Catherine Thomason
How Partnerships, Disrupting Business Models, Gamifying Energy Became Cornerstones of Innovation for Brands
Product, Service & Design Innovation / The final morning plenary at SB ’15 London brought together a handful of popular household brands with some established and up-and-coming industry innovators, all of which pulled back the curtain on key success factors for bringing sustainability into their business strategy. - 6 years ago
From Talk to Action: #SB15London Opening Night Sets Stage for Moving from 'What If' to 'How Now'
Organizational Change / The opening plenary session at SB ’15 London introduced attendees to this year’s theme, HOW NOW? - 6 years ago
Measure Twice, Cut Once: 5 Key Takeaways from the Closing Plenaries at #NewMetrics '15
New Metrics / Sustainability has long been seen as a soft issue — or at least too complex an issue to apply metrics. That is yesterday’s thinking as reaffirmed by all the speakers this week at New Metrics ’15. On the final day, in the second round of plenaries, Biogen, Johnson & Johnson, SASB and TruValue Labs shared their experience and learnings from establishing metrics and setting standards within their respective industries and a few common themes came to the fore. - 6 years ago
#NewMetrics '15 Panel Dissects Evolving Green Bond Market
New Metrics / The green bond market is growing exponentially, having seen $36 billion issued in 2015 from only $11billion issued in 2013. It remains a fledgling market, yet with continued investor demand and issuers embracing a ‘new green market,’ the future looks bright – according to a panel on the final afternoon at New Metrics ’15. - 6 years ago
The #BusinessCase for Gender Equality in Leadership
New Metrics / “No country can get ahead if it leaves what amounts to half the population behind.” This quote from the McKinsey report, Economic Benefit of Gender Equality, provided a soft opening to a session focused on the data and facts pointing to the benefits of gender diversity in business. - 6 years ago
#NewMetrics '15: WWF, CDP, Trucost Present Tools for Staying Afloat in Water Management
New Metrics / How do you make a problem you can’t see important? This is a big theme across all the breakouts at New Metrics ’15 this week — the importance of finding the accurate and appropriate measurement tools for the challenges that face us.In a session titled “Practical Tools for Evaluating and Reporting Water Use,” the panel discussed the challenge of putting a tangible value to an intangible problem — water management. - 6 years ago