Activism : Audio

Chevron says the case is fundamentally flawed. Activists call it a global game-changer.

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said, "Sunshine is the best disinfectant." Shareholder activists have long promoted transparency in corporate reporting. Now, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) acknowledges its rules governing company disclosures aren't good enough. So FASB is proposing new rules. Today, we speak with Corporate Watchdog Radio co-founder Sanford Lewis about his shareholder activism promoting better corporate disclosure on environmental and human health risks.

Wangari Maathai, the founder of the Green Belt Movement, was the first person ever to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for environmental work.

CWR co-host Bill Baue speaks Michael Conroy, author of Branded! How the "Certification Revolution" is Transforming Global Corporations. Conroy discusses how activist campaigning for improved corporate social and environmental practices has gotten companies to respond.

And they're off! In the lead is... whoops, they've all keeled over and died from Beijing air.

Max Lindberg talks with Simran Sethi about her work recovering Greensberg, Kansas.

Guilt-trip the family next door into proper recycling technique.

Shareholder activists continue to target the government of Sudan for its actions in Darfur.

Corporate Watchdog Radio co-hosts Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue speak with Laura Berry, executive director of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.

Roger Martin, Martin Fisher, Mindy Lubber, Taddy Blecher, and Roshaneh Zafar wrap up the 2007 Skoll World Forum conference with inspiring final thoughts about how to take innovative ideas for social change to that tipping point where they can create large-scale lasting positive effects.