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CDP: Many Businesses Still Unaware of Supply Chain Risks Due to Deforestation
In a year of extreme weather events, commodity price spikes and supply chain disasters, the latest data from CDP’s forests program reveals that the business community remains largely unaware of the deforestation risks in their own supply chains, th... View More
UK Industry Leaders Found ‘Research Council’ to Promote Social Sector Investment
Five major organizations active in the social investment market — the Big Lottery Fund, Citi, Big Society Capital, the City of London Corporation and the Cabinet Office — have come together to launch the Social Investment Research Council (SIRC),... View More
Water Scarcity: Dealing with the Long-Term Business Risk
Yesterday, in an attempt to stimulate dialogue and increase awareness around global water risk, CDP held its Global Water Forum 2013, “Investing in Water Security.”The impetus for the conversation, and in general CDP’s water program, is to cata... View More
Rubies in the Rubble: Fighting a Culture of Waste One Chutney at a Time
In 2010, Jenny Dawson was a couple of years out of university working at a hedge fund company in London. One day, she found herself at a wholesale market where she saw pallets of edible fruit and vegetables going to the waste bin. The food had been g... View More
Investors Ask General Mills to Step Up Packaging Responsibility
This week, investors are asking General Mills to take responsibility for recycling its post-consumer packaging waste. ... View More
Arizona State University partners with sustainable Dutch development for productivity assessment
The Arizona State University Global Sustainability Solutions Center (GSSC) at Haarlemmermeer announced its first project agreement in the Netherlands on September 30th 2013. GSSC will conduct research and analysis for Park 20|20, the Netherlands’ f... View More
The Emerging, Not-for-Profit Economy
Across numerous countries, the economic contribution of the not-for-profit sector has been on the rise since the late 1990s. In Canada, for example, not-for-profit institutions now contribute 8% of the country’s gross domestic product. Moreover, in... View More
Nestlé, Volkswagen, SAP, Air France Named Industry Leaders in 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s largest providers of financial market indices, and RobecoSAM, an investment specialist focused on sustainability investing, today announced the results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJ... View More
Report: Product Sustainability Investments Will Accelerate as Business Benefits Revealed
Corporate spending on product sustainability initiatives will likely accelerate as sustainable product pioneers such as H&M, Nokia and PUMA share evidence of the business benefits they have achieved, according to a new report from independent ana... View More
Consumer Collaboration Investment: The Communispace Client Index vs. the S&P 500
Introducing the Communispace Client Index — an index designed to track the stock market performance of our top 25 clients (i.e., those clients investing the most in consumer collaboration) against the S&P 500. Our nerd-o-licious intent was to s... View More
Investors Achieve Strong Results on Climate, Supply Chains, Water Issues During 2013 Proxy Season
Investors achieved notable victories during this year’s shareholder proxy season, with a near-record 110 shareholder resolutions filed with 94 U.S. companies on corporate sustainability challenges such as climate change, supply chain issues and wat... View More
Grupo Bimbo Opens $1.5 Million Eco-Friendly Distribution Center in Mexico City
Mexican-owned baking company Grupo Bimbo, as part of its drive towards a fully sustainable supply chain, has inaugurated the first Ecologic Sales Center in the Historic Center area of Mexico City, with an investment of close to 20 million pesos ($1.5... View More
Follow-Up to SB'13: Bob Willard on the Emergence of Capitalism 2.0
Bob Willard is an expert on quantifying and selling the business value of corporate sustainability strategies. He serves on the advisory boards of The Natural Step Canada and Forum for the Future US, and his fourth book, The New Sustainability Advant... View More
Recyclebank Reduces Carbon Footprint By 27%, Funds NativeEnergy Clean Water Initiative
Recyclebank, a company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals, has announced a 27 percent reduction in its corporate carbon emissions, down from 830 metric tons in 2011 to 602 metric tons in 2012.Since 2009, Re... View More
Ceres Blueprint Outlines Action Steps for Sustainable Investing
Institutional investors and their investment managers must integrate the financial risks from climate change, resource scarcity, supply chain failures and tighter water supplies into their investment practices if they are to be successful in the 21st... View More
13 Hot Research Reports on Corporate Sustainability Issues, Tools and Trends
As the fourth and final piece in our 4-part series of ‘hot lists’ (check out our other picks for hot products, books and business model innovations), this week we introduce 13 hot research reports tracking the state of various aspects of corporat... View More
Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund
Patagonia is renowned for its consistent environmental support; each year, the outdoor apparel company gives away 1% of its profits to grassroots environmental nonprofits. Now, its new venture capital fund of more than $20 million will support eco-fr... View More
Mosaic Crowdsourcing $100 Million in New Solar Projects
Mosaic, an online marketplace that connects investors to solar energy projects, is tackling more and more ambitious projects. Recently, it started the Golden State Series, a string of solar investments that will total $100 million. The first project,... View More
Crossing Thresholds: From Fossil Fuel Divestment to Sustainable Investment
Three cheers to Bill McKibben and 350.org for raising much-needed awareness through their campaign urging university endowments and pension funds to divest from fossil fuel-producing companies. ... View More
SAP Highlights Financial, Sustainability Performance in 2012 Integrated Report
SAP AG today announced the SAP Integrated Report 2012, its first report that brings together the information usually shared in an annual report with the information normally contained in a sustainability report. ... View More

