Thank you very much Mr. Kobori. I wll let some of my friends kow about your BSR Resource Center. Rantaunet is our mailing list of the Minangkabau speakers of West Sumatra, Indonesia. We spread all over the world and use our Minangkabau language to communicate and inform each other what's good for our people. Who knows by learning the news from BSR one of us might win the package to the New York Conference. So I forward your email to them. Sincerely, Sjamsir Sjarif Indonesian Translator and Cultural Consultant Tel. 831-426-1333 Fax. 831-426-8907 http://www.usindo.net/hambo At 03:56 PM 9/18/00 -0700, BSR Resource Center wrote: >September 18, 2000 > >Dear Resource Center User, > >I'm pleased to let you know that we have been listening to your feedback and >have eliminated the site's registration procedure, so you will now be able >to access the Center's news and information resources without having to >remember yet another password. Also, as a site user, you have been >automatically entered in a drawing for free registration to BSR's annual >conference in New York City, November 8-10, 2000 (an up to $1,500 value). >New users who sign up for the Center's email newsletter are also entered in >the drawing, so forward this email on to friends and colleagues. And as >always, in this month's newsletter we've identified some of the most >significant recent developments in corporate social responsibility. > >Best Regards, >Michael Kobori >Vice President, Resource Center >http://www.bsr.org/resourcecenter > >-----NEW REPORT----- > >RESOURCE CENTER ISSUES NEW REPORT ON VERIFICATION >As growing numbers of companies have begun reporting publicly on their >social and environmental performance, stakeholders are becoming increasingly >sophisticated in the type and quality of information they are demanding from >companies. In an effort to meet these demands -- as well as to strengthen >the credibility of their social and environmental reports -- some companies >are choosing to have their reports externally verified. > >To learn more about the cutting-edge issue, visit the Center's new in-depth >report on VERIFICATION at >http://www.bsr.org/resourcecenter/topic_output.asp?topicID=596. > >-----IN THE NEWS----- > >CITIZENS CHALLENGE CORPORATE POWER IN U.S. >Business Week's September 11, 2000 cover story discusses how the American >public is increasingly willing to challenge what it views as corporate >misbehavior - from inflated CEO pay to political contributions to >advertising in schools. Companies should take note, the article asserts, >because it's not just young people taking them to task: "Today, those >Americans angry at corporations cut across generations, geography, and even >income groups." And with the Internet making it possible to share >information more quickly and widely than ever before, discontented citizens >have a powerful tool in their fight against corporate power. > >Check out BSR's in-depth report on CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY at >http://www.bsr.org/resourcecenter/topic_output.asp?topicID=589 or >go to http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_37/b3698001.htm to read the >article in its entirety. > >AMAZON.COM MODIFIES PRIVACY POLICY, RAISES CONCERNS >In the newest development on the consumer privacy front, the September 4, >2000 edition of The Boston Globe reported that Amazon.com has revised its >privacy policy. A statement from the company explains that, "In the >unlikely event that Amazon.com Inc., or substantially all of its assets are >acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred >assets." The article quotes Amazon.com's CEO Jeff Bezos as saying, "We >value the trust our customers place in us, and we wanted them to have as >clear a picture as possible of what we're doing and not doing when it comes >to information they give us." The announcement comes at a time when the >sale of customer information by companies that have been acquired or gone >under is still a sore subject, following the FTC's case against now-bankrupt >Toysmart.com for attempting to sell customer data earlier this summer. > >For more on this subject, visit BSR's in-depth report on CONSUMER PRIVACY at >http://www.bsr.org/resourcecenter/topic_output.asp?topicID=101. > >AGRICULTURAL LENDER ADOPTS CODE ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD TRANSPARENCY >As reported in the August 25, 2000 edition of the Financial Times, Rabobank, >the world's largest agricultural lender, will adopt a code of conduct >requiring companies selling genetically modified (GM) food products to >inform consumers of GM contents. The code is the first to be promulgated by >a large financial institution, and it will apply to more than $27 billion in >loans around the world. While Rabobank does not oppose GM foods, the lender >wants to see "a separation of food flows" in order to protect organic >farming. Prior to adopting the code, the bank consulted with scientists, >ethics specialists, and consumer groups. > >For more in-depth discussion on the GM food products, please join us for the >session, "Issues Showcase: Genetic Engineering - Environmental Issues and >Marketplace Demands" during BSR's annual conference in New York City, >November 8-10. 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