Corporate Social Responsibility

Responding to Investor Concerns Regarding Human Rights Impacts

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/21/2013

Increasingly, companies will face explicit demands from investors, especially members of the socially responsible investor community, that they provide detailed disclosures regarding internal processes and procedures to...more

Public Benefit Corporation Act of Colorado - A New Framework to Support Socially Responsible Colorado Corporations

by Joe Davis | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 5/20/2013

On May 16, 2013, Governor John Hickenlooper signed the Public Benefit Corporation Act of Colorado (the "Act") into law, creating a new class of for-profit corporations in Colorado beginning April 1, 2014, called "public...more

How Much Due Diligence Is Enough?

by Thomas Fox on 5/3/2013

Do you really know who you are doing business with in your supply chain? How much due diligence is enough? Should you update your due diligence on a regular basis? How about on a continuous basis? What ethical considerations...more

Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights in the United States

by Amy Lehr | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/25/2013

This week, members of the United Nations (“U.N.”) Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations are making an official visit to the United States as part of the Group’s mandate to promote the effective...more

Any Volunteers?

by Kelly Scott | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 4/25/2013

Generations X, Y and Z: educated, independent, entitled and media savvy. When motivated, these workers can be very valuable. Retaining them, however, can be a problem. Conventional wisdom is don’t try; they will be moving...more

Participants in the Voluntary Principles Initiative Gather for 2013 Annual Plenary Meeting

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 3/29/2013

On March 13-14, participants in the Voluntary Principles Initiative gathered in The Hague for the 2013 Annual Plenary Meeting. Foley Hoag’s Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) practice has served as the Secretariat for...more

Board Oversight of CSR & The Role of the CSR Committee

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 3/12/2013

Shareholders increasingly expect boards of directors to exercise greater oversight over the social and environmental impacts of corporate activities. The 2013 Proxy Preview recently published by As You Sow, the Sustainable...more

Pssst… Those Acts of Corporate Kindness: They’re Good for Business, Too

by Greentarget on 2/25/2013

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank wrote that in her diary during World War II. She was right. And 70 years later, American business has figured out how to gracefully turn charitable gestures into a leg...more

Levick Weekly - February 15, 2013: S&P’S Ordeal IS There Life After Eric Holder?

by Ernest DelBuono, Kara Flynn, Richard S. Levick | LEVICK on 2/18/2013

In This Issue: - S&P’S Ordeal Is There Life After Eric Holder? - The PR problem the Pentagon & VA Share - Change.Org A powerful adversary for brands - Blogs worth following - Levick in the news - Excerpt...more

Change.org: A Powerful Adversary For Brands

by Kara Flynn | LEVICK on 2/18/2013

Well known multimillion dollar brands now have a powerful new adversary to tangle with. Change.org is a website that hosts petitions to “empower anyone, anywhere to start, join, and win campaigns for social change." Using...more

Looking Ahead: Five Developments We’ll be Watching in 2013

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 1/22/2013

As memories of New Year’s Eve fade, and another Inauguration Day winds down in Washington, D.C., it’s time to look ahead and identify key events and emerging trends that we think will help shape the business and human rights...more

Benefit Corporations: A New Way Forward?

by Scott Budnick, Jerrad Howard | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/4/2013

Originally published in Bar Briefs by the Louisville Bar Association on January 2, 2013. Are you a civic-minded entrepreneur looking to turn a profit and make a social difference at the same time? Are you a consumer who...more

Benefit Corporations: Twelve States and Counting

by Sarah A. Altschuller, Noah J. Kaufman, Sharon C. Lincoln | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 12/20/2012

On December 1, a new benefit corporation statute went into effect in Massachusetts, making the state one of twelve that have enacted legislation allowing for the formation of this new form of corporate entity....more

U. S. Department of Labor Publishes Toolkit to Help Reduce Global Child and Forced Labor

by Celia Joseph | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 12/19/2012

On December 14, 2102 the U.S. Department of Labor's (“DOL”)’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (“ILAB”) introduced “Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses” (“the Toolkit”), the first...more

Brazil’s Belo Monte Move: Will National Development Banks Start Taking Human Rights and Environmental Concerns More Seriously?

by Nicholas M. Renzler | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 12/13/2012

In late November, the Brazilian national development bank (“BNDES”, by its Portuguese initials) announced its approval of a $10.8 billion loan to finance the construction of the Belo Monte dam, the world’s third largest...more

Human Trafficking: California and President Obama Lay Out New Requirements for Prevention of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

by Holland & Knight LLP on 12/10/2012

December 2012 marks the beginning of a new compliance regime. California Attorney General Kamala Harris heads into the new year with a list of targets provided by the California Franchise Board, which identifies those...more

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Responding to Investor Concerns Regarding Human Rights Impacts

Public Benefit Corporation Act of Colorado - A New Framework to Support Socially Responsible Colorado Corporations

How Much Due Diligence Is Enough?

Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights in the United States

Any Volunteers?

Participants in the Voluntary Principles Initiative Gather for 2013 Annual Plenary Meeting

Board Oversight of CSR & The Role of the CSR Committee

Pssst… Those Acts of Corporate Kindness: They’re Good for Business, Too

Levick Weekly - February 15, 2013: S&P’S Ordeal IS There Life After Eric Holder?

Change.org: A Powerful Adversary For Brands

Looking Ahead: Five Developments We’ll be Watching in 2013

Benefit Corporations: A New Way Forward?

Benefit Corporations: Twelve States and Counting

U. S. Department of Labor Publishes Toolkit to Help Reduce Global Child and Forced Labor

Brazil’s Belo Monte Move: Will National Development Banks Start Taking Human Rights and Environmental Concerns More Seriously?

Human Trafficking: California and President Obama Lay Out New Requirements for Prevention of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

Corporate Responsibility for Human Trafficking & Five Steps that Your Company Can Take Right Now

EEOC Releases Performance and Accountability Report Under New Strategic Plan

Does the Communications Decency Act Protect Human Trafficking?

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Supply Chain

Perils of the Global Supply Chain, Part 2: Supply Chain Responsibility, Or Else.

The Government on Combatting Human Trafficking: "We REALLY, REALLY Mean It"

Human Rights Due Diligence – An Emerging Requirement in State and Federal Legislation

California Adds New Human Trafficking Posting Requirements for Employers

Want a Federal Government Contract? Now You Must Join the Fight Against Human Trafficking

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