Organizational Governance

How organizations are addressing the 'G' in ESG – striking the balance of maximizing long-term growth and value while safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders

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How to Find Your Authentic Corporate Purpose
How to Find Your Authentic Corporate Purpose
Published on February 14, 2020
About a 4 minute read

Your company’s purpose will not be found by commissioning a white paper or creating a complicated strategy document. It will emerge organically from an honest interrogation of what you’re truly about, what your people are about, and what feels ea... View More

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What the Coronavirus Outbreak Reveals About the Current Corporate Response to Human Rights
What the Coronavirus Outbreak Reveals About the Current Corporate Response to Human Rights
Published on February 13, 2020
About a 4 minute read

While the epidemic has shined a light on examples of a positive, collective response; it has also exposed an ongoing failure by corporations to put people first, and profit second. ... View More

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B2B Companies Facing ‘Paradox’ When It Comes to Implementing Purpose
B2B Companies Facing ‘Paradox’ When It Comes to Implementing Purpose
Published on February 11, 2020
About a 2 minute read

New report finds 86% of B2B organizations recognizing business case for purpose; but not yet realizing significant impacts for growth via culture, operations, societal engagement. ... View More

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From CSR to Social Purpose in the New ‘Roaring Twenties’
From CSR to Social Purpose in the New ‘Roaring Twenties’
Published on February 7, 2020
About a 3 minute read

In the 1920s, people didn’t pay attention to the problems brought on by market excess — and that decade begat the Great Depression. Today, truly modern companies are showing the way to a different kind of decade. ... View More

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Q&A: What Makes a Great Place to Work?
Q&A: What Makes a Great Place to Work?
Published on February 6, 2020
About a 6 minute read

Marcus Erb, VP of Data Science & Innovation at Great Place to Work, and his team carry out research that helps businesses create workplaces in which all employees feel valued and trusted. Here, Erb explains how being a great place to work benefit... View More

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Q&A on LTSE: SASB Founder Jean Rogers on the First Legally Binding, Sustainable Stock Exchange
Q&A on LTSE: SASB Founder Jean Rogers on the First Legally Binding, Sustainable Stock Exchange
Published on February 5, 2020
About a 6 minute read

Created by some of the brilliant minds who built the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Long-Term Stock Exchange is a first-of-its-kind exchange that invests in companies focused on long-term value creation, while requiring the lis... View More

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How Being a Benefit Corporation Can Legally Protect a Company’s Mission
How Being a Benefit Corporation Can Legally Protect a Company’s Mission
Published on January 27, 2020
About a 5 minute read

The rise of the benefit corporation is in direct response to shareholder primacy. Under benefit corporation frameworks governed by state law, corporations that operate according to a “doing well by doing good” ethos may be shielded from a range o... View More

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We Need a Business Revolution — and We Can’t Base It on the Kindness of CEOs
We Need a Business Revolution — and We Can’t Base It on the Kindness of CEOs
Published on January 24, 2020
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Entrepreneurs and investors across the US and Europe see the need to redefine ownership and governance — so much so that a grassroots global movement is emerging to develop and support business models rooted in stakeholder governance. ... View More

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Japanese Companies, Schools Join Forces on Career Education to Promote Sustainable Society
Japanese Companies, Schools Join Forces on Career Education to Promote Sustainable Society
Published on January 24, 2020
About a 4 minute read

Companies are keen to get involved in school education to improve awareness and understanding of their products and industry, but also to nurture human resources and potential future employees. ... View More

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Starbucks Commits to a Resource-Positive Future, Giving More than It Takes from the Planet
Starbucks Commits to a Resource-Positive Future, Giving More than It Takes from the Planet
Published on January 21, 2020
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In a public letter to all company stakeholders, CEO Kevin Johnson sets 2030 science-based targets for carbon, water and waste as part of a multi-decade aspiration. ... View More

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6 Ways to Create an Innovative Workplace
6 Ways to Create an Innovative Workplace
Published on January 21, 2020
About a 3 minute read

At most organizations, inspiration and purpose drop as you move down management levels. The best leaders find ways to motivate people at every layer — from those in the C-suite to employees toiling in the basement boiler room. ... View More

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Beyond CSR: Next-Generation Standards for Shaping Your Business for Good
Beyond CSR: Next-Generation Standards for Shaping Your Business for Good
Published on January 17, 2020
About a 4 minute read

By equipping yourself and your organization to understand the changing landscape, and setting a strategic course, you can position your company, customers, shareholders, industry and communities to have a more secure, resilient and thriving future. ... View More

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Microsoft Will Remove Its 45 Years' Worth of Carbon Emissions by 2030
Microsoft Will Remove Its 45 Years' Worth of Carbon Emissions by 2030
Published on January 16, 2020
About a 4 minute read

The tech giant has committed to carbon-negativity within a decade, and erasing its entire carbon footprint — everything it has emitted since its founding in 1975 — by 2050. ... View More

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Dow: Intent on #PullingOurWeight Around Cleaning Up Plastic Waste
Dow: Intent on #PullingOurWeight Around Cleaning Up Plastic Waste
Published on January 16, 2020
About a 3 minute read

Waste is a fact, but it doesn’t have to be feared. We can tackle this through collection, sorting and processing; and by understanding where and why trash is finding its way into the environment, so we can stop it. ... View More

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The 3 Pillars of a Conscious Organisation
The 3 Pillars of a Conscious Organisation
Published on January 15, 2020
About a 6 minute read

A conscious organisation accepts that there are limits to profit and that it should not be the priority. This change is about future-proofing your organisation. It’s not an ‘if’ question — it’s ‘when.’ ... View More

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BlackRock Responds to Demands for Stronger Climate Action with Bold New Commitments
BlackRock Responds to Demands for Stronger Climate Action with Bold New Commitments
Published on January 14, 2020
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CEO Larry Fink has called for “a fundamental reshaping of finance” in response to the climate crisis, but BlackRock remains the largest investor in fossil fuels and the companies driving deforestation around the world. ... View More

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Remembering Harold Burson: One of the Earliest Corporate Responsibility Visionaries
Remembering Harold Burson: One of the Earliest Corporate Responsibility Visionaries
Published on January 13, 2020
About a 4 minute read

In 1973, PR pioneer Harold Burson — who passed away last week at the age of 98 — deftly summed up the role of the PR professional, related to the role of a corporation, in society: Be the corporate sensor, conscience, communicator and monitor. ... View More

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5 Tips for Leaders Who Want to Create a Strong Sustainability Culture
5 Tips for Leaders Who Want to Create a Strong Sustainability Culture
Published on January 10, 2020
About a 11 minute read

In order to integrate sustainability into the core of a business, it has to be a part of the company’s culture. For this to happen, a top leader must be willing and ready to go first and evolve, according to leadership advisor Sandja Brügmann. ... View More

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Attention, Businesses: Don’t Let Your Trade Associations Undermine You on Climate Action
Attention, Businesses: Don’t Let Your Trade Associations Undermine You on Climate Action
Published on January 6, 2020
About a 5 minute read

We know that companies have many issues to juggle and that representation on one issue can outweigh misrepresentation on another. However, on climate, we don’t have time to waste. ... View More

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Tackling the Social Barriers to Good Health
Tackling the Social Barriers to Good Health
Published on January 3, 2020
About a 6 minute read

Abbott’s new Future Well Communities program works to fight diabetes by partnering with local stakeholders to address the social determinants of health. ... View More

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