http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:04 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:04 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/76/2010/03/17/Top_CSR_Companies-_Or_Not- Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/blog/76/2010/03/17/Top_CSR_Companies-_Or_Not- Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:39:09 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/69/2010/01/07/Gender_Asbestos_at_The_Economist Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/blog/69/2010/01/07/Gender_Asbestos_at_The_Economist Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:31:09 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2126/2010/01/06/Book_reviews_CSR_in_Singapore_and_Malaysia Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/2126/2010/01/06/Book_reviews_CSR_in_Singapore_and_Malaysia Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:15:29 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2077/2010/01/03/Harvard_teaching_hospitals_cap_outside_pay Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/2077/2010/01/03/Harvard_teaching_hospitals_cap_outside_pay Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:06:53 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2020/2009/10/15/Kuwait_set_to_issue_tender_for_solar_power_plant Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/2020/2009/10/15/Kuwait_set_to_issue_tender_for_solar_power_plant Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:53:52 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1995/2009/10/13/George_Soros_to_Invest_1_Billion_in_Green_Energy Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1995/2009/10/13/George_Soros_to_Invest_1_Billion_in_Green_Energy Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:59:56 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1973/2009/10/08/How_to_meet_the_Carbon_Reduction_Commitment Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1973/2009/10/08/How_to_meet_the_Carbon_Reduction_Commitment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:31:26 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1923/2009/09/28/Construction_companies_to_fight_OFT_over_�130m_fines Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1923/2009/09/28/Construction_companies_to_fight_OFT_over_�130m_fines Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:51:41 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1919/2009/09/28/Socially_responsible_practices_pay_off_for_companies Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1919/2009/09/28/Socially_responsible_practices_pay_off_for_companies Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:22:34 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1865/2009/09/23/Who_Will_Lead_the_Electric_Car_Market Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1865/2009/09/23/Who_Will_Lead_the_Electric_Car_Market Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:05:35 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1846/2009/09/22/Big_Corporates_Honing_CO2_Reduction_Strategies Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1846/2009/09/22/Big_Corporates_Honing_CO2_Reduction_Strategies Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:06:50 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1844/2009/09/22/Newsweek_ranks_the_SP_500_on_how_green_they_are Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1844/2009/09/22/Newsweek_ranks_the_SP_500_on_how_green_they_are It is certainly an ambitious exercise, looking at estimated carbon emissions, company environmental policies and reputation perceptions. ]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:50:33 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1839/2009/09/21/Firms_Start_to_See_Climate_Change_as_Barrier_to_Profit Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1839/2009/09/21/Firms_Start_to_See_Climate_Change_as_Barrier_to_Profit Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:51:40 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1812/2009/09/18/BP_gets_out_of_Indian_wind Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1812/2009/09/18/BP_gets_out_of_Indian_wind Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:29:11 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1759/2009/09/15/How_to_Be_Sustainably_Profitable_in_a_Low-CO2_Economy Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1759/2009/09/15/How_to_Be_Sustainably_Profitable_in_a_Low-CO2_Economy Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:12:15 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1754/2009/09/15/GE_boosts_solar_power_production Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1754/2009/09/15/GE_boosts_solar_power_production Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:56:24 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1684/2009/09/11/Finally_a_move_towards_an_independent_compliance_team Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1684/2009/09/11/Finally_a_move_towards_an_independent_compliance_team Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:24:45 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1676/2009/09/10/Optimism_Over_Chinas_Green_Technology_Market Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1676/2009/09/10/Optimism_Over_Chinas_Green_Technology_Market Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:50 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1665/2009/09/09/U-S-_Company_and_China_Plan_Solar_Project Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1665/2009/09/09/U-S-_Company_and_China_Plan_Solar_Project Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:02:53 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1605/2009/09/07/The_Economist_on_electric_cars Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1605/2009/09/07/The_Economist_on_electric_cars Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:03:21 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1571/2009/09/04/CO2_Net_zero_neighborhood_planned_for_Colorado Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1571/2009/09/04/CO2_Net_zero_neighborhood_planned_for_Colorado Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:15:52 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1461/2009/09/02/BT_issues_white_paper_4_dimensions_of_sustainability Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1461/2009/09/02/BT_issues_white_paper_4_dimensions_of_sustainability Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:45:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1426/2009/08/31/Chinas_BYD_expects_to_sell_electric_car_in_US_in_2010 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1426/2009/08/31/Chinas_BYD_expects_to_sell_electric_car_in_US_in_2010 