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COP26 Hires Law Firm That Defended Fossil Fuel Giants Over Environmental Disasters

DeSmogBlog

The UK government has appointed a law firm with a history of defending fossil fuel companies over environmental disasters to provide legal services for the upcoming COP26 climate summit. While DLA Piper highlights its environmental credentials in the announcement, the international law firm — whose global revenue last year was over £1.5

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Tracing EthicalEvidence in Moral Obligation to Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Approximately twenty years after the publication of UNESCO’s Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations, the need to protect the earth for the future generations has finally received a significant consideration in the field of ethics. 3. Application of Ethics.

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The CSR Pyramid: Economic, Legal, Ethical, And Philanthropic Responsibility

Green Business Bureau

This model gives the structure organizations need to meet the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic demands of Business. . To meet the demands of the modern, ethical economy , Carroll’s CSR pyramid needs updating. Exemplifying this, one 2006 study identified and analyzed 37 different CSR interpretations. .

Ethics 148
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The CSR Pyramid: Economic, Legal, Ethical, And Philanthropic Responsibility

Green Business Bureau

This model gives the structure organizations need to meet the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic demands of Business. . To meet the demands of the modern, ethical economy , Carroll’s CSR pyramid needs updating. Exemplifying this, one 2006 study identified and analyzed 37 different CSR interpretations. .

Ethics 148
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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

GreenBiz

As I noted in a 2006 essay on the occasion of Friedman’s passing: We know better now. Moreover, under the laws of the state of Delaware, where 60 percent of Fortune 500 companies (and many smaller ones, including GreenBiz Group) are registered, corporate directors still have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of shareholders.

Politics 347
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Cook Islands UN Negotiator Paid $700k by Shipping Industry Lobby Group

DeSmogBlog

Finley, who is based in Dorset, UK, but has been the Cook Islands’ ambassador to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) since 2006, has been praised for his contributions to the agency by its Secretary-General. ‘Full Confidence’ of Cook Islands.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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