ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Two rich discussions at SB’24 San Diego highlighted the importance of giving
sustainability and DEI their rightful attention, resources and integration
within successful corporate strategies.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Companies have a line-item budget for technology and other critical
business expenses. What is your line-item budget for supporting, nurturing and
growing your employees?
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Two recent studies point out that workers largely lack both the hard and soft
skills necessary to help future-proof their organizations in a
climate-challenged world.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
These shifts in hospitality and tourism offerings are increasingly essential as
conscious consumerism becomes mainstream and addressing the climate crisis
becomes essential for preservation of the industry.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Shah Hemp Innoventures turns typically wasted ‘weeds’ into a resource for
literally building a more sustainable, equitable economy.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
93% of workers don’t know how to apply their company’s sustainability strategy to their work, 77% are unhappy with employers’ lack of climate action, and 52 percent think their employer is likely to greenwash.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
If Boards acknowledge their fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interest
of a company as defined by its purpose — and work with management to adopt
a social purpose as the company’s reason for being and have oversight of the
purpose — it can help propel the purpose economy into a formidable force for
good.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
The toymaker has announced a new annual KPI to encourage all salaried employees
to help the company lower emissions across its factories, stores and offices
around the world.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
This week at SB Brand-Led Culture Change, layered discussions examined the complex potential
of AI to optimize sustainability impact, as well as how to achieve internal
alignment across departments with perceived different priorities.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
What if we centered our work and lives around showing up for ourselves, others
and the planet? Here are three takeaways from the recent B Lab Champions Retreat
on how we can turn talk into action.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Whether carbon credits ought to be used to account for Scope 3 emissions is a
debate that must continue — involving many more stakeholders, so that views on
both sides of the fence are heard and considered.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
The purpose economy is becoming a force in Canada and around the world. Now is the
time to help it overcome any growing pains and highlight the purpose gains to
put business and humanity on a sustainable path at scale.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
The campaign from the Center for Employment Opportunities calls out the barriers justice-impacted people face in obtaining employment as a result of overreliance on background checks.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
In a new GlobeScan survey of 5K retail investors in 10 countries, all express
similarly high levels of support for investment funds becoming more active in
the climate space.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
We spoke with Executive Vice President of Stewardship Paul Snyder about the
holistic system of business that has made Tillamook the darling of the dairy
aisle.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
The 2024 EY Europe Long-Term Value and Corporate Governance Survey finds
just 24% of EU company leaders understand how ESG priorities will
create value; Boards must step up and challenge cooling
corporate commitment to sustainability.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The luxury Italian carmaker extends its decarbonization program to its entire
value chain, with the aim of reducing total enterprise emissions by 40%
per car by 2030.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
People everywhere are feeling the effects of climate change and want to be part of the solution. Business leaders who engage their employees in sustainability initiatives will help them feel more connected and create new opportunities to shape the future.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Companies that challenge the idea of business-as-usual can set the pace of innovation for their peers despite the risk of failure. And you might just unlock a new way of doing business and see ripple effects for years to come.