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:14:58 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1393/2009/08/25/How_autoparts_firms_became_wind_turbine_producer Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1393/2009/08/25/How_autoparts_firms_became_wind_turbine_producer Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:16:53 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1312/2009/06/17/Can_work-sharing_help_avoid_the_need_for_layoffs Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1312/2009/06/17/Can_work-sharing_help_avoid_the_need_for_layoffs Work-sharing is a way of maintaining employee stability during tough times, and the cost gets shared around. ]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:09:50 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/32/2009/06/11/QA_With_Jeffrey_Hollender Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/blog/32/2009/06/11/QA_With_Jeffrey_Hollender Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:24:45 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1283/2009/06/10/Capital_One_braces_for_a_less-sneaky_strategy Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1283/2009/06/10/Capital_One_braces_for_a_less-sneaky_strategy The US' 5th-largest credit card company, Capital One, is making adjustments to its strategies and policies in light of new rules from Congress. ]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:09:40 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1257/2009/06/04/Investment_in_renewables_overtook_fossil_energy_in_2008 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1257/2009/06/04/Investment_in_renewables_overtook_fossil_energy_in_2008 Over $140bn (£85bn) was invested in solar, wind and other clean energy solutions, compared with $110bn for gas and coal electricity generation. ]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:49:09 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1064/2009/04/28/Fords_green_strategy_horses_for_courses_EcoBoost-1 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1064/2009/04/28/Fords_green_strategy_horses_for_courses_EcoBoost-1 John Viera, Ford's Director of Sustainable Business Strategies, explained the company's approach to the low carbon challenge to GreenBiz. ]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:22:03 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1043/2009/04/23/The_wrong_people_to_lead_on_corporate_responsibility Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/1043/2009/04/23/The_wrong_people_to_lead_on_corporate_responsibility An article in CSR Asia dissects the corporate social responsibility manager genus into its different species. ]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:07:37 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/964/2009/04/09/Now_Mars_goes_for_ethically_sourced_cocoa Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/964/2009/04/09/Now_Mars_goes_for_ethically_sourced_cocoa The maker of Mars bars, M&Ms and Snickers is to ensure that all its cocoa used worldwide is sustainably sourced by 2020. ]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:12:32 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/958/2009/04/07/Sustainable_Development_in_Czech_Banks-1 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/958/2009/04/07/Sustainable_Development_in_Czech_Banks-1 What's it like on the ground? An interview with the driver of sustainability in a leading Czech universal bank ]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:54:13 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/951/2009/04/07/Losing_Innocent_to_Coca-Cola Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/951/2009/04/07/Losing_Innocent_to_Coca-Cola Coca-Cola has bought a stake of between 10 and 20% in Innocent, the ethically-branded juice and smoothie company. ]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:39:17 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/940/2009/04/06/The_highest_earners_of_all_time Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/940/2009/04/06/The_highest_earners_of_all_time Louis the Sun King. Lorenzo de Medici. Croesus. Peasants, all. ]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:57:36 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/925/2009/04/02/Greater_racegender_diversity_equals_better_bottom_line-1 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/925/2009/04/02/Greater_racegender_diversity_equals_better_bottom_line-1 A study finds that the greater a corporation's gender and racial diversity, the better its market share. ]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:49:42 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/795/2009/03/19/ldquoCan_The_Music_Industry_Afford_To_Go_Greenrdquo-1 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/795/2009/03/19/ldquoCan_The_Music_Industry_Afford_To_Go_Greenrdquo-1 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:34:20 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/654/2009/03/11/New_survey_of_human_rights_impact_assessment_tools Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/654/2009/03/11/New_survey_of_human_rights_impact_assessment_tools Companies still getting to grips with their human rights responsibilities may find useful a new survey by Aim for Human Rights comparing HRIA tools. ]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:14:16 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/652/2009/03/11/Pharma_Futures_project_releases_emerging_markets_report Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/652/2009/03/11/Pharma_Futures_project_releases_emerging_markets_report The third report of the multistakeholder Pharma Futures project provides drugmakers with guidance on responsible approaches in emerging markets. ]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:28:59 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/550/2009/03/02/HSBC_offloads_a_Household_chore-1 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/550/2009/03/02/HSBC_offloads_a_Household_chore-1 Banking giant HSBC is closing down the business of a US acquisition that has lost twice as much as it cost to buy in the first place. ]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:50:32 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/523/2009/02/26/New_guide_on_CO2_reduction_for_transport_logistics-1 Strategy & Organization http://www.apesphere.com/story/523/2009/02/26/New_guide_on_CO2_reduction_for_transport_logistics-1 A new report identifies 13 ways in which supply chain CO2 emissions can be reduced with transport and logistics sectors. ]]>