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WEGO Health Twitter Power Tools for Health Activists
in Allergies, on May 31, 2009
...ncluding allergies. WEGO Health is holding a webinar called " Twitter Power Tools for Health Activists " on June 3rd at Noon, Eastern Time. If you'd like to join this webinar, simply f...
Do boycotts work?
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
...re vulnerable. There is a simple lesson for companies: maintain and build your reputation. And for activists? Pick your targets carefully....
AIG witch hunts: the new McCarthyism
in Sox First, on March 21, 2009
...airs at night. Bomb sniffer dogs and body guards are in demand. As the Hartford Courant reports, activists are now preparing protest bus tours of their houses. Now, it's true that AIG only exi...
Why is Outsourcing the Political Whipping Boy?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 1, 2008
...servatives, military "hawks," fundamentalists (of all religious stripes) anti-immigration activists. Both of these groups see threats in outsourcing and H1B policies.
The center-right, on t...
June 16, 2008: First Same-Sex Marriage Happening in California
in White Lace Wedding, on June 13, 2008
...cisco on June 16 (Monday), the first same-sex marriage in California will occur.
Veteran lesbian activists Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 83, whose 2004 wedding in San Francisco was invalidated b...
Celebrity Green Team
in The Celebrities Weblog, on June 12, 2008
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Many celebrities are activists who use their star power to champion causes that they are sympathetic to.
These days one of the most popular causes is the "Green Initiative"; an issue th...
Will say on pay cut it with investors?
in Sox First, on April 29, 2008
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Investor activists are making the most of the push for "say on pay" proposals, where they get an annual, non-binding vote on the compensation of top executives, with more than 90 U.S. co...
Beijing Olympic sponsorship: pros and cons
in Sox First, on April 28, 2008
...rrounding the Olympics sponsorships, we turn to this discussion from Wharton . "Human-rights activists, celebrities, political leaders and average citizens accuse China of repressing its popula...
iPond nice in principle, terrible in practice
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 16, 2007
I suppose that someone's intentions were good when they came up with the iPond. That clever name is what a Sydney store calls its iPod speaker which has the unique, if not strange, ability to be a fish tank .
Unfortunately, it turns out that the "tank" that the iPond provide...
Fixing Transparency will Fix Everything: Consumer Cautions
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 24, 2007
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CSR activists are playing hardball, impatient to let free-market Darwinism decide the fate of business. Fighting for a personal platform, they do not see the damage they cause.
Breaking Ethics...
Global Online Freedom Act Would Make Some Types of Cooperation With China Criminal
in China Venture News, on October 29, 2007
...racy on the internet and use personally identifiable information to track down and punish democracy activists."
While the bill would have an impact in several countries, it is aimed at China. Th...
Interview with Brian Bacon, head of the Oxford Leadership Academy
in Sox First, on October 25, 2007
... with stakeholders ranging from non-government organizations (NGOs) to assorted pressure groups and activists. And that means they will have to become much more politically savvy. SOX FIRST: Why ar...
10 tips for countering shareholder activists
in Sox First, on October 5, 2007
...esting take from the global spin merchants at the Brunswick Group on how to deal with shareholder activists. As detailed by Alan Rappeport in CFO.com , the group has provided 10 tips for handl...
Watching Myanmar (Burma)
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 4, 2007
...ws portal at Irrawady.com . there are also several blogs ( here , here , and here ) by democracy activists. These are the information outlets I am familiar with. I'm sure that there are others....
A greener SEC?
in Sox First, on September 25, 2007
...n this day and age,'' Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, a coalition of environmental activists and investors, told the New York Times .
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Local Immigration Law in US Rescinded
in Global Mobility Report, on September 19, 2007
... with fines, jail, and loss of business license as potential penalties. Because business groups and activists sued after the law was enacted, it was never enforced. These groups cited the negative imp...
Projected Mount Everest Highway on Hold
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 29, 2007
...on road was suppose to begin at the bottom of the mountain to the 17,060 foot base camp.
But some activists have expressed concern about the road's environmental impact on the region, where glob...
Will Rapid-Fire Finance Self-Destruct the Economy?
in Businesspundit, on July 27, 2007
...Nardelli, who received stratospheric pay even as his company's stock price stalled, shareholder activists this year took aim at executive compensation. Unfortunately, they should not expect much f...
