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Death of the Principle of Voluntarism?

Much of the corporate sustainability and responsibility agenda has been propelled since the '90s by the idea that voluntary action on the part of corporations is more effective than regulation. It has been a celebration of market dynamism over moribund regulation, the latter of which would provide only for the lowest common denominator. At...

Tags: Initiative, Diamond, Kimberly Process, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-06-25

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IBM & FXA Helping Assure Safety of Vietnam Seafood Exports

IBM's vision of a smart planet is proving to be an interesting intellectual platform from which to invite all actors to think how best to improve sustainability performance with smart use of IT. Yesterday's announcement hat tip James of a partnerhsip between IBM, FXA Group, the Vietnam Association...

Tags: Crisis Management, Farm, Food, Food & Beverage, IBM Corp., Ireland, James Farrar, Management, Manufacturing, Meat, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-05-20

Nanotechnology-based clean hydrogen for cars

According to EE Times, a California-based company called QuantumSphere has developed nanoparticles that could make hydrogen cheaper than gasoline. The company says its reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings can boost the efficiency of electrolysis the technique that generates hydrogen from water to 85% today, exceeding the Department of Energy's goal for...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Electrode, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Nanotechnology, Hydrogen, QuantumSphere, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-27

ZDNet names first three deputy testers of the week to get free tech

In case you missed it, last week, I announced ZDNet's Deputy Tester of the Week program. I came up with the idea after realizing that solution providers (hardware, software, services, etc.) were sending far more products to me for testing than I'll ever have time to get to. The...

Tags: General, IT Management, Personal Technology, Product Giveaways, Software Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-05-25

Media Rating Council: Click audits support advertiser 'Bill of Rights'

The Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB believes “industry driven auditing and certification” of the measurement and counting of clicks, including the identification of invalid clicks and/or fraudulent clicks, is essential for industry transparency and accountability, according to Greg Stuart, IAB CEO & President.Stuart discussed the IAB’s recent formation of an industry-wide...

Tags: Media Rating Council

Blog posts 2006-10-06