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The new and evolving metrics that are helping expand the way businesses create, quantify, manage and report their impacts – and the value they deliver

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Measuring Sustainability, Part III: How a Sustainability Index Can Optimize Decision-Making
Measuring Sustainability, Part III: How a Sustainability Index Can Optimize Decision-Making
Published on January 9, 2015
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In the first two parts of this series, we explored the motivations behind creating a sustainability index, and the steps to take when creating an index. In this final part of the series, we will explore how organizations can deploy an index to make c... View More

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Tetra Pak Launches Environmental Benchmarking Service for Food & Beverage Companies
Tetra Pak Launches Environmental Benchmarking Service for Food & Beverage Companies
Published on January 5, 2015
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Tetra Pak has launched a new environmental benchmarking service to help food and beverage companies assess the environmental performance of their production operations, and to identify opportunities for improvement.The service provides an audit of th... View More

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Report from JetBlue, Ocean Foundation Finds Direct Correlation Between Healthy Ecosystems, Increased Revenue
Report from JetBlue, Ocean Foundation Finds Direct Correlation Between Healthy Ecosystems, Increased Revenue
Published on December 23, 2014
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JetBlue has released a first-of-its-kind report correlating the long-term health of its bottom line with the long-term health of ecosystems, particularly the Caribbean. ... View More

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PURELL® Hand Sanitizer Producer Hits Sustainability Goals 2 Years Early
PURELL® Hand Sanitizer Producer Hits Sustainability Goals 2 Years Early
Published on December 23, 2014
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Hand hygiene and healthy skin company GOJO Industries, maker of the PURELL® Hand Sanitizer, has exceeded its 2015 sustainability goals two years early, according to the company’s new sustainability report.The company reduced water usage by 40 perc... View More

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Measuring Sustainability, Part II: Constructing a Sustainability Index
Measuring Sustainability, Part II: Constructing a Sustainability Index
Published on December 19, 2014
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In Part I of this series, we explored the basics of why a company would use a sustainability index to help guide decision-making. Here, we go into further depth on the steps to create such an index.Step 1: Determining what’s importantThe first step... View More

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Sustainability Metrics Assessments Helping Mission-Driven Startups Measure Their Impacts
Sustainability Metrics Assessments Helping Mission-Driven Startups Measure Their Impacts
Published on December 12, 2014
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PRé has always believed in and worked for a sustainable future and we believe insight into the environmental and social impacts of products is a crucial step towards this future. Our approach is one of collaboration, working with partners across the... View More

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Consumers Crave 'Green' Travel Options, But Is There Economic Value Behind Sustainable Tourism?
Consumers Crave 'Green' Travel Options, But Is There Economic Value Behind Sustainable Tourism?
Published on December 12, 2014
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You may not have noticed, but on December 13, 2012, the travel industry reached a critical milestone. It was on that date, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), that the one-billionth international tourist arrived at her destination re... View More

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Creating Shared Value Requires Shared Valuation
Creating Shared Value Requires Shared Valuation
Published on December 11, 2014
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The key question for every business model is whether it is viable and sustainable over time. We measure that through a conventional cost-benefit analysis, and we do that even in what are considered sustainable business models. Is that the way to go, ... View More

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Changing the Way Non-Financial Performance Is Measured, and Thus Managed, in Pursuit of Future-Fit Businesses
Changing the Way Non-Financial Performance Is Measured, and Thus Managed, in Pursuit of Future-Fit Businesses
Published on December 5, 2014
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Think of a company, any company. Got one? OK. Now ask yourself this: Is the company truly sustainable, in everything it does and sells? If not, then how must the company change before it is? ... View More

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Field to Market, The Sustainability Consortium Partnering to Harmonize Metrics for Sustainable Agriculture
Field to Market, The Sustainability Consortium Partnering to Harmonize Metrics for Sustainable Agriculture
Published on November 21, 2014
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Across the entire agricultural supply chain — from the farm to the store shelf — the challenge of meeting demand for a rapidly growing population, while conserving natural resources, necessitates a harmonized, science-based approach to measure an... View More