First Auto Concept Fatality At Hands Of Green Activism
in carzz.org, on July 18, 2007
...back in 2006 was slated for production. That's before all the Inconvenient Truth global warming activists infiltrated the government which has now stepped up pressure on automakers to perform - or...
Maine Reason to Stay
in The Universities Weblog, on July 2, 2007
... the cost of college loan payments for students who earn degrees in Maine and remain in the state.
Activists say the multimillion-dollar program, passed unanimously last month by Maine's House of...
Genetically Modified Foods and Allergies
in Allergies, on June 18, 2007
...frained from blogging about the connection between genetically modified foods (or what the anti-GMO activists call "frankenfoods") and allergies. The thing is, nobody really knows for sure w...
Did Morocco cut off YouTube?
in The Digital TV Weblog, on May 29, 2007
...ng, they don't have far to fall.
Over the past month Morocco has cracked down on students and activists from Western Sahara. These are the same people who have initiated pro-independence demonst...
CEO guillotine
in Sox First, on May 28, 2007
... 22 per cent of CEO departures in 2006. Try being inclusive in an environment of proxy battles and activists putting the heat on boards. The other interesting finding is that CEOs with experience do...
Buffett defends corporates at "Woodstock for capitalists"
in Sox First, on May 10, 2007
...China's state oil company, CNPC, which has extensive interests in Sudan and which, according to activists, is linked to the Darfur genocide . The Guardian reports Jason Miller of the Suda...
We Are Woman Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 8, 2007
...ts, publishes, distributes, inspires, advises, and networks with a wide variety of institutions and activists in the field.
Along with educational information, the web site includes a gift shop wi...
Digg The Power Of The People
in P2P File Sharing, on May 3, 2007
... and protect the key, which is intellectual property under the DMCA. On the other side are consumer activists who advocate the right to use the key for backups or to play it on Linux systems. In the m...
Digg The Power Of The People
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 3, 2007
... and protect the key, which is intellectual property under the DMCA. On the other side are consumer activists who advocate the right to use the key for backups or to play it on Linux systems. In the m...
Five Americans Detained After Everest Demonstration
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 30, 2007
... basically being psychologically terrorized," Service said Saturday in Katmandu.
Four of the activists were detained on Wednesday morning as they opened their banners outside a tent belonging t...
Brazilian Bishops Want to Exorcise Bush?
in Latina Viva, on March 6, 2007
From Brazzil Mag :
"Brazilian social movements and workers unions are vowing to bring thousands of people to the streets to protest the visit of American President , George W. Bush, which starts this Thursday night, March 9, in South America's largest city, São Paulo.
Using t...
Is 2007 the year to prick the CEO pay balloon?
in Sox First, on February 13, 2007
...professional compensation consultants to suggest runaway pay needs to be reined in. "Investor activists are buzzing about potential solutions, including shareholder advisory votes on executive p...
Platial : a social networked mapping platform. Interview de Di-Ann Eisnor, CEO et co-fondatrice de Platial
in Les Explorers, on February 7, 2007
...st in making maps and browsing maps; artists and geographers and cultural anthropologists and activists. Now bloggers of all kinds are creating maps with their readers. As Platial gets easier to use i...
Atlantic City delays vote on Casino Smoking Ban
in The Gambling Weblog, on January 6, 2007
...e casino smoking ban became law because die-hard smokers would go elsewhere to gamble. Anti-smoking activists disagree, and cite the possible ban as the possible beginning of a nationwide movement to ...
OECD to investigate Tony Blair's dropped probe on BAE
in Sox First, on January 1, 2007
...his month. OECD officials have told the BBC that there are concerns about political interference. Activists have also launched legal action against the Blair Government. The Saudis had threatened...
Diabetes Activists Use 15,000 Syringes To Make A Point
in Daily Diabetic, on October 29, 2006
No pun intended, honestly. In an effort to raise awareness and seek research funding of Type 1 diabetes, residents in Canberra placed 15,000 syringes on the lawn near Parliament House. Why 15,000? Because this is the approximate number of injections a Type 1 diabetic child will receive in ...
Expose corruption ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 29, 2006
...tions of corruption in UPE and lobby for reforms. It is during the processions that anti-corruption activists come out physically to demonstrate concern and resentment about the undeterred levels of c...
