Fabian Pattberg

Monthly Archives - June 2009

The Latest Sustainability /CSR Reports – June 2009

June 25, 20092:42 pm

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latest reports The Latest Sustainability /CSR Reports June 2009The last 3 weeks have been packed with the publication of many Sustainability / CSR Reports. Here I some I came across and found interesting:

  • Verizon (North American Telecoms Company)
  • Infosys (Business Consulting, IT Systems and Outcourcing Company)
  • Ford (I guess there is no need to tell you who Ford is)
  • Siemens (Germany-based global technology company)
  • Aracruz Cellulose (Global leader in eucalyptus pulb – very resource intensive)
  • BCE (Canadas largest communications company)
  • ST Microelectronics (Producer of semiconductor products)
  • Coca-Cola Hellenic (One of the largest bottlers and vendors of Coca-Cola company’s products in the world)
  • Orange (a large Telecommunication company based in Europe)
  • Lufthansa (Global Airline)
  • BAA (Owner of a lot of Airports across the globe)
  • Enel SpA (Italian Energy Company)
  • Xstrata (Global Mining Company)
  • Vodafone (One of the largest telecommunication companies globally)

Have I missed any? All feedback welcomed.

People I follow on Twitter – CSR News

June 23, 20099:37 am

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This is the next part in the “People I follow in Twitter“ series I started several weeks ago.

Today’s post is about the people or better in this case, the organizations I follow to when I am looking for news relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The following list is a good mix of interesting organizations and websites.

CSR News on Twitter

  • Apesphere: A good all around news website on sustainability and CSR topics apesphere logo People I follow on Twitter – CSR News
  • CSR Wire: One of the most important CSR News agencies csrwire People I follow on Twitter – CSR News

If you feel that I have missed someone that provides equally good information on CSR News please feel free to suggest them here.

Social Media and Stakeholder Engagement: The times are changing

June 11, 20097:30 pm

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I am a member of a lot of social networks. Most of them are on Sustainability and related topics.

This week was particularity interesting as a intensively debated discussion on the Just Means network caught my attention. This discussion focused around the responsible business practices of Shell.

Here is the direct link and screenshot of some of the detailed discussion:

justmeans Social Media and Stakeholder Engagement: The times are changing

This discussion in itself is nothing extraordinary.

What I feel is a lot more interesting is that someone contacted Shell in order to invite them to comment. And they DECLINED (see below).

justmeans1 Social Media and Stakeholder Engagement: The times are changing

This wasn’t really a good decision from Shell in my opinion. Even though most likely nothing will come from this discussion about Shell this kind of stakeholder pressure will become much more common practice in the next few years. Social Media will be the big new challenge for Sustainability and Communication departments.

And I am really looking forward to it as this will mean that companies need to engage more!

What do you think? Any opinions or comments?

A powerful Climate Change Video: Act now!

June 9, 200911:12 pm

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Here is another excellent example of how a video can be very effective in bringing a simple message across in a very powerful way.

If you are looking for the ultimate video to show to the Climate Change and Global Warming sceptics in your life then show them this clip:

I know whom I will show this for sure. Maybe then they will finally get it that we need to ACT NOW to save our planet.

Introducing the new SustainabilityForum.com

June 5, 20099:22 am

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image1 Introducing the new SustainabilityForum.comAfter many months of late nights after the regular work the day has finally arrived where I can announce to you that the new version of the SustainabilityForum.com is now live.

Once you look at the new website you will see a clear difference to the old website. The difference is that SustainabilityForum.com is not just a discussion forum anymore but now comprises of four main areas all proving information on Sustainability topics.

The four areas of  the new SustainabilityForum.com website are:

  1. The Discussion Forum: Our discussion forum is main place for you our members to share information on Sustainability topics and other off topics. Our topics range from Sustainable Energy to Jobs and Internships in the Sustainability sector. So no change here.
  2. NEW: Our Daily News: This is the place for daily news on a broad range of sustainability topics. We are constantly scanning the web for sustainability-related information and news that could be of interest to our members and you the reader. Our intention with this news area is to provide the reader with the most interesting news items of that day or from the past few days. We are only including the news that is truly interesting, no corporate spin and surely no green washing allowed here.
  3. NEW: Our Blog: Our blogging area is where an opinion is wanted and expressed in order to provide the reader with a different angle to a certain Sustainability topic. We are always looking for news guest or paid writers that would like to post in our blog area. If you are interested in writing for us or simply would like to blog on SustainabilityForum.com then please get in touch and write us an email to admin(at)sustainabilityforum.com.
  4. NEW: The Events Area: If you organizing an event or would like to hold a online chat on a certain topic then this events areas will be just right for you. We hold regular online events where members can share and discuss interesting news and information on the topic of that particular events session

The new SustainabilityForum.com will continue to cover a wide range of Sustainability topics. The only difference is that we will now have a more structured and convenient way of bringing the interesting news to you.

Looking for blogger/authors
SustainabilityForum.com is expanding and we are always looking for writers to that would like to publish their articles. As a writer you can either choose to be a guest writer or a paid writer that would like to contribute on a regular basis. If you are interested in writing for us or have your blog posts published on SustainabilityForum.com then please get in touch by sending an email to admin(at)sustainabilityforum.com.

Your Feedback is wanted
Please visit our new SustainabilityForum.com and let us know what you think by sending us an email to admin(at)sustainabilityforum.com in order to make it even better and customize it to your needs.

See you on SustainabilityForum.com hopefully.

All the best,

Fabian