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Can IBM continue to support blatant sexual discrimination?

Can IBM continue to support blatant sexual discrimination?

By Tom Raftery on April 11, 2012

I’ve always admired IBM’s achievements in the diversity and equality arena. Some of their milestones down through the years include: In 1914, 76 years before the US Disabilities Act, IBM hired its first disabled employee. In 1942 IBM launched a disabled employee training program. In 1943 Ruth Leach Amonette was elected IBM’s first female Vice […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged augusta, corporate responsibility, discrimination, ginni rometty, ibm, ibm ceo, masters, masters tournament, sex discrimination, Sustainability, virginia rometty | 2 Responses

Sustainability reporting in tech companies – the hardware vs software divide

Sustainability reporting in tech companies – the hardware vs software divide

By Tom Raftery on July 6, 2010

I wrote (and subsequently updated) a post a few weeks ago reviewing the Sustainability Reports of various companies in the technology space. I updated the review again this afternoon (see the updated review below) with the 2009 reports from IBM, Adobe and SAS. Something which struck me previously, and which hasn’t changed […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged corporate responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Hardware, Social Media, Sustainability, sustainability reporting

Adobe seems to have no commitment whatsoever to Sustainability

Adobe seems to have no commitment whatsoever to Sustainability

By Tom Raftery on July 5, 2010

I was extremely lucky to be given a tour of Adobe’s triple platinum LEED certified HQ in Palo Alto last year. I video’d highlights of the tour and posted them here. At the time I was extremely impressed with Adobe’s sustainability initiatives. However, since then I have been more and more convinced […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged adobe, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, adobe leed certified hq, adobe livecycle, Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite, bt, corporate responsibility, CSR, ibm, leed, livecycle, sap, Sustainability

Global telco’s sustainability reports reviewed

Global telco’s sustainability reports reviewed

By Tom Raftery on June 11, 2010

When I published my review of tech company sustainability reports a couple of weeks back, it was suggested that I should add in telco’s as well. Instead, for clarity, I decided to publish a separate review of telco sustainability reports here.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged 3, AT&T, bt, china mobile, corporate responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, hutchinson whampoa, orange, sk telecom, Sustainability, sustainability reporting, sustainability reports, swisscom, t-mobile, telco, telecom italia, telefonica, telenor, Verizon, vodafone

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