Fighting To Remove Ban On Higher Education
in The Universities Weblog, on October 22, 2006
...xpress strong opinions. But those qualities aren't appreciated everywhere.
human rights activists have recently called for a revoking of the ban on higher education found in Iran, which ba...
Global Reporting Initiative meets to launch 'G3'-
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 4, 2006
...nes. This collaboration demonstrates how CSR has shifted from the model of social and environmental activists targeting laggard companies, who respond retroactively, to a new paradigm where companies ...
Trench coats - not your usual rainwear
in Busy with Style, on September 25, 2006
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Milly Fur-Trim Coat is the thing for you if you don't mind the fox fur. animal rights activists might have a point there, but that's the trend and I want you to have the best fr...
World Bank anti-corruption critics
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 15, 2006
...riendly to the checks and balances of an open society. Earlier this month Singapore banned about 20 activists whom the bank had already approved for the meetings.
But in trying to stir the demand fo...
New probe to change Sarbanes-Oxley: the fix is in
in Sox First, on September 13, 2006
Just weeks after US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson delivered his first big speech advocating unwinding parts of Sarbanes-Oxley , a new commission is formed to look at changing Sarbanes-Oxley. And surprise, surprise, so now we have news of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation. ...
Lawyers, Gunns and Money: The new McLibel?
in Sox First, on August 29, 2006
The court battle between Australian timber giant Gunns and wilderness campaigners has become a textbook example for companies around the world on how NOT to deal with stakeholders. Gunns has locked itself into a position of "no surrender". The fight is around the future of logging i...
Free pass for CSR abusers?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on August 21, 2006
...ripping off poor consumers, there is a deafening silence of criticism from social and environmental activists.
Instead, BP is heralded as an environmental leader for its position on climate change. ...
P2Pnet Fundraiser Aug. 5 in Toronto
in P2P File Sharing, on August 1, 2006
...d a fundraiser concert August 5th at the Rivoli Restaurant & Club with other artists and activists. If you live in the area, come support Jon and the cause.
The Toronto Centre for Social ...
Wisconsin Gives Seal To Anti Human RFID Chipping Law
in The RFID Weblog, on June 4, 2006
...subjected to a fine of up to $10,000 per day. This can result in a setback for VeriChip. Certainly, activists and authors Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre must be on the moon as they had revealed i...
Britain's First Fetus Genetically Screened For Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2006
...o more than half.
The number seems to justify the parents' decision. However, as embryo rights activists say, "We mustn't forget the embryos that were not given a chance to live. This is...
Students Stage Walkout To Protest War
in The Universities Weblog, on April 30, 2006
... the 1960s and 1970s: the heyday of student protests. College campuses were notorious for producing activists of all types. Though this behavior has slowed considerably, is it time to again take a sta...
Tilting at Windmills
in IfEnergy, on April 28, 2006
... handful of untraditional splinter groups that are trying to stop them.
They may succeed. Already, activists and real estate developers have stalled projects across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ne...
Fighting A Losing Battle?
in Daily Diabetic, on April 13, 2006
...um! Brands Inc. said the explanation is local taste preferences. But nutrition experts and consumer activists said it is about money: Frying oil high in trans fats costs less.
It's sometimes exh...
Legislation limits state rights to biotech labeling: nanotech to follow?
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 3, 2006
...uction companies - such as Novartis, General Mills and Monsanto - dislike the increasing efforts by activists and others to pass laws banning GMOs or requiring all GMO foods to be labeled as such.
R...
Montréal cancels $1.2-billion casino project
in The Gambling Weblog, on March 19, 2006
... After ten months of campaigning, anti-casino activists led by Patricia Murphy (pictured) have won their battle against the building of an enormous casino complex at the Sud-Ouest borough of Montre...
Help Wanted: Wal-Mart Global Seeks Ethics Guru
in Sox First, on March 6, 2006
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Under attack from unions, activists and squeezed suppliers, Wal-Mart is on the offensive. First, Wal-Mart announced that former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young will...
Majority rules?
in Sox First, on February 27, 2006
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With the growing push by shareholder activists to change the rules so that directors would need a majority of votes to join boards, BusinessWeek poses the question: Should Directors Be Nervous? ...
