t think most mission-driven innovators grow up thinking, “Someday, I’d like to be a social entrepreneur.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

Refed Proposes $18B Plan to Solve America’s Food Waste Problem
Americans throw away a staggering amount of food each year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that over one-third of the vegetables and fruit bought annually by Americans are wasted.

Environment

February Temperature Data Smashes Previous Records
It was The Guardian that referred to the February temperature data just released by NASA as “shocking.” According to the data released.

Innovation & Technology

The Essar Foundation: Empowering Women in India
In the small village of Junagam, in the State of Gujarat, India, Nisha, Nayana, Jasmine, Bhavna, Ramila and Pratiksha are a group of six women who are part of a bakery programme run by the Essar Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Essar Group, India’s fourth largest company.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ethisphere Identifies World’s Most Ethical Companies
Companies with strong ethical practices have historically outperformed others financially and managed to achieve a greater level of stakeholder satisfaction.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Pineapple Is Their Business
With support from the creative labs of the InnovationRCA Business Incubator Programme of the Royal College of Art in London, Ananas Anam is creating new alternative materials to textiles and leather, whose production harms animals and the environment.

Education

Nike Co-Founder to Give $400M to Stanford University
Education holds the transformative power to make a deep impact on the world’s most intractable problems, including poverty and climate change.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Morningstar Introduces New Way to Evaluate Sustainable Investments
In view of the rapidly growing interest in sustainable investing worldwide, investors require more effective tools to assess whether the funds they are considering adding to their portfolios reflect best sustainability practices.

Energy

GE Announces “Farewell” to CFL Bulbs by Year’s End
Compact fluorescent lights (CFL) were the first major energy-saving alternative to incandescent bulbs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ikea Plans on Replacing Polysterene With Mushroom
Ikea has its fair share of devoted fans, who are crazy about its designs (and price).

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