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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#SB15sd: How to Design One-Click Impact Investment Opportunities for Employees
#SB15sd: How to Design One-Click Impact Investment Opportunities for Employees
Published on June 2, 2015
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Tuesday, day two of SB ‘15 San Diego, marked a transition from workshops to breakout sessions and this morning’s session on practical tips and case studies for employee engagement featured a star-studded lineup of experts from Kiva, Google, HP an... View More

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The Key to Transformational Change Leadership? Holonomic Thinking
The Key to Transformational Change Leadership? Holonomic Thinking
Published on June 2, 2015
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“What happens when you cut a hologram in half?” Maria Moraes Robinson and Simon Robinson asked as a prelude to sharing what holonomic thinking means. When you cut a photograph in half, you get two separate images, but when you cut a hologram in h... View More

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How Can We Operationalize Business Transparency?
How Can We Operationalize Business Transparency?
Published on June 1, 2015
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently voted 3-2 on a proposed rule to link CEO compensation to company financial performance. The rule came from the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, and while the information required in the rule is already public... View More

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Unilever, WWF, Germany Named Sector Leaders in Driving Sustainability Agenda
Unilever, WWF, Germany Named Sector Leaders in Driving Sustainability Agenda
Published on May 28, 2015
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Globescan and SustainAbility released their 2015 Sustainability Leaders survey today, asking experts to assess the progress that various institutions have made in advancing sustainable development since the historic Earth Summit in 1992.Results drawn... View More

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Elkington’s Dramatization of ‘The Stretch Agenda’ Aims to Help Execs Move Beyond ‘Change-as-Usual’
Elkington’s Dramatization of ‘The Stretch Agenda’ Aims to Help Execs Move Beyond ‘Change-as-Usual’
Published on May 22, 2015
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“We pan in to a generously proportioned boardroom on the 33rd floor of an iconic skyscraper, soaring above London and the River Thames. … This is an Extraordinary Board Meeting.”So begins the opening scene in The Stretch Agenda, a ‘playper’... View More

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The Irony of Happiness at Work in the Age of Automation
The Irony of Happiness at Work in the Age of Automation
Published on May 20, 2015
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After my book, Hacking Happiness, was released last year, a lot of people got in touch wondering how they could help their employees get happier at work. My book focuses on how people should take a measure of their lives, utilizing emerging technolog... View More

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Sustaining Purpose — Why We Work
Sustaining Purpose — Why We Work
Published on May 20, 2015
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These days, the only constant is constant change. People are on the move from rural regions to densely populated cities, straining urban infrastructures and vital resources. Economies are in flux — once-discounted markets in developing countries wi... View More

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San Diego, Aurora Among ‘Most Water Wise' Cities
San Diego, Aurora Among ‘Most Water Wise' Cities
Published on May 18, 2015
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San Diego, Calif., Aurora, Colo., Torrance, Calif., Poway Calif. and Hermosa Beach, Calif. are the cities with the highest percentage of residents that made pledges during a monthlong campaign in April to promote water efficiency.The 2015 Wyland Nati... View More

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Valuing the Invaluable: How WWF Is Helping Companies Protect the Ultimate Shared Resource
Valuing the Invaluable: How WWF Is Helping Companies Protect the Ultimate Shared Resource
Published on May 16, 2015
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Water is essential to business of all kinds — from resource extraction to retail. Its scarcity poses collective risks; not just to a company’s facilities, but also to the municipalities in which it operates and the communities comprising its cons... View More

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What Can ‘The Systems View of Life’ Teach Us About Sustainable Leadership?
What Can ‘The Systems View of Life’ Teach Us About Sustainable Leadership?
Published on May 11, 2015
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Fritjof Capra is the author of many best-selling books, including The Tao of Physics, The Turning Point, The Hidden Connections and The Web of Life. His most recent book is The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision, co-written with his friend Pier ... View More

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Report: Unilever, Coke Have Strong Water Management Practices But Most Food Companies Lagging
Report: Unilever, Coke Have Strong Water Management Practices But Most Food Companies Lagging
Published on May 8, 2015
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Unilever, Coca-Cola, General Mills and Nestlé rank highest among food and beverage businesses in managing scarce water resources, but most major companies need to adopt far stronger practices, according to a new report released Thursday by nonprofit... View More

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CVS Health Kicks Off 2nd Annual Fundraiser to Fight Lung Cancer
CVS Health Kicks Off 2nd Annual Fundraiser to Fight Lung Cancer
Published on May 7, 2015
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CVS Health today released its eighth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, outlining the company's progress against its CSR strategy, Prescription for a Better World. President and CEO Larry Menlo stated that changing its name to CVS H... View More

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M&S Launches Companywide Campaign to Engage Employees in 'Making Energy Matter'
M&S Launches Companywide Campaign to Engage Employees in 'Making Energy Matter'
Published on May 6, 2015
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UK retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a new employee engagement campaign to help the company cut energy use by 50 percent across its UK operations by 2020. ... View More

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Brands, Old-School Diplomacy & the New Humanities
Brands, Old-School Diplomacy & the New Humanities
Published on May 1, 2015
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We’re up to our ‘proverbials’ in Brand Advocates, Influencers & Champions. The social shock troops have to no little degree saved a lot of the big consumer multinationals from themselves. They have proved themselves both central in driving ... View More

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Investors Push SEC to Require Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure by Fossil Fuel Companies
Investors Push SEC to Require Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure by Fossil Fuel Companies
Published on April 22, 2015
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Sixty-two institutional investors representing nearly $2 trillion in assets have called for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to push for better disclosure by oil and gas companies of critical climate change-related business risks that wil... View More

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Over 40 CEOs Urge World Leaders to Take Concrete Climate Action, Just as G7 Ministers Pledge to Do Just That
Over 40 CEOs Urge World Leaders to Take Concrete Climate Action, Just as G7 Ministers Pledge to Do Just That
Published on April 21, 2015
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On Friday, 43 CEOs from some of the world’s largest corporations signed an open letter urging attendants of the upcoming Paris Climate Summit (November 30th-December 11th) to deliver an ambitious climate change agreement, while pledging to reduce t... View More

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A Meditation on the Meaning of Collaboration
A Meditation on the Meaning of Collaboration
Published on April 20, 2015
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As some of you will have seen, some time ago I coined the term ‘knotworks,’ which I defined as ‘networks with ego.’ My first articles about knotworks related to co-creation and the way in which many networks, projects and organisations eventu... View More

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Coca-Cola Extends Funding for Replenish Africa Initiative By $35 Million
Coca-Cola Extends Funding for Replenish Africa Initiative By $35 Million
Published on April 17, 2015
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Coca-Cola on Thursday pledged an additional $35 million to support sustainable safe water access and sanitation programs for 4 million more people across Africa by 2020.This new funding builds on an original Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) commitm... View More

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Permission to Care: Moving From Anxiety to Action on Climate Change
Permission to Care: Moving From Anxiety to Action on Climate Change
Published on April 15, 2015
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Over the past few years, I’ve been fortunate to participate in discussions about climate change threats and environmental issues with people across private, public, governmental, and research sectors. Whether at an island retreat in Puget Sound, a ... View More

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How Healthcare Pros Can Build the Business Case for More Sustainable Hospitals
How Healthcare Pros Can Build the Business Case for More Sustainable Hospitals
Published on April 15, 2015
About a 3 minute read

The link between a healthy environment and public health outcomes has become increasingly evident. President Obama recently used his proclamation of Public Health Week to highlight the relationship between a changing climate and public health, citing... View More

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