US Department of Agriculture Faces Lawsuit Over Biotech Alfalfa
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 17, 2006
...nt alfalfa. Now, the USDA is facing the heat as a coalition of farmers, consumers and environmental activists filed a lawsuit, claiming that the USDA did not do a fulll environmental review prior to i...
Businesses and environmentalists team up to call for nanotechnology safety funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 16, 2006
... It's not often that corporate superpowers like DuPont and environmental activists like Environmental Defense see eye to eye on anything, but it now appears that nanotechnology is bringing t...
Codes of Conduct
in Sox First, on January 18, 2006
...zenship Principle: The various codes differ considerably on the degree to which companies should be activists on public and societal issues, but they agree on several basic issues of citizenship. Perh...
A SOX-led bombardment of litigation?
in Sox First, on January 9, 2006
...hich Sarbox will be a trial-bar bonanza. Now, use that as the context for the call by shareholder activists for Dana Corp. top executives and board of directors to be held accountable for the restat...
Proxy season peace pipes
in Sox First, on January 6, 2006
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Interesting data from the 2005 proxy season has raised suggestions that boards of directors and activists brought out the peace pipes. The figures however suggest that something far more i...
NYU Says 'No' To Coke
in The Universities Weblog, on December 22, 2005
...g plant.
The University Senate voted 28-10 to enact the ban Nov. 3, almost two years after student activists from the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke at NYU began lobbying for Coca-Cola to agree to a th...
Fighting shareholders
in Sox First, on December 9, 2005
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Stock holders are in a fighting mood. Hedge funds, trade unions, and shareholder activists are putting US corporations under increasing heat, according to the latest research from proxy firm Geo...
Coke and Water: Do the Conservationists Know What they are Talking About?
in Businesspundit, on October 11, 2005
...roblems arose from some initial accusations that were untrue.
Coca-Cola has also been targeted by activists, but over the issue of water rather than energy. The firm has been hit hardest in India. F...
How to Pitch a Story
in Bizinformer, on September 13, 2005
...s in the bar, at the university where I work as a teacher, from other clients, from students, local activists, or during outdoor group activities such as hiking and camping. I listen closely to what p...
Nonprofit BEAN Sprouts Social Network
in The Dating Weblog, on July 12, 2005
...eet and
mingle in both social and professional settings. Howard Wu
created Business and Engineering Activists Network ( BEAN ),
a nonprofit group to link like-minded young professionals, three ...
Day Trips: Marin Headlands Excursion Part One
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 6, 2005
...Sausalito. However, a "business-deal-gone-sour" combined with intervention from community activists forced the feds to save the preserve the land and create a bastion of activities available...
Twenty Changes Over Twenty Years
in Businesspundit, on March 1, 2005
...started giving stock options to their executives. They were influenced by academics and shareholder activists who declared that executive pay and performance had to be aligned. And it didn't hurt ...
In Defense of Globalization
in TJ's Weblog, on September 13, 2004
... beneficial. Also for my taste he takes the rather confusing arguments from many anti-globalization activists much too serious. There is often a confusing cacophony and contradiction in arguments deli...
What Will Happen if Kerry Got Elected
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 29, 2004
... 's article "Can Kerry Sell Kerrynomics?" might sound promising to anti-outsourcing activists. In Detroit, the city that is suffering astronomically from the outsourcing of manufacturi...
Wal-Mart in Los Angeles
in Businesspundit, on March 18, 2004
...let Guns---has attracted its own share of powerful critics.
Nothing stirs the ire of anti-big box activists like the thought of an expansion effort by the world's largest retailer. Wal-Mart has ...
Metro Backs Down on RFID, But Privacy Groups Not Satisfied
in The RFID Weblog, on March 2, 2004
...measures to prevent the chips from being misused. According to this report from Wired.com :
"Activists recently discovered RFID chips embedded in the store's customer loyalty cards. They al...
Business and NGOs
in Businesspundit, on August 10, 2003
...ving Nike now before the Supreme Court might discourage firms from entering into public debate with activists, by classifying their comments as "commercial speech", which lacks America's...
Volokh on the Nike Free Speech Case
in Businesspundit, on June 30, 2003
...his case is fascinating, but I fear that whatever the outcome is it will be manipulated by lawyers, activists, or businesses (whoever it ends up favoring) and the Court System will eventually h...
