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Workplace - Page 4

CK Weekly Roundup/Climate Crisis/Energy/Leadership/Transportation/Workplace

November 27, 2014

by CK Staff

India to get Chinese high-speed rail? India and China are discussing the potential this week for a high-speed railway that will link

CK Weekly Roundup/Education/Leadership/Workplace

November 24, 2014

by CK Staff

Inequality is a stubborn problem A new study that analyzed the correlation between education and surnames in England between 1170 and 2012

CK Weekly Roundup/Clean Tech/Climate Crisis/Leadership/Transportation/Workplace

November 20, 2014

by CK Staff

China commits to cutting coal The Chinese government announced yesterday that it will capĀ its coal use by 2020 in order to uphold

Built Environment/Energy/Report on Workplace Safety/Workplace

Worker deaths hit all-time high in Alberta

by Ashley Renders

National-level data obtained by Corporate Knights shows that 2013 was the most fatal year on record for workers in Alberta, where 21

CK Weekly Roundup/Energy/Food/Leadership/Supply Chain/Workplace

November 10, 2014

by CK Staff

Lower profits, greaterĀ responsibility H&M says it is willing to lower its profit margins in order to improve the working conditions for the

Climate Crisis/Leadership/Social Enterprise/Workplace

The Red Cross’ secret disaster

by ProPublica

This story was originally co-produced byĀ NPRĀ and ProPublica, and originally appeared onĀ ProPublica.org. In 2012, two massive stormsĀ pounded the United States, leaving hundreds of

Leadership/Report on Workplace Safety/Workplace

Can “name and shame” reduce worker injuries?

by Tyler Hamilton

In the recent Charles Duhigg book The Power of Habit, a compelling example is given to explain why attention to workplace safety

Report on Workplace Safety/Workplace

Companies not reporting on worker safety

by Tyler Hamilton

Are the globe’s largest companies taking workplace safety seriously as a sustainability issue? The data says they aren’t, and this has many

Transportation/Workplace

Unemployed find immigrant status hard to drop

by Ashley Renders

Older workers who have lived in Canada for decades are finding that their status as ā€œimmigrantsā€ may never fully disappear. Research released

Built Environment/CK Weekly Roundup/Food/Responsible Investing/Supply Chain/Water/Workplace

October 20, 2014

by CK Staff

Polluter paysĀ  Andra AP-fonden (AP2), a Swedish state fund with €28.8 billion in assets under management says it will divest its funds

Health & Lifestyle/Report on Workplace Safety/Workplace

Work injury claims reveal east-west division

by Tyler Hamilton

It’s one of the country’s great workplace safety mysteries: Why is someone working in the west more likely to get injured on

CK Weekly Roundup/Clean Tech/Energy/Leadership/Workplace

October 16, 2014

by CK Staff

Women on board The Ontario Securities Commission, as well as six provincial and two territorial securities regulators, announced on Wednesday that it

Built Environment/CK Weekly Roundup/Clean Tech/Energy/Leadership/Supply Chain/Workplace

October 15, 2014

by CK Staff

Worker safety in Bangladesh The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a legally binding agreement between 180 garment companies and

Report on Workplace Safety/Supply Chain/Workplace

Tracking weak links in the supply chain

by Ashley Renders

Most multinational companies have corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards built into their business models to help ensure that workers in their global

danger sign
Fall 2014/Health & Lifestyle/Report on Workplace Safety/Supply Chain/Workplace

Why “safe” jobs are becoming more dangerous

by John Lorinc

Just after New Year’s Day, 2011, 17-year-old Patrick Desjardins reported for work at the Walmart store in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. An

Eden Full with a SunSaluter in Kenya.
Clean Tech/Education/Fall 2014/Workplace

Running before walking

by Ashley Renders

Pursuing an MBA has long been seen as a high-reward option for business-minded individuals and societies alike. But when it comes to

Report on Workplace Safety/Workplace

Special Report: Worker Safety

by CK Staff

Corporate Knights has teamed up with the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering and the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability to develop

Fall 2014/Leadership/Supply Chain/Workplace

Obama lays down labour law

by CK Staff

Companies looking to secure contracts worth $500,000 (U.S.) or more with the U.S. federal government will now have to disclose past labour

CK Weekly Roundup/Clean Tech/Leadership/Transportation/Workplace

September 26, 2014

by CK Staff

Corporate Knights editor-in-chiefĀ Tyler Hamilton spelled out the specifics of a World Bank report yesterday that says investment in clean technologies is expected

Fall 2013/Leadership/Workplace

The sustainability pay link

by Coro Strandberg

The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance represents Canadian investors managing $2 trillion in assets. The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment represents

CEOs doing yoga Illustration by Min Gyo Chung
Spring 2014/Workplace

The mindful corporation

by Adria Vasil

SAN FRANCISCO – Executives from Google, Facebook and Instagram are all taking turns on a hotel conference room stage sharing business insights

Illustration by Dave Murray
Book Review/Connected Planet/Perspectives/Winter 2014/Workplace

Embracing work with purpose

by Lloyd Alter

Are we at the tipping point of a new economy? Aaron Hurst thinks so. He is the founder of the Taproot Foundation

Responsible Investing/Winter 2014/Workplace

The new alpha in the pack?

by Tyler Hamilton

What’s bad for the environment is good for the portfolio, and vice versa. That baby boomer mentality has been the driver of

Illustration by Matthew Billington
Responsible Investing/Social Enterprise/Winter 2014/Workplace

The growth of social finance

by Tavia Grant

The world’s first fair-trade shoe company. Solar bonds. An easier way to donate to charity. Affordable housing. Converting zoo animal poop into

bellwoods
Connected Planet/Fall 2013/Workplace

Corporate pay pals

by Matthew Prescott Oxman

On a sunny Thursday afternoon in September, Bellwoods Brewery is not yet full of customers, but it is buzzing with activity. Every

Education/Summer 2013/Workplace

Time to find a job

by Angie Knowles

For university graduates, there has never been a better time to work in sustainability. A growing body of research demonstrates that sustainability-related

Illustration by Pete Ryan
Leadership/Summer 2013/Workplace

The biz-friendly treehugger

by Thomas Watson

When Robert Napier retired in 2007 as head of the WWF-UK, Christopher Ward, then chairman of the environmental group, noted the committed

recycled computers
Leadership/Summer 2013/Supply Chain/Waste/Workplace

Retail e-recycling report card

by Tyler Hamilton

North Americans purchase billions of dollars of electronics products annually, from smart phones and tablet computers to big-screen television sets. Some products

patagonia store on king st
Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Social Enterprise/Summer 2013/Supply Chain/Workplace

A path for Patagonia

by Bernard Simon

Few companies would consider contributing thousands of dollars to a group of environmental activists for a campaign against other businesses. Yet that

workshop
Leadership/Spring 2013/Workplace

Gender in the balance

by Sophie L'Helias

According to Catalyst’sĀ 2012 CensusĀ of Fortune 500 companies, only 16.6 per cent of board seats were filled that year by women, while only

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