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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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My Christmas Hope: Let’s Change Our Us v. Them Mentality to End Our War on Nature
My Christmas Hope: Let’s Change Our Us v. Them Mentality to End Our War on Nature
Published on December 21, 2015
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … the Spring of Hope, the Winter of Despair …”Charles Dickens’ words feel current and vivid as we think about our world today. We may at last have some energy towards a meaningful interna... View More

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How the Good Work Movement Is Offering Security for Gig Economy Workers
How the Good Work Movement Is Offering Security for Gig Economy Workers
Published on December 18, 2015
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Heard of the Good Work movement yet? If you haven’t, it’s probably because companies such as Uber and Airbnb get more press. The Good Work movement, founded by the National Domestic Workers Alliance in October, is a gathering of companies pledgin... View More

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White House Taps Private Sector for ‘Moonshot for Water’
White House Taps Private Sector for ‘Moonshot for Water’
Published on December 17, 2015
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The White House on Tuesday announced a new public-private water innovation strategy aimed at addressing the impacts of climate change on the use and supply of the nation’s water resources.The strategy, known informally as the “moonshot for water�... View More

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75% of CEOs Acting to Cut Business Impacts, But Less Than Half See Climate Implications for Business
75% of CEOs Acting to Cut Business Impacts, But Less Than Half See Climate Implications for Business
Published on December 16, 2015
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Interim results from PwC’s Annual CEO Survey show that CEOs at major international businesses are coming to terms with the implications of the transition to a low-carbon economy, reinforced by the new global agreement on climate change reached last... View More

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COP21 Agreement Makes History, But Not Everyone Is Happy
COP21 Agreement Makes History, But Not Everyone Is Happy
Published on December 14, 2015
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Over the weekend, 195 nations reached a landmark agreement at COP21 in Paris to fight climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future.The Paris Agreement, for the first time, brings all nations... View More

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3 Challenges to Living Your Company Brand and How to Overcome Them
3 Challenges to Living Your Company Brand and How to Overcome Them
Published on December 14, 2015
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A sales manager recently told me about an embarrassing scene that unfolded before an important client meeting. “Two teams from our firm were waiting in the lobby when the client walked in, and the groups didn’t recognize each other,” she said. ... View More

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COP21: A View from Paris
COP21: A View from Paris
Published on December 9, 2015
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The Conference of the Parties … COP21 … the climate conference … or just “Paris,” as in “What’s going to happen in Paris?” ... View More

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Report: Cities Can Help Close COP21 ‘Emissions Gap’
Report: Cities Can Help Close COP21 ‘Emissions Gap’
Published on December 4, 2015
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If cities around the world take aggressive climate change action, they can help cut global emissions by 3.7 billion tons a year by 2030 — helping to close the “emissions gap” between what countries have promised to do before the COP21 climate t... View More

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UNEP to Companies: Time to Raise the Bar on Sustainability Reporting
UNEP to Companies: Time to Raise the Bar on Sustainability Reporting
Published on December 2, 2015
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Corporate sustainability reporting desperately needs to up its game in order to align company-level sustainability performance with the broader systems-level ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and COP21, the United Nations clima... View More

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Indonesian Forest Fires, Amazon Tipping Points, and the Business Case for Investing in Reforestation
Indonesian Forest Fires, Amazon Tipping Points, and the Business Case for Investing in Reforestation
Published on November 26, 2015
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Businesses have a central role in addressing the forest issues that are in today’s headlines—including the Indonesian fires (which emitted more CO2 in three weeks than the entire German economy in a year), and the Amazon forests, which may be at ... View More

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Living Wage: Key to Maximizing Morale and Driving Financial Value
Living Wage: Key to Maximizing Morale and Driving Financial Value
Published on November 26, 2015
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Around the world there is a growing consensus that a company’s social role goes beyond meeting legal requirements, complying with ethical standards, creating jobs and paying taxes. People everywhere now expect companies to act as social leaders, us... View More

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Study: Developing Countries Will Need $270B to Adapt to Climate Change
Study: Developing Countries Will Need $270B to Adapt to Climate Change
Published on November 25, 2015
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Developing countries will need to pay an additional $270 billion more each year to adapt to the impacts of climate change if COP21 fails to elicit increased global pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report by Oxfam.Game-chang... View More

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Here's What Stands In the Way of a COP21 Climate Treaty
Here's What Stands In the Way of a COP21 Climate Treaty
Published on November 24, 2015
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Despite the recent horrific acts in Paris, next week world leaders will converge on the city for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference — otherwise known as the Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 — to achieve what many hope will be the... View More

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How HR, Sustainability Heads Can Partner to Embed Purpose Throughout an Organization
How HR, Sustainability Heads Can Partner to Embed Purpose Throughout an Organization
Published on November 23, 2015
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There was a lot of discussion last week at SB’15 London around the so-called ‘aspirational generation’ - a rising generation of millennials with higher sustainability expectations of brands whose products they buy, as well as for those they wor... View More

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Towards Corporate Humanities: How to Leverage Purpose to Make Your Organization More Human
Towards Corporate Humanities: How to Leverage Purpose to Make Your Organization More Human
Published on November 23, 2015
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In the past few weeks we talked about what purpose is, how it’s affected the economy, and why it’s so important from a psychological perspective. We ended the last post by beginning to understand the differences between Humans and Econs [Humans b... View More

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How Lawyers, ESG Experts See the Future of Regulatory Compliance
How Lawyers, ESG Experts See the Future of Regulatory Compliance
Published on November 19, 2015
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In the midst (and potentially mist) of the recent Volkswagen emissions scandal, there was no better time to discuss the ESG (environmental, social and governance) regulation space than SB’15 London. ... View More

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Net Positive: How to Move From Ambition to Implementation
Net Positive: How to Move From Ambition to Implementation
Published on November 17, 2015
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Arriving a few minutes late after taking ‘the sustainable option’ and walking to the Beaumont Estate from Egham station, Forum for the Future’s Zoe Le Grand kicked off Monday morning’s Net Positive workshop at SB'15 London. ... View More

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From Talk to Action: #SB15London Opening Night Sets Stage for Moving from 'What If' to 'How Now'
From Talk to Action: #SB15London Opening Night Sets Stage for Moving from 'What If' to 'How Now'
Published on November 17, 2015
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The opening plenary session at SB ’15 London introduced attendees to this year’s theme, HOW NOW? ... View More

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Walmart Workers Launch #FastFor15 Movement for $15/Hr, Full-Time Pay
Walmart Workers Launch #FastFor15 Movement for $15/Hr, Full-Time Pay
Published on November 13, 2015
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Walmart employees’ low wages make it difficult for them to meet ends meet, and many go hungry or require assistance from local programs and food banks, according to OUR Walmart - a worker-led organization focused on pressuring the world’s largest... View More

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Australian Companies Commit to Carbon Reduction Through We Mean Business
Australian Companies Commit to Carbon Reduction Through We Mean Business
Published on November 12, 2015
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On November 5, 12 Australian companies committed to climate action at the Australian Climate Leadership Summit in Sydney, an official lead-up event to the COP21 UN climate conference. They join over 250 other companies from around the world who have ... View More

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