In August 2013 the parliament of India “declared that both domestic and foreign-owned companies must make CSR obligations to help address poverty and social problems in India.” This motion was incited by Global Impact, a charity that deals with the growth of global philanthropy.
http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/37552-India-Requires-Foreign-Companies-to-Invest-in-CSR
Atlassian, Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado and the Salesforce Foundation announced their Pledge 1% program, setting a target of securing 500 pledges by #GivingTuesday 2015, December 1, 2015. The program is the result of corporate social responsibility leaders coming together to encourage and challenge their peers to pledge 1% of their company’s equity, product, and employee time to their communities.
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Confusingly, in 2011 Patagonia began a campaign aimed at reducing the number of jackets that they sell, especially around the holidays. As each jacket represents 20 pounds of carbon dioxide and 135 liters of water, Patagonia wants its customers to get all the use they can out of each jacket in order to reduce their impact on the environment.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-28/patagonias-buy-less-plea-spurs-more-buying
Green Mountain Power today was recognized as the first utility in the world to become a Certified B Corp. B Corps are companies that believe business can be a force for good and are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
On Nov. 24, Omnex launched a World-Class Corporate Social Responsibility Service.Omnex is an international consulting, training and software development organization specializing in management system solutions that elevate the performance of client organizations.
On Nov. 21 Piraeus Bank Group published its 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report. Corporate Responsibility remains a strategic investment for Piraeus Bank through which the Bank contributes to the development of the economy and society in every possible way.
Collectively.org is a site that contains “uplifting stories about environmental innovation and sustainability” aimed at getting young people to realize that they can make a difference. At the same time, it is being bankrolled by massive corporations like McDonalds, Unilever and Johnson & Johnson.