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...proxy vote for Plum Creek Timber shareholders on whether to adopt a code of environmental conduct called the Ceres Principles—a set of voluntary, environmentally-friendly guidelines, stressing accurate reporting as well as environmental protection—the CCSR did not follow the Advisory Committee’s recommendation and abstained. The Ceres Principles are a worthy code of conduct for corporations. Companies that follow the Principles must report annually on their environmental performance, information that is essential for policy makers to better maintain our global climate. Voting for one company to adopt the Ceres Principles is admittedly...
Opponents of the Ceres Principles may cite the additional cost of providing the information dictated by the code of conduct, which could potentially lead to smaller shareholder profits. Certainly there are benefits to maximizing the return on Harvard’s endowment, but there need not be a stark choice between profitability and environmental consciousness. The KLD Domini 400, an index of socially responsible companies, has outperformed the S&P 500 for 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year returns. Concern for the environment does not invite imminent financial collapse...
...finding by a court that a person did not violate the state’s criminal laws does not speak to whether the student has acted consistently with the School’s code of conduct and related expectations for members of the community,” Sanni wrote...
...GSE’s Committee on Rights and Responsibilities will decide whether Zedginidze violated the GSE’s code of ethics and, if so, what punishment would be appropriate...
...Golani Brigade trooper sparked a debate among Israelis about the rules that apply when their soldiers open fire with potentially lethal force - particularly along the controversial new route of the security fence - and when Israeli protesters might be the target. Under the army's rules of engagement, incongruously code-named Purple Lilac, issued at the start of the three-year intifadeh, soldiers can use live ammunition only when they believe their lives are threatened. Human-rights groups say large numbers of unarmed Palestinians have been shot without justification during the intifadeh and that the army does little to investigate...