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Measuring Sustainability, Part I: The Basics of a Sustainability Index
Measuring Sustainability, Part I: The Basics of a Sustainability Index
Published on November 21, 2014
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When we work with a company that is just starting its sustainability journey, we try to focus on one central framing question: What does sustainability mean to your organisation? Sustainability has evolved way beyond merely measuring carbon emissions... View More

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Carnival Corporation Cuts CO2 Emissions by 20%
Carnival Corporation Cuts CO2 Emissions by 20%
Published on November 21, 2014
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Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, has reduced its carbon emissions from shipboard operations by 20 percent one year ahead of schedule, according to the company’s new sustainability report. ... View More

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The Smart Economics of Carbon Accounting: Developing a 2020 Vision for Your Brand’s Environmental & Financial Impact
The Smart Economics of Carbon Accounting: Developing a 2020 Vision for Your Brand’s Environmental & Financial Impact
Published on November 21, 2014
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Actively managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has proven to result in direct economic gains for companies. A 2013 KPMG study of the S&P 500 companies found that firm value decreases on average by $212,000 for every additional thousand metric t... View More

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Report: Global Market for Conservation Investing Grows to $23 Billion
Report: Global Market for Conservation Investing Grows to $23 Billion
Published on November 7, 2014
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Conservation impact investing totaled approximately $23 billion in the five-year period from 2009 to 2013, according to a new report by EKO Asset Management Partners and The Nature Conservancy’s NatureVest division.During the same period, private i... View More

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Social Sustainability: Integrating Measurements of the Intangible
Social Sustainability: Integrating Measurements of the Intangible
Published on October 27, 2014
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In part one of this two-part series, I wrote about the complexity of sustainability data and the challenges associated with organizing, analyzing and integrating it into our day-to-day business systems. At this time, however, the majority of the data... View More

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Does Monetization Equal Integrated Reporting?
Does Monetization Equal Integrated Reporting?
Published on October 24, 2014
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By now, most readers of these pages will have noticed the emergence of social and environmental monetization schemes intended to quantify in financial terms the otherwise non-financial impacts of organizations. But do these schemes really qualify as ... View More

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The Clorox Company Reduces GHGs by 12% since 2011
The Clorox Company Reduces GHGs by 12% since 2011
Published on October 13, 2014
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The Clorox Company has reduced its greenhouse gases emissions by 12 percent and the amount of waste it sends to landfill per case of product sold by 34 percent since 2011, according to the company’s 2014 integrated annual report. Altogether, these ... View More

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J&J, HP, Kaiser Discuss Effective Metrics, Messaging in Push for Sustainability in Healthcare
J&J, HP, Kaiser Discuss Effective Metrics, Messaging in Push for Sustainability in Healthcare
Published on October 10, 2014
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On Wednesday, I had the pleasure to attend Metrics that Matter, Messages that Motivate — Making the Right Case for Sustainability in Healthcare, an event hosted by The Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (Wharton IGEL) and Johnso... View More

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Manomet’s VCI Drives Unprecedented Awareness on Key Topics of Dairy Farm Sustainability
Manomet’s VCI Drives Unprecedented Awareness on Key Topics of Dairy Farm Sustainability
Published on October 10, 2014
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The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences announced its initial, successful fielding of the Vital Capital Index for Dairy Agriculture (VCI) with the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative, best known for its flagship brand of award-winning Cabot dairy produc... View More

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Context-Based Metrics Needed to Create Sustainability Value
Context-Based Metrics Needed to Create Sustainability Value
Published on October 2, 2014
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Recently, DNV GL announced the results of our latest Tomorrow’s ValueTM Rating (TVR), a benchmark of global best practice in sustainability. For the 11th year in a row, we evaluated how well companies understand their risks and opportunities — an... View More

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