Topic: Exxon Mobil Corporation

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What does it take to make a better bed net? It's no small matter: Bed nets are a critical defense against malaria, which each year kills 1 million people and makes another 300 million ill in developing regions. The solution, it turns out, is no small matter either.READ»

Exxon's Brazen Greenwashing, on the Front Page of The New York Times

Exxon's new ads tout the idea that car emissions are 95% lower now than in 1970. But not so fast, says one scientist.READ»

Is Misleading the Public Really Profitable?

There shouldn’t be a choice between honest public relations and outright skewing of the truth for short-term gain, but as we know from never ending battles with tobacco companies, the latter is all too often common practice. Enter ...READ»

Exxon, a Longtime Biofuel Holdout, Makes a $600 Million Algae Fuel Investment

Exxon has long denied plans to move into the biofuel market, but the oil company announced a plan today to invest $600 million in the production of biofuel from algae. As part of the plan, Exxon will partner with Synethetic Genomics, ...READ»

A Day in the Life of Work: Wave Runner

A former lawyer found her true calling as a harbor pilot, steering 1,000-foot tanker ships through Portland's waterways.READ»

Five Companies That Are Turning Algae Into Energy

We recently received a press release from a fledging company called Renewed World Energies claiming that it has created the first commercially viable algae-processing system. The company expects to have two acres of commercial algae ...READ»

Oil

It's a dilemma for investors who want hefty returns and a clean green conscience: Can you own Big Oil and still feel good in the morning?READ»

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Sustainability in Corporate Advertising

I am wondering if the focus on sustainability in corporate advertising, relative to the lower weighting in product advertising indicates a perception on behalf of companies that consumers really don’t care much. READ»

Who Wins Under a Cap-and-Trade System?

The idea behind the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions is simple: Energy companies that rely mostly on oil and coal will have to pony up big bucks, while those who rely on more diversified forms of power will benefit. ...READ»

Debunking the Myth of Sustainable Brands

There is no such thing as a 'sustainable brand.' Trouble is, the misnomer can lead to greenwashing and economic consequences, too. READ»

Industrial Metal and Catalyst Recyclers Deserve More Green Cred

I'm kind of a green geek, so I get interested in lots of different avenues, and one that I've become fascinated with lately is industrial recycling for spent catalysts and non-ferrous metals. Founded by Mark Spano in 1978, PM ...READ»

Exxon Entering Electric Vehicle Market With Maya 300

Electric vehicles have definitely hit the big time now that gasoline-slinging companies are getting involved. The Maya 300, an all-electric vehicle coming out in 2011, will feature a lithium ion battery separator film dubbed ...READ»

Encouraging Innovation: How Can We Do It Better?

In Tuesday’s New York Times, there was a story about how entrepreneurs have been getting into the game of buying undervalued websites, revamping them, and then selling them for a profit. Read it here. These web-preneurs use home ...READ»

Pay as You Go

Mobil launched Speedpass to help customers guzzle gas faster. Now, 5 million users later, the tiny device has become a huge asset -- a classic case of a network effect.READ»

Work/Life: What If They Paid Us To Be Less Busy?

  So Delta and Northwest merge, and Arby’s is buying Wendy’s.  JPMorgan bails out Bear Stearns and a Brazilian sugar company has purchased ExxonMobil.   It’s hard to say what the advantages to the consumer will be.  In ...READ»

IPCC: Monetary Benefits of Global Warming Prevention Outweigh Costs

Despite the flailing economy, many major companies--Wal-Mart, McDonald's, and Exxon, to name a few--have invested heavily in sustainable technologies that could mitigate the effects of global warming. Good news: these investments will ...READ»

Careers: How to Improve Your Social Media IQ: Part Two

I'm continuing to live blog -- well as I confessed in Part One -- edit my rambling live blogging at last week's BullDog Reporter bootcamp with social media pros Sally Falkow and Doug Hay of Expansion+. As I mentioned, I have no ...READ»

The CSR Industry's Lost Cause

What does the 2009 CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens list say about the current state of the CSR industry? Perhaps it’s time for a makeover. READ»

Eat Your Carrots and You Get a Dollar

Oh, how the times have changed! When I was in high school (which was not all that long ago), it was just expected that kids who were smart (and many who weren't) would take Advanced Placement (AP) classes and then go on to take the ...READ»

Tech Support

The truth about all of those fancy, feature-packed cell phones.READ»

Fast Forward

If you think the past five years were something to behold, well, you ain't seen nothing yet!READ»

Hall Monitors

These days, getting involved in public schools is practically a requirement for top companies. Here are some of the most ambitious initiatives.READ»

China's New Oil Supplier

When my plane smacks down in Equatorial Guinea -- where if the captain misses the runway, you could end up in Cameroon -- I become the first American journalist to visit this pint-sized republic (population: 550,000) in nearly three ...READ»

What It Means to Govern: For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards

September 16 - At the Global Boards Forum, presented today in New York City by Directorship and Global Proxy Watch, 80 directors of public companies gathered to discuss board member responsibilities. Particularly striking to me ...READ»

Make your CSR believable? How? Create and Leverage Social Capital

Trust: Why Business Lost It, And How To Win It Back (Part 2) Many companies are turning to Corporate Social Responsibility as a strategy to win back the trust of their stakeholders and customers. It won’t work. Why? Because you don’t become trustworthy by asking people to trust you even more.READ»