Category: Social Responsibility
Is it worth worrying about bitcoin’s growing electricity use?
New research posits that Bitcoin mining will consume half a percent of the world's total electricity by the end of 2018, then 5 percent in a few years.
Is slavery present in your supply chain?
More than 5,000 potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery were reported to UK authorities last year, the highest number on record.
Set the Standard – ISO 26000 – Social Responsibility
Business and organizations do not operate in a vacuum. Their relationship to the society and environment in which they operate is a critical factor in their ability to continue to operate effectively.
The damned if you do damned if you don’t problem with CVE
If we want to reduce the number of terrorist attacks, we need to have agencies other than security services and law enforcement talking to and listening to communities.
Is there such a thing as an ethical electric car?
Carmakers and big tech struggle to keep batteries free from child labor.
A journalist’s responsibility to help counter terrorism forces
Where does the job as a journalist ends and the job as a citizen begins? An analysis by Phil Gurski.
What is Urban Resilience?
Urban resilience is a city's ability to survive, adapt, and grow amid the many shocks and stresses it inevitably experiences.
Resilient Los Angeles: A conversation with 100RC President Michael Berkowitz and Mayor Eric Garcetti
In February 2018, the City of Los Angeles released the world's 38th resilience strategy, a visionary and concrete plan for a resilient future!
Building Resilience in India
A discussion with Hardeep Singh Puri, Indian Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, on the development of resilient cities across the country.
100 Resilient Cities: Updates from African Cities
In this video, Chief Resilience Officers from Accra, Addis Ababa, and Cape Town share how their cities are approaching the urgent challenges of our time.
An international guide to effective product labelling
Getting product information right is a key business strategy. A new international guide will help ensure the product is really what it says on the tin.
Grindr under fire for sharing HIV status of users
Social networking service ignited privacy worries over how it shared sensitive user details including HIV status and GPS location with third-party services.