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The Washington Post Equates CSR with Charity: #FAIL

By cjarvis on August 2, 2010 2 Comments BP, BP brand, charity, Chrystia Freeland, corporate social responsibility, CSR, CSR focus, education, environment, Exxon, financial crisis, good business, oil spill, philanthropy gulf oil spill, responsibility, safety standards, Thomson Reuters, triple bottom line, Washington Post, What’s BP’s social responsibility

Was Corporate Social Responsibility responsible for the BP spill? Absolutely! CSR? Don’t quit your day job! (so says the Washington Post)

Authenticity is The Key to Rebuilding Trust

By Kevin_Moss on March 14, 2010 Comments Off on Authenticity is The Key to Rebuilding Trust authenticity, avatar, Bill Marriott, community investment, CR practitioner, District 9, environmentally, Marriott, National Press Club, stakeholder, Thomson Reuters, Tom Glocer, trust, Up in the Air

rebuilding trustIf we express our values through our community investment, then to substantiate our authenticity, we need to be consistent in applying those values to our core business.

Clean Tech Sector Drives Venture Capital Investment Increases in Q3 2009

By Tracey de Morsella on October 23, 2009 2 Comments 2009, alternative energy, clean technology, Clean Technology sector, cleantech, conservation, deals, economic recovery, investment strategy, IPO markets, MA, Mark Heesen, MoneyTree Report, MoneyTree™ Report, multiple rounds, National Venture Capital Association, NVCA, pollution, power supplies, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, recycling, third quarter, Thomson Reuters, Tracy T. Lefteroff, venture capitalists

Venture capitalists invested $4.8 billion in 637 deals in the third quarter of 2009, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters . Quarterly investment activity increased 17 percent in terms of dollars, but fell 3 percent in number of deals compared to the second quarter of 2009 when $4.1 billion was invested in 657 deals. The increase in dollars invested was driven by several large rounds in the Clean Technology sector, one of which is the ninth largest deal since 1995. The Life Sciences sector (biotechnology and medical device industries combined) also had a solid quarter relative to other industry sectors, leaving Software as the third highest investment sector, a notable decline in industry ranking.