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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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New Survey Shows Urgent Demand for Employer Focus on Sustainability

WeSpire, the cloud-based engagement platform for engaging employees in environmental, social and other positive corporate initiatives, has released survey results regarding employee engagement trends in sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibil... View More

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Winston, Desso, Coke Explore Ways to Reimagine Business on #SB14sd Day Two

The second day of SB '14 San Diego kicked off with a morning full of inspirational plenary presentations examining how we can reimagine business to become a positive global force.Gil Friend, Chief Sustainability Officer at City of Palo Alto, gave the... View More

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Wirtenberg Examines How BASF, Alcoa, Pfizer and More Are Building a Culture for Sustainability

Jeana Wirtenberg knows sustainability is about people. Living, caring human beings – who get things done.It’s not “green.” Or “eco.” Not goals or dashboards. Not on their own, at any rate. It’s people who make these things actually happ... View More

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Campbell's Upgrading Production Processes to Cut Water Use by 50%

Campbell Soup Company has announced that it is re-evaluating its production processes in order to reduce by 50 percent of its operational water use per ton of food produced by 2020.The company says it has achieved a 20.7 percent reduction in operatio... View More

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You Are What You Share: Three Keys to Building Your Authentic Leadership Story

Leadership has traditionally been positioned as a finite social resource that can only be possessed by a few individuals at any given moment.After all, not everyone can be a leader all the time. Right?Wrong.Leadership is changing — it is no longer ... View More

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Are We Seeing the Emergence of the Enlightened CEO?

Society. It’s one of the three pillars of sustainability, but the least defined and the least understood. Corporations have traditionally struggled to blend social purpose with hard-nosed business acumen, but as consumers increasingly look to brand... View More

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How CEOs Can Save the World from Global Warming

The business world is waking up to the challenge of climate change.Apple CEO Tim Cook recently lashed out at a shareholder who pressed the company to stop investing in carbon reduction and renewable energy. In the most recent World Economic Forum Glo... View More

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HP's Living Progress Embodies a Holistic Approach to 21st-Century Business

There has been much talk lately about the need to find a replacement for the term “sustainability.” Critics claim it’s too vague and takes attention away from what should be a more forward-thinking message focused on good business. Others argue... View More

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Walmart Commits to Doubling Solar on US Stores by 2020

At an event this morning in Mountain View, Calif., during a visit from President Barack Obama, Walmart announced that it will double the number of on-site solar energy projects at its US stores, Sam’s Clubs and distribution centers by 2020. The com... View More

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SPLC Unveils Groundbreaking Principles for Leadership in Purchasing

The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) has unveiled a set of five essential principles that it asserts defines leadership in sustainable purchasing. By providing a common reference point for sustainability excellence, the Principles ena... View More

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Taking a Look Inside: How Are We, the Sustainability People, Doing?

Change agency, as it applies to sustainability, is an increasingly popular subject in prestigious academic institutions, government conversations, NGOs and businesses globally. Permeating the communities and conversations of the sustainability frater... View More

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McDonald's Reveals CSR/Sustainability Framework and Host of 2020 Goals

This week, McDonald’s unveiled its first Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Framework. The fast-food giant says the goal of the plan is to position the company for the future, while generating measurable, positive impacts for soci... View More

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Innovation with Purpose: Sprint's Darren Beck on Channeling Personal Passion Into Work

Darren Beck is Director of Environmental Initiatives at Sprint. Sprint is widely recognized as a sustainability leader in the mobile phone industry, spearheading energy-efficiency programs, removing legacy towers, and ensuring record amounts of elect... View More

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Ceres: US Companies Must Up the Ante on Sustainability Efforts

There are encouraging pockets of sustainability leadership in the US business community, but far too many companies are only taking small, incremental steps to address pressing sustainability issues that could impact their bottom lines and the future... View More

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Paper Presents New Ways for Business to Benefit From Sustainability Innovation

Current environmental and social crises represent both threats and opportunities for business, which has the capacity, innovation and duty to carve a new path toward sustainability, according to a new white paper by the Network for Business Innovatio... View More

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Unilever Details How It Is 'Making Progress, Driving Change' in Living Plan Update

It’s said that the likely success of any company initiative can be gauged by the support and involvement of the senior management. If this is true, then the support demonstrated by the presence of so many of Unilever’s top team at the latest ‘S... View More

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Walmart Hosts Sustainable Product Expo to Accelerate Supply Chain Innovation

Today, Walmart joined forces with CEOs from more than a dozen global companies — including Kellogg, P&G, Monsanto, Campbell Soup, PepsiCo, General Mills and the Dairy Farmers of America — to sign new commitments that accelerate innovation in ... View More

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Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Top ‘100 Best Corporate Citizens List’

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and Gap have topped CR Magazine’s 2014 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, which ranks companies based on disclosure and performance measures covering environment, climate change, employee relations, human... View More

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Howell Urging Future Sustainability Leaders to Nurture Their Inner Storyteller

Park Howell, president of Phoenix-based brand strategy and marketing firm Park&Co, also heads the Communications thread of the Arizona State University School of Sustainability’s Executive Master’s for Sustainability Leadership (EMSL) program... View More

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FedEx, Arbor Day Foundation Launch Tree-Focused Disaster Recovery Program

In honor of Arbor Day today, FedEx and the Arbor Day Foundation have launched a new initiative to help connect disaster-stricken communities with the resources needed for sustainable recovery and community healing.The Community Tree Recovery program ... View More

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