CSRwire Launches New ''Raw and Unfiltered'' Website; Enhancing and Diversifying the Mix of Information and Opinion on Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability.SPRINGFIELD Springfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 105,227), state capital and seat of Sangamon co., central Ill., on the Sangamon River; settled 1818, inc. as a city 1840. , Mass. -- CSRwire, the newswire of corporate social responsibility (CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. ), announced today the launch of its completely revamped website. The new site builds on CSRwire's existing strengths by broadening the spectrum of CSR-related information, opinion, links, blogs, experiments and interactive features. Some of the new features include: Reports by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a leading socially responsible investing Socially responsible investing describes an investment strategy which combines the intentions to maximize both financial return and social good. In general, socially responsible investors favor corporate practices which are environmentally responsible, support workplace diversity, (SRI) research firm, identifying environmental, social, and governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. risks and strengths at over 1,750 companies. Commitment to Transparency (1) The quality of being able to see through a material. The terms transparency and translucency are often used synonymously; however, transparent would technically mean "seeing through clear glass," while translucent would mean "seeing through frosted glass." See alpha blending. , through interactive dialogue, this new feature allows readers to add commentary on each press release. The commitment to transparency function is at the company's discretion. Increased Access to Company-Issued Sustainability Reports through a partnership with CorporateRegister.com, the most comprehensive resource of CSR reports globally. "The new CSRwire website harnesses the primary strength of CSR--its diversity of opinion and data sources--to enable more informed decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from on corporate sustainability," said Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Schneider, Director of CSRwire. "Our new 'raw and unfiltered' tagline underscores our enhanced transparency, providing a 360-degree view of CSR." CSRwire will also add new elements to its website going forward. Some of the emerging features include: Email alerts, when new content is posted, customizable by keyword, company, and category. CSRwire Think Tank will be an ongoing project to increase communications between researchers, support the development of research centers devoted to responsible investment, call attention to important work, and spur new research agendas. Public Policy will connect and demonstrate the impact of global public policy enacted and contemplated initiatives to individual companies and industries. Activist Forum will connect and demonstrate the impact and response of campaigns by nongovernmental organizations Transnational organizations of private citizens that maintain a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Nongovernmental organizations may be professional associations, foundations, multinational businesses, or simply groups with a common interest in to individual companies and industries. Springfield Open Exchange will be a place to create, introduce, experiment and collaborate on financing mechanisms and economic models that rely on the principles of triple bottom line transparent activities, using the protocols of 'open source software development'. Multimedia Resources, including video, podcasts, and other media. "If we all agreed to give greater value to economic models that improved more lives - we could. Some of these new features will allow for the development of models and mechanisms to support the next evolution of capitalism," said Joe Sibilia, President of CSRwire and Chairman of Meadowbrook Lane Capital. About CSRwire CSRwire is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, press releases, reports and news. CSRwire members are companies and NGOs, agencies and organizations interested in communicating their corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while , sustainability, and socially responsible initiatives to a global audience through CSRwire's syndication See syndication format. network and weekly News Alerts. Meadowbrook Lane Capital, CSRwire's parent company, has been described as a 'socially responsible investment bank' by the Wall Street Journal. The company specializes in turning values into valuation while concentrating on succession issues for mission driven companies